Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations—a quarter of the world's population—have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than those ...
May 20, 2020
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(HealthDay)—The United States spends substantially more than any other wealthy nation on health care, yet it has a lower life expectancy and a higher suicide rate than other wealthy nations, according to a January data ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Children in low resourced countries are 100-200 times more likely to die after surgery than children in wealthy countries, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in Anesthesiology.
Dec 10, 2019
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Ebola outbreaks, such as the current one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has claimed 2,074 people's lives, are widely covered in the media. But another virus is ravaging the DRC with minimal publicity. ...
Sep 18, 2019
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on May 15 that the number of births in the U.S. is down 2%—"the lowest number of births in 32 years."
May 16, 2019
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If the focus on cancer sometimes tilts toward its impact in rich, industrialized nations, statistics show that the disease is a scourge all around the world, with 95 percent of cancer deaths occurring in developing countries.
Jan 31, 2013
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes are no longer just a problem in wealthy nations – the rate of NCDs in low-to-middle income countries are increasing faster than in developed countries.
Aug 30, 2012
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