Soda and other sugary beverages are linked to heart disease and many other health harms. The world's biggest sweetened beverage companies are sponsoring the FIFA World Cup. This sets a bad example on a major stage. Learn more at kickbigsodaout.org.
Could the World Cup accelerate Ebola’s spread or carry it to new regions? No mass gathering is immune to disease threats, and the World Cup won’t be either. But when it comes to Ebola, controlling spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most pressing challenge.
Dr. Sandro Galea and I sat down to discuss the forces shaping health in a turbulent moment and how pragmatism can lead to public health progress. Progress is possible, but it isn’t inevitable and requires use to keep working toward better health even when the moment feels like a step backward.
I’ve worked on health programs in dozens of countries over four decades, and I can’t think of a single more powerful example of progress against cardiovascular disease than South Korea’s impressive efforts to control high blood pressure.
Three weeks ago I wrote that the Ebola outbreak in the DRC could be stopped. It still can, but it continues to move faster than the response, and the numbers understate how fast it’s moving. tomfrieden.substack.com/p/when-the-n...
Could the large Ebola outbreak in the DRC have been prevented? Dr. Sandro Galea and I discussed how we got here and what needs to happen to contain the outbreak.