Wendy Reaser: Struggling with Obesity in Canada 03/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more One time, as Wendy Reaser was visiting the emergency room, she heard a specialist describing her as “fat and lazy,” adding that she did not want to put the work into being healthy. This experience, as well as many other […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> Alzheimer’s Drug is Hailed Amid Safety Concerns 01/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan A candidate drug for people with early Alzheimer’s disease slowed cognitive decline by about 27% over 18 months, according to a report on a phase 3 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday. Lecanemab is a monoclonal antibody that is given as an intravenous infusion every two weeks, and targets a […] Continue reading -> Samuel Kumwanje, Advocating for NCD Patients in Malawi 01/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Samuel Kumwanje was diagnosed with a kidney disorder in 2004, his home country Malawi had only one dialysis unit located in the capital Lilongwe, about 330 km from the city of Balaka where he lived. “This is the time […] Continue reading -> Betsy Rodriguez: Giving a Voice to those Who Live with Chronic Conditions 01/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more For many years, Betsy Rodriguez was terrified that she could lose her daughter Carmen to hypoglycemia at any moment. As a girl, Carmen was diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes. “I cannot count the hours I’ve spent dealing with insurance […] Continue reading -> Brenda Chitindi: Struggling with Multiple NCDs in Zambia 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Brenda Chitindi was growing up, one of many children in a family in a rural village of Zambia, she had no idea that her father’s habit of smoking would have a negative effect on her health. “We lived in […] Continue reading -> Seema Bali: Coping With Disease And Debt While Raising A Family In India 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more In March 2011, Seema Bali, a mother of two from India, was recovering from a hysterectomy. However, just as she went back to work, her husband Anand’s health suddenly deteriorated. In the following months, this crisis forced her to assume […] Continue reading -> How One Man With COPD Suffered Through COVID-19 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Jaime Barba, from Mexico, developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) after smoking for 32 years. When COVID-19 struck, the country converted the hospital at which Barba received treatment into a COVID facility, leaving him no place to be treated if […] Continue reading -> How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Joining Pallium India in 2014 gave Ashla Rani back her life. Rani fell off a moving train and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her bed-bound and dependent on others for almost everything. She became depressed, asking herself, ‘Why […] Continue reading -> There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> Alzheimer’s Drug is Hailed Amid Safety Concerns 01/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan A candidate drug for people with early Alzheimer’s disease slowed cognitive decline by about 27% over 18 months, according to a report on a phase 3 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday. Lecanemab is a monoclonal antibody that is given as an intravenous infusion every two weeks, and targets a […] Continue reading -> Samuel Kumwanje, Advocating for NCD Patients in Malawi 01/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Samuel Kumwanje was diagnosed with a kidney disorder in 2004, his home country Malawi had only one dialysis unit located in the capital Lilongwe, about 330 km from the city of Balaka where he lived. “This is the time […] Continue reading -> Betsy Rodriguez: Giving a Voice to those Who Live with Chronic Conditions 01/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more For many years, Betsy Rodriguez was terrified that she could lose her daughter Carmen to hypoglycemia at any moment. As a girl, Carmen was diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes. “I cannot count the hours I’ve spent dealing with insurance […] Continue reading -> Brenda Chitindi: Struggling with Multiple NCDs in Zambia 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Brenda Chitindi was growing up, one of many children in a family in a rural village of Zambia, she had no idea that her father’s habit of smoking would have a negative effect on her health. “We lived in […] Continue reading -> Seema Bali: Coping With Disease And Debt While Raising A Family In India 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more In March 2011, Seema Bali, a mother of two from India, was recovering from a hysterectomy. However, just as she went back to work, her husband Anand’s health suddenly deteriorated. In the following months, this crisis forced her to assume […] Continue reading -> How One Man With COPD Suffered Through COVID-19 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Jaime Barba, from Mexico, developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) after smoking for 32 years. When COVID-19 struck, the country converted the hospital at which Barba received treatment into a COVID facility, leaving him no place to be treated if […] Continue reading -> How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Joining Pallium India in 2014 gave Ashla Rani back her life. Rani fell off a moving train and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her bed-bound and dependent on others for almost everything. She became