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It is entirely unacceptable that every year 1.6 million people die from a disease that we have been able to treat since the 1940s.

It is entirely unacceptable that every year 1.6 million people die from a disease that we have been able to treat since the 1940s. In developed nations, tuberculosis has nearly been eradicated, but in low- and middle-income countries, TB remains the leading infectious killer.

LINKS is building a community of champions working to promote cardiovascular health around the world by connecting leading experts with each other and providing one-time, catalytic grants.

This new research from University of California San Francisco reveals that tobacco companies adapted youth-focused marketing strategies for their tobacco products to develop sugary drinks brands that are still popular today.

With average American life expectancy falling, it is all the more important to invest more, not less, in the life-saving work of CDC.

"Lives are at stake. We call on Congress and the Trump administration to put the public’s health before politics."

This year, on International Women’s Day, we join the global community to “better the balance” by addressing the toll of NCDs on women, as individuals and caregivers, worldwide.

I write in Devex about seven issues and trends that will be critical to shaping the conversation on NCDs.