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Famine declarations are relatively rare. But the leading international authority on hunger crises this week declared that regions of war-torn... -
An announcement of famine — as has now happened regarding Gaza — is a complicated decision. Here's what must be... -
Reports of starvation in Gaza raise the questions: Why the hesitation in labeling it a famine? And who are the... -
Frustrated when Brazil could not get COVID vaccines, two Brazilian doctors (who have been best friends since college) decided to... -
After initiation rites – including circumcision – the boys leave their families to take charge of the herds, driving them... -
The modern study of starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to... -
A report out this week says hunger, malnutrition and even starvation are widespread in Gaza, but stopped short of declaring... -
The World Health Organization has just released the latest worldwide statistics of the global burden of cancer. Here are five... -
Cameroon has officially rolled out the first malaria vaccine approved for routine vaccination, targeting children 6 months and older. It...
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That's how a prominent medical ethicist describes a researcher's innovative plan to share study results with participants in Kenya. -
In 2023, six nations were able to eliminate virtually all cases of at least one of the illnesses on the... -
This year, six countries have managed to eliminate the threat of at least one of the diseases on the WHO's...