depressed, asking herself, ‘Why […] Continue reading -> There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Alzheimer’s Drug is Hailed Amid Safety Concerns 01/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan A candidate drug for people with early Alzheimer’s disease slowed cognitive decline by about 27% over 18 months, according to a report on a phase 3 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday. Lecanemab is a monoclonal antibody that is given as an intravenous infusion every two weeks, and targets a […] Continue reading -> Samuel Kumwanje, Advocating for NCD Patients in Malawi 01/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Samuel Kumwanje was diagnosed with a kidney disorder in 2004, his home country Malawi had only one dialysis unit located in the capital Lilongwe, about 330 km from the city of Balaka where he lived. “This is the time […] Continue reading -> Betsy Rodriguez: Giving a Voice to those Who Live with Chronic Conditions 01/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more For many years, Betsy Rodriguez was terrified that she could lose her daughter Carmen to hypoglycemia at any moment. As a girl, Carmen was diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes. “I cannot count the hours I’ve spent dealing with insurance […] Continue reading -> Brenda Chitindi: Struggling with Multiple NCDs in Zambia 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Brenda Chitindi was growing up, one of many children in a family in a rural village of Zambia, she had no idea that her father’s habit of smoking would have a negative effect on her health. “We lived in […] Continue reading -> Seema Bali: Coping With Disease And Debt While Raising A Family In India 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more In March 2011, Seema Bali, a mother of two from India, was recovering from a hysterectomy. However, just as she went back to work, her husband Anand’s health suddenly deteriorated. In the following months, this crisis forced her to assume […] Continue reading -> How One Man With COPD Suffered Through COVID-19 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Jaime Barba, from Mexico, developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) after smoking for 32 years. When COVID-19 struck, the country converted the hospital at which Barba received treatment into a COVID facility, leaving him no place to be treated if […] Continue reading -> How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Joining Pallium India in 2014 gave Ashla Rani back her life. Rani fell off a moving train and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her bed-bound and dependent on others for almost everything. She became depressed, asking herself, ‘Why […] Continue reading -> There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Samuel Kumwanje, Advocating for NCD Patients in Malawi 01/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Samuel Kumwanje was diagnosed with a kidney disorder in 2004, his home country Malawi had only one dialysis unit located in the capital Lilongwe, about 330 km from the city of Balaka where he lived. “This is the time […] Continue reading -> Betsy Rodriguez: Giving a Voice to those Who Live with Chronic Conditions 01/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more For many years, Betsy Rodriguez was terrified that she could lose her daughter Carmen to hypoglycemia at any moment. As a girl, Carmen was diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes. “I cannot count the hours I’ve spent dealing with insurance […] Continue reading -> Brenda Chitindi: Struggling with Multiple NCDs in Zambia 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Brenda Chitindi was growing up, one of many children in a family in a rural village of Zambia, she had no idea that her father’s habit of smoking would have a negative effect on her health. “We lived in […] Continue reading -> Seema Bali: Coping With Disease And Debt While Raising A Family In India 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more In March 2011, Seema Bali, a mother of two from India, was recovering from a hysterectomy. However, just as she went back to work, her husband Anand’s health suddenly deteriorated. In the following months, this crisis forced her to assume […] Continue reading -> How One Man With COPD Suffered Through COVID-19 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Jaime Barba, from Mexico, developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) after smoking for 32 years. When COVID-19 struck, the country converted the hospital at which Barba received treatment into a COVID facility, leaving him no place to be treated if […] Continue reading -> How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Joining Pallium India in 2014 gave Ashla Rani back her life. Rani fell off a moving train and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her bed-bound and dependent on others for almost everything. She became depressed, asking herself, ‘Why […] Continue reading -> There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Betsy Rodriguez: Giving a Voice to those Who Live with Chronic Conditions 01/12/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more For many years, Betsy Rodriguez was terrified that she could lose her daughter Carmen to hypoglycemia at any moment. As a girl, Carmen was diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes. “I cannot count the hours I’ve spent dealing with insurance […] Continue reading -> Brenda Chitindi: Struggling with Multiple NCDs in Zambia 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Brenda Chitindi was growing up, one of many children in a family in a rural village of