Americans spend more years sick than the rest of the world, study finds — and women have it worse
New research from the American Medical Association finds that Americans are an outlier when it comes to illness ...
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Health crises are economic crises, too
World Health Organization’s Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou sits down with Devex to discuss shifting global health financing priorities ...
The U.S. has the biggest lifespan-health span gap in the world. New study shows we're living longer lives — but not in good health.
Researchers found that people worldwide live 9.6 years longer than they are healthy — and in the U.S. the gap is more than 12 ...
Cross-sectional study shows global divide between longer life and good health
People around the globe are living longer—but not necessarily healthier—lives, according to Mayo Clinic research. A study of ...
What is Disease X and why the world should prepare for it
WHO's strategic tool, potential culprits, emerging patterns, and challenges in predicting the next global health crisis.
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WHO report highlights decline in global health spending in 2022
Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average per capita government spending on health in all country income groups fell in 2022 from 2021 after a surge ...
Abortion Has Always Been More Than Health Care
In response, advocates, commentators, and legislators shamed states for preventing doctors from doing their jobs, using the ...
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World Health Organization Gives First Approval Of Tuberculosis Test
The World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis -- a ...
Stubborn spread of this disease illustrates global health challenges
In much of the world today, it would be unthinkable to provide health care without encountering tuberculosis. Yet in ...
It’s rarely lethal, but genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year and 20% of people have it
The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live ...