The correct answer is, “D,” but I confess it’s a trick question. With a slight twist in wording, the right answer could also be “C,” from an as-yet-unpublished new estimate with a unique methodology. ...

Most medical trainees have never seen measles or its complications, muscle rigidity from tetanus, or an infant struggling to ...

Parkinson’s disease is often described as an inevitable byproduct of getting older, but a growing body of research is challenging that assumption and arguing that much of the global burden could be ...

A Lancet study across Indian ICUs finds preventable central line bloodstream infections causing high mortality, driven by ...

A dangerous combination of pandemic fatigue, waning health literacy, and the unmitigated spread of health misinformation and disinformation are to blame. The inability of the U.S. government and the ...

A new global analysis highlights the substantial burden of premature deaths from cancer around the world ― a burden that could potentially be averted through prevention, early detection, and timely ...

An analysis published Wednesday found that Black Medicaid patients are more likely to be hospitalized for preventable conditions. The new analysis by the Urban Institute found that Black Medicaid ...

In the fall of 2021, Eric Williams was driving his two elementary-aged daughters to a back-to-school event when he came to a stop at a traffic light. “A second later, I heard a boom force which shot ...

Study reveals that increasing green space in deprived urban neighborhoods could significantly reduce preventable deaths, highlighting the need for targeted public health investments. Study: Inequality ...

Kerala is battling a severe Hepatitis A outbreak despite it being preventable. Here’s what went wrong, key causes, deaths ...