Global Health Brief

• Population aging and lifestyle changes are driving worldwide shifts in cancer incidence and mortality
• Special issue covers projections for lung...

Hawaii's long-standing geographic isolation once shielded poultry from mainland diseases, but the November 2024 HPAI detection in Central O’ahu ended...

A Columbia study of 12,403 NYC women with gestational diabetes found medium-walkability neighborhoods linked to a 15% lower rate of postpartum type 2...

Latent TB stays inactive with no symptoms and no spread to others, while active TB brings cough, fever, weight loss and night sweats and can turn...

• MDD affects 21 million U.S. adults annually, including 14.5 million with severe impairment.
• Annual societal cost hits $382 billion, extending well...

A 2026 analysis examines how COVID-19 vaccination prevented SARS-CoV-2 infections during a pandemic that produced over 500 million cases and 6 million deaths by May 2022.

While conversations about seniors focus heavily on physical health, anxiety symptoms affect 28% of older adults worldwide, establishing it as a major health concern that warrants equal attention in later life.

• Trust crisis drives resistance, as misinformation spreads as fast as Ebola itself
• Local Red Cross volunteers reached 100,000+ people, yet face...

Prevention-focused obesity research must tackle biological risks through multi-pathway medications alongside health-system implementation barriers...

Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) affect over 40% of the global population and one-third of GI visits, yet most gastroenterologists lack...

Peanut butter supports diabetes-friendly snacking with its low carbs, protein, and fats that limit blood sugar spikes.

• Choose plain: Unsweetened or...

Measles cases have surged past 2,800 nationally this year with Florida alone reporting 156—more than the prior three decades combined—while exemption...

Bipolar disorder was long viewed as adult-only until subtypes revealed childhood origins in many patients.

Key markers that help distinguish it from...

• Daily toll remains staggering: 30,000 fall ill and 3,400 die from TB each day, with nearly 2 billion infected globally.
• Diagnosis gaps fuel...

Postpartum psychosis stands apart as a rare psychiatric emergency marked by delusions and hallucinations, unlike the insight-preserving intrusive...

The NIH is soliciting input on restructuring its infectious disease agency after Fauci.

Medicare Part B covers preventive foot exams and therapeutic shoes specifically for beneficiaries with diabetes-related neuropathy to avert costly...

A newly identified protein, SNX5, helps immune cells present TB antigens and limit lung inflammation, suggesting pathways for therapies that reduce tissue damage while preserving protective responses.

Rapid uptake of Medicare's Bridge program signals high demand and affordability at just $50 a month.

• CVS and Walgreens each filled around 100,000...

Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder involving multiple organs and pathways, not just excess weight. GLP-1 therapies achieve substantial weight...