Special Reports

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...

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...

When I spoke with Sam Reese, currently CEO of Vistage Worldwide, it had been a decade since he miserably flunked retirement. “I thought, yeah, I’m somebody who can step away and feel like I’d accomplished a lot.” he told me. After fifteen years at the helm of Miller Heimann, the sales...

Poliovirus cases worldwide have dropped by 99.9 percent since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) began in 1988. The GPEI aims to deliver anti-polio immunization to low-income and developing nations. In the United States, polio was a massive healthcare problem in the 1950s. Paralytic poliomyelitis inflicted 20,000 patients in 1952. But...

Car accidents can occur unexpectedly, and drivers try their best to avoid them. They can result in fatalities, severe injuries, or property damage. Motor vehicle accidents can happen when a car collides with another vehicle, a pedestrian, an animal, or a stationary object. There are several common causes for such...

It's worth noting that more than 13 million children are born to women who are under the age of 20. Around 90 percent of these births (which is approximately 12 million) occur in developing countries, with African nations having the highest number. This is a significant figure when considering the...

According to a demographic study based on analysis of more than 3,000 censuses, surveys, and population registers, Christianity remains the world's largest religion, with approximately 2.2 billion followers, comprising 32 percent of the world’s population as of 2024. It includes diverse denominations such as Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. Islam...

Sharia law, derived from the Qur'an and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad, guides the lives of those who adhere to the Muslim faith. Embraced by various Muslim-majority countries, Sharia encompasses a wide range of rules applicable to public behavior, personal conduct, and spiritual beliefs. Understanding its classifications and implementation in...