Health
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Diarrhoea: 370,000 children die annually from this preventable disease
Four-year-old Amara’s mother knew something was terribly wrong. The diarrhoea started suddenly—watery stools, one after another, hour after hour. By…
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Diagnostics: The critical medical tools that guide 70% of healthcare decisions
Dr. Amina Hassan stared at the small clinic’s single microscope—broken for three months. Without it, she couldn’t diagnose malaria definitively.…
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Diabetes: 830 million people worldwide live with this chronic disease
Rajesh Kumar noticed the symptoms gradually, then all at once. The 42-year-old shopkeeper in Mumbai felt constantly thirsty, drinking water…
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Depression: 280 million people live with this common mental health condition
Sarah Chen woke up one morning and couldn’t find a reason to get out of bed. Not because she was…
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Dengue and severe dengue: 14 million cases in 2024 and climbing faster than any other infectious disease
The fever hit Maria Rodriguez like a sledgehammer. One morning she felt fine. By afternoon, her temperature soared to 104°F.…
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Dementia: 57 million people affected globally, 10 million new cases annually
Margaret started forgetting small things first. Car keys misplaced. Appointments missed. The same story told twice in one conversation. Her…
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Deliberate events: When malicious acts target public health
The hospital emergency room in Salisbury, England, erupted into controlled chaos on March 4, 2018. Two patients arrived unconscious, frothing…
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Deafness and hearing loss: 1.5 billion people affected, yet half of cases are preventable
The wedding reception was in full swing, music pounding at 105 decibels. Twenty-two-year-old Jake stood near the speakers for three…
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: Why this deadly tick-borne virus kills 30% of victims and has no approved treatment
The farmer felt the tick bite while herding sheep in rural Turkey. He removed it without much concern—tick bites were…
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Why SARS-CoV-2 changed everything about how we understand infectious disease threats
Dr. Sharma still remembers the first COVID-19 patient she treated in March 2020. “He came in with fever and cough—symptoms…
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Contraception: Why 164 million women have unmet contraceptive needs while methods exist that could save their lives
Fatima sat across from the community health worker, finally voicing what she’d been afraid to say. “I need to stop…
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Congenital disorders: Why 295,000 newborns die yearly from birth defects we know how to prevent and treat
Sarah, 26 weeks pregnant, watched the screen showing her baby. The technician excused herself to get the doctor. Within minutes,…
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Complementary feeding: Why the transition from breast milk at 6 months determines if your child thrives or falls behind
Maya watched her daughter reach for the mashed sweet potato on the spoon. Six months old exactly. First solid food…
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Common goods for health: Why clean water, disease tracking, and safety laws need government funding that markets will never provide
The cholera outbreak started small—just three cases in a coastal town in East Africa. But the country had a functioning…
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Commercial determinants of health: The tobacco, alcohol, and junk food industries killing 8 million people yearly while claiming to care
Dr. Rodriguez sat in a public health conference listening to a tobacco company representative explain their commitment to “harm reduction.”…
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