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Rapid urban growth can magnify pollution, unsafe housing, poor sanitation, and unequal access to essential services. Alex Phuong explores how equitable planning can make cities healthier.
Mobile internet, SMS support, telehealth, and drones can extend care across distance—but technology only works when patients also have affordable devices, connectivity, clinicians, and functioning facilities.
Maternal deaths in Ghana often reflect delays that compound: deciding to seek care, reaching a facility, and receiving adequate treatment after arrival. Vera Dede Atiogbe examines where better coordination could help.
Black women in the United States continue to face far higher maternal mortality rates. Maisur Oboydullah traces the structural roots of the gap and the community-led reforms working to close it.
The NHS's net-zero strategy can cut emissions, but digital-first care and greener procurement may create new barriers unless equity is built into every decision.
Healthy food for children does not need to be complicated or separate from family meals. Sujata Chougle shares practical ideas for hydration, balanced foods, and positive routines.
Prescription waste, pesticide pollution, and high healthcare costs are connected environmental-health problems. Alex Phuong argues that informed advocacy can help break the silence.
Telemedicine can bring routine care and specialist advice closer to rural communities, but its success still depends on connectivity, privacy, and strong local health systems.
Antioxidants are not a single yes-or-no story: megadose pills often underdeliver, whole foods consistently fare better, and topical vitamin C has stronger evidence for specific uses.
Midlife can bring hormonal changes, stress, sleep disruption, and shifting needs. Five practical pillars offer a steadier framework for supporting body and mind.
Income, geography, and discrimination shape whether people can reach care, trust providers, and receive the treatment they need.
Dissociative identity disorder is often distorted by film and misinformation. A closer look separates clinical facts from harmful myths.
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