Zambia, she had no idea that her father’s habit of smoking would have a negative effect on her health. “We lived in […] Continue reading -> Seema Bali: Coping With Disease And Debt While Raising A Family In India 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more In March 2011, Seema Bali, a mother of two from India, was recovering from a hysterectomy. However, just as she went back to work, her husband Anand’s health suddenly deteriorated. In the following months, this crisis forced her to assume […] Continue reading -> How One Man With COPD Suffered Through COVID-19 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Jaime Barba, from Mexico, developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) after smoking for 32 years. When COVID-19 struck, the country converted the hospital at which Barba received treatment into a COVID facility, leaving him no place to be treated if […] Continue reading -> How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Joining Pallium India in 2014 gave Ashla Rani back her life. Rani fell off a moving train and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her bed-bound and dependent on others for almost everything. She became depressed, asking herself, ‘Why […] Continue reading -> There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Brenda Chitindi: Struggling with Multiple NCDs in Zambia 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more When Brenda Chitindi was growing up, one of many children in a family in a rural village of Zambia, she had no idea that her father’s habit of smoking would have a negative effect on her health. “We lived in […] Continue reading -> Seema Bali: Coping With Disease And Debt While Raising A Family In India 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more In March 2011, Seema Bali, a mother of two from India, was recovering from a hysterectomy. However, just as she went back to work, her husband Anand’s health suddenly deteriorated. In the following months, this crisis forced her to assume […] Continue reading -> How One Man With COPD Suffered Through COVID-19 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Jaime Barba, from Mexico, developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) after smoking for 32 years. When COVID-19 struck, the country converted the hospital at which Barba received treatment into a COVID facility, leaving him no place to be treated if […] Continue reading -> How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Joining Pallium India in 2014 gave Ashla Rani back her life. Rani fell off a moving train and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her bed-bound and dependent on others for almost everything. She became depressed, asking herself, ‘Why […] Continue reading -> There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Seema Bali: Coping With Disease And Debt While Raising A Family In India 30/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more In March 2011, Seema Bali, a mother of two from India, was recovering from a hysterectomy. However, just as she went back to work, her husband Anand’s health suddenly deteriorated. In the following months, this crisis forced her to assume […] Continue reading -> How One Man With COPD Suffered Through COVID-19 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Jaime Barba, from Mexico, developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) after smoking for 32 years. When COVID-19 struck, the country converted the hospital at which Barba received treatment into a COVID facility, leaving him no place to be treated if […] Continue reading -> How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Joining Pallium India in 2014 gave Ashla Rani back her life. Rani fell off a moving train and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her bed-bound and dependent on others for almost everything. She became depressed, asking herself, ‘Why […] Continue reading -> There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
How One Man With COPD Suffered Through COVID-19 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Jaime Barba, from Mexico, developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) after smoking for 32 years. When COVID-19 struck, the country converted the hospital at which Barba received treatment into a COVID facility, leaving him no place to be treated if […] Continue reading -> How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Joining Pallium India in 2014 gave Ashla Rani back her life. Rani fell off a moving train and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her bed-bound and dependent on others for almost everything. She became depressed, asking herself, ‘Why […] Continue reading -> There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
How Palliative Care Made One Woman ‘Whole Again’ 29/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Joining Pallium India in 2014 gave Ashla Rani back her life. Rani fell off a moving train and suffered a spinal cord injury that left her bed-bound and dependent on others for almost everything. She became depressed, asking herself, ‘Why […] Continue reading -> There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
There are a Wide Range of Treatments for Obesity, but Many People Cannot Afford Care 28/11/2022 Editorial team A special project celebrating the fifth anniversary of “Our Views, Our Voices” | Learn more Amber Huett-Garcia is trying to drive global change for affordable treatment, care and support for individuals suffering from obesity. A resident of the United States and born into a family suffering from generational obesity, she weighed 101 pounds by the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts