Global Health

Democratic Republic of Congo is the scene of the world's second deadliest Ebola outbreak. But in the city of Goma, some 250 miles from the hot zone, residents have other concerns.

A comprehensive new report from UNICEF calls attention to the surge in obesity in developing countries — even as they're dealing with children who are undernourished.

Even with generous health coverage, sizable health disparities persist between Hamburg's wealthier and poorer neighborhoods. Crowding, poor air quality and fewer physicians plague poorer areas.

How does their approach work in practice? And why is it considered so ground-breaking?

Just over a month after Hurricane Dorian slammed into the northern Bahamas, parts of the island nation are still in ruins, thousands remain displaced and rebuilding efforts have only just begun.

Physical and verbal abuse are a shockingly common experience for mothers, a new study in The Lancet reports.

One woman turned her home into an ad hoc shelter for Haitians displaced by the storm and facing discrimination.

A front-line hospital was abandoned Friday as up to 100,000 people fled Turkey's ground and air offensive.

The bill addresses education, sexual violence and other key issues. "Many girls in my country don't even know what their rights are," says Kanchan Amatya of Nepal.

A new review of research on the Zika virus since 2016 finds there is still much scientists don't understand about the pandemic — including when another may strike.

India is the world's top consumer of smokeless tobacco — and has the world's highest number of oral cavity cancers.

A remote community of Jews who know what it's like to go hungry is reflecting on what its spiritual leader says was "a good year, really not too bad."