According to a new global health index, some countries are healthier than others based on ten measures. These measures include healthy life expectancy, blood pressure, blood glucose (which indicates diabetes risk), obesity, depression, happiness, alcohol use, tobacco use, inactivity (or lack of exercise), and government spending on healthcare. It then...

Human resources are considered one of the key drivers of a country's economy. As a result, population analysts monitor death rates to gain an understanding of the overall health and well-being of a population. A country's mortality or death rate is the number of deaths that occur within a specific...

Access to high-quality and affordable healthcare services has been a persistent issue in many countries. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), half of the world's population lacks access to the healthcare solutions they need. However, as of 2024, many countries have implemented universal healthcare systems financed by...

Lung cancer is the world's second-most common cancer after breast cancer. This critical disease starts in the lung, and its usual onset is after the age of 40 years old. As a common ailment afflicting people worldwide, lung cancer rates are high in some parts of the globe. In this article,...

Dementia is a common health condition affecting people aged 65 and above. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it isn't a particular disease but a general word for impaired capability to think, decide, or recall. Dementia interferes with people's performance of their daily activities. Its most...

There are many factors that go into whether a good idea will become a successful reality. This principle holds true to nearly everything — from starting a business to seeing a new church go from vision to creation. According to ARC (Association of Related Churches), one of the biggest factors...

Diabetes is one of the world's critical diseases that changes patients' lives. Also known as diabetes mellitus, this chronic and metabolic illness can result in severe organ damage over time, including the heart, kidneys, eyes, nerves, and blood vessels. Readers will understand diabetes as an ailment more from this latest...

Healthcare is moving away from the broad approach of the past and using technology to create more personalized experiences throughout care. It’s ushering in the newfound ability to deliver precise diagnoses and develop targeted therapies based on a factor inherent within everyone: differences in genes, health, lifestyles, environments, and more....

In a recent article for CEOWORLD magazine, I wrote about making 2024 the year you substitute setting (and often failing to achieve) New Year’s Resolutions for choosing one word to frame the year you want to experience. A word that will act as your true north so that you stay...