Public Health Archive
Archives for October 2018
A lethal virus has been killing hundreds in West Africa. Follow this ongoing story here.
Sex with these condoms felt better, researchers found in a new study. That could be a huge global health win.
Creating new vaccines will cost billions, but it may be worth it to avoid the next Spanish flu.
What Gates thinks about global poverty, artificial intelligence, political freedom, clean meat, and humanity’s future.
A century ago, the Spanish flu killed more than 50 million people. The world is at risk of another pandemic of similar scale.
Heart disease is responsible for a third of all global deaths, and most of them are in the developing world.
Vaccinating pregnant women won’t just save lives now, it can help developing countries fight future pandemics.
In the meantime, we need to keep investing in what works.