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An elderly woman attends a class run by the Ujamaa self-defense program, in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 23, 2015.

The Weaponization of Witchcraft Laws in Kenya

by Frank Burkybile

Poorly understood land rights and an aging population are fueling Kenya's eldercide epidemic

Aging
Bar chart illustrating the aging population in South Carolina from 2013 to 2023, focusing on the 65 to 74 age group. The chart highlights the significant growth in this demographic, with the population increasing from 439,093 in 2013 to 621,496 in 2023. The 65 to 74 age group is emphasized as having the greatest growth among other age ranges.

South Carolina Addresses the Geriatrician Gap

by Anika Nayak

The state is leading efforts to care for its aging population by recruiting elder-care specialists

Luciana Souza, MD, compares two different chest x-rays of a patient as she talks to a colleague at a field hospital set up to treat COVID-19 patients.
Governance

Health, Latin America, and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence

by Carlos Javier Regazzoni

Multiple crises burden health systems in the region, but AI offers potential for progress

Recently arrived migrant families and others stand in line for a free meal provided by a Lutheran Church.
Migration

U.S. Migration Surge Draws Attention to Mental Health Care

by Vida Foubister

New York City-based projects adapt mental health services used in low- or middle-income countries to an urban context

A line graph titled 'Gun Violence Leads U.S. Childhood Deaths' compares deaths by firearms and motor vehicle accidents among children and adolescents in the United States from 2018 to 2022. The vertical axis shows the number of deaths, ranging from 3,200 to 4,400. Firearm deaths, represented by a red line, surpass motor vehicle accident deaths, represented by a blue line, beginning around 2020. In 2022, firearms killed 4,608 children.
Governance

Solutions to U.S. Gun Violence Hinge on Election

by Sarah Muthler

Physicians are working to improve patient safety education but rely on research funding that is in doubt

A community health worker evaluates a baby for malnutrition.
Governance

Mali Prioritizes Child Survival During Armed Conflict

by Fatoumata Nafo, Ari Johnson

Improving access to free health care decreased child mortality by 63% over three years

India's Government Spends Less and Patients Pay More: In 2021, India spent less on health care than other countries with a similar GDP; half of the spending was out of pocket
Poverty

India's Cancer Burden Drives Generational Poverty

by Parth Sharma, Vid Karmarkar

India should protect its people not just from cancer, but also from the financial strain of treatment

Southern States Eat Fewer Fruits and Vegetables: In 2021, nearly 57% of Alabama residents had a low-fruit diet and 75% of residents had a low-vegetable diet.
Food

The Last Mile of Nutrition

by Louisa Ewald, Kate LeGrand, Ali H. Mokdad, Gregory A. Roth

Introducing a new way to measure the health impacts of community-based food programs and farmers markets

A man helps take a plaster cast of a young boy's limb.
Poverty

U.S. Recycled Prosthetic Limbs Help Sri Lankan Amputees Walk Again

by Tristan Bove

A 200-year-old charity is tapping modern technology to help Sri Lanka weather a silent health crisis

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Poverty

India's Call for Action on Noncommunicable Diseases

by Allison Krugman

Noncommunicable diseases cause the majority of deaths in India, but public health responses fall short

A participant drinks beer during a Pride Parade.
Gender

Confronting Big Alcohol's Sponsorship of Pride Parades

by Patricio López Turconi

This Pride season, it is essential to begin considering the health impacts of Big Alcohol's sponsorship of parades

A nurse takes a woman's blood pressure.
Poverty

Haiti's Epidemic of Early-Onset Heart Disease

by Susan Kreimer

A new study finds cardiovascular disease rates in Haiti are at least three times greater than among Black Americans

Alzheimer's patient Laetitia, 39, is reflected in a mirror as she walks with an umbrella at the Village Landais Alzheimer site in Dax, France, September 24, 2020. Picture taken on September 24, 2020.
Aging

The Cost of Inaction

by George Vradenburg

Governments worldwide should step up against Alzheimer’s

Luciana Messias dos Santos, 29, cooks using firewood outside her home in the Estrutural favela in Brasilia, Brazil, August 31, 2022.
Poverty

Tackling Air Pollution Starts at Home

by Sumi Mehta, Michael Brauer, Chen Chen, Tom Frieden

Rapidly developing countries critically need clean household energy