This blog post was written by Sophie Allcock, with approval from Zipline. Worldwide, millions of people die every year because they are unable to receive life-saving medicines and healthcare. This ...
As a journal editor and one that tends to either be responsible for very young journals or new launches, I am aware that it is difficult for researchers to distinguish ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently launched the Global Burn Registry – the first ever global platform for the standardized data collection on burn injuries. This new resource will ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, responsible for 1.7 million deaths in 2016 . The majority of deaths from TB occur in low- and middle-income ...
This blog post was written by Alice Matimba, Vicky Nembaware, Faisal M. Fadlelmola, Fouzia Radouani, and Nicola Mulder Genomic medicine applies genomic information to disease risk prediction, progression, treatment efficacy ...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a prevalence of around 1-2% worldwide. Despite the fact that 90% of individuals with ASD live in low- and middle-income countries ...
This blog post was written by Mauricio Toyama, Francisco Diez-Canseco and J. Jaime Miranda. Mental illness is one of the leading causes of ill-health worldwide, with one in four people ...
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) more people die of cancer than malaria or tuberculosis each year.(1) The World Health Organization estimates that cancer deaths in the region will increase by 85% ...
Of the 1.1 billion people in the world who do not have a formal identity, 40% are children under the age of 18 and 78% are located in underdeveloped areas ...
The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing rapidly . T2D in ethnic minority groups in Europe is of particular interest as they have experienced rapidly changing environments ...