Noncommunicable Diseases

The tickborne disease stole years of my life, but it also revealed my superpower.

MSPH student Sofía Espinoza reflects on her field placement experience as a research assistant with PRISMA ONG in Puno, Perú. 

Study suggests that public health suffers when cigarette and heated tobacco product tax rates are not aligned.

More than half who took weight-loss drugs following bariatric surgery did so within four years. 

Researchers credit wider use of continuous glucose monitoring and insulin delivery devices.

Researchers hope results will lead to incorporating DASH4D into clinical guidelines.

New study details gaps between actual and recommended use of statins and other lipid-lowering drugs—and estimates public health benefits of closing those gaps

Some people who have lived their whole lives at high altitude can develop chronic altitude sickness in their older years. The current cure is limited to moving to a lower altitude.

Nutrition scientists explain the benefits of consuming canola and other seed oils as part of a healthy diet.

While getting healthy foods to all Americans is one of the countryʼs greatest public health challenges, experts say that solutions that can dramatically improve Americansʼ diets already exist. 

Funding cuts and sky-high inflation have made Argentine scientists thrifty and creative. Do they have lessons for U.S. colleagues?

Liz Selvin is taking on the slow-burn diseases—chronic illnesses that our health care systems are ill-equipped to handle.

Community bonds and a human touch have helped scientists collect some of the world's best population-based data on cardiovascular disease risk.

Drugs developed years ago to treat type 2 diabetes may not be safe and effective for patients with type 1 diabetes, researchers say.

Midlife is a window of opportunity for protecting heart health—and the benefits may extend to improved brain health in later life.