Tag: Developing World

  • Nation & World

    Twin dangers: Malnutrition and obesity

    Experts in nutrition gathered at Harvard Medical School to discuss the emerging “double burden” of malnutrition and obesity that is starting to affect the developing world.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The debate over mammograms

    The debate over whether routine mammogram screenings are useful diagnostic tools or potentially ineffective and wasteful was the issue of a Harvard School of Public Health forum on March 8.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Partnerships, training key to global health

    Partnerships, training of local medical personnel, and practice in delivering services are all key if the effort to improve global health is to be successful, say speakers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health’s inaugural symposium.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The rise of chronic disease

    Heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are becoming enormous problems in the developing world and need more attention even as the challenge of fighting infectious diseases like AIDS shows no sign of abating, according to Institute of Medicine President Harvey Fineberg.

    3 minutes