Integrated Antihypertensive and Statin Treatment Protocols for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
In low- and middle-income countries where the majority of preventable cardiovascular disease deaths occur, less...
We Battled Big Food. Can RFK, Jr. Succeed Where We Failed?
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Moving forward globally to improve health outcomes
In: Fisher D, editor. Infectious Disease Emergencies: Preparedness and Response. 1st ed. NUS Press; 2025...
What Trump and RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ gets right — and very wrong
Trump and Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again correctly identifies chronic disease problems but mixes sound...
Switching To Reduced-Sodium Salt Can Save Lives
Health Affairs | Each year, at least 1.9 million people die from a heart attack...
We must strengthen public health surveillance to stop disease outbreaks
Financial Times | Flying blind is dangerous. Technology can build on the basics of local...
Eight former CDC directors: Hollowing out the CDC is a prescription for disaster
Eight former CDC directors warn limiting CDC to infectious diseases only ignores its core mission:...
Ending Trans Fat—The First-Ever Global Elimination Program for a Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor
Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s food supply
Al Jazeera | We call on all governments to limit or ban trans fat in...
Trans fat: everyone must join the fight to eliminate this invisible killer from the world’s food supply forever
Trans fat kills 300,000 people yearly. 53 countries with 4 billion people now implement WHO...
We aren’t doing enough about the risk of bird flu – but we can
Analysis by Dr. Tom Frieden | H5N1 bird flu spreads across U.S. cattle herds. Tom...
To rebuild trust in public health: Better communication, fewer mandates, and small wins
Trust in public health dissolved during COVID-19. Communities with more trust had fewer deaths. Rebuilding...
It’s the world’s leading killer. Make it the focus of the next breakthrough.
The Washington Post | Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Hypertension, The Silent Killer!
Hypertension kills millions each year, yet in Nigeria less than 3% have it under control,...
Virtual Roundtable: Moving From Commitment to Action: Improving Primary Health Care
Council of Foreign Relations | Atul Gawande stresses the need to turn decades of promises...
Dr. Tom Frieden: Covid-19 is still around, and so are these misconceptions
Covid claimed over a million American lives, but vaccines and public health action saved hundreds...
Masks During Pandemics Caused by Respiratory Pathogens—Evidence and Implications for Action
Robust observational evidence demonstrates face mask use in community settings reduces SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Mask mandates...
Hypertension is still a killer – but there is good news
Hypertension kills 10.8 million people yearly—more than all infectious diseases combined. WHO's first-ever report shows...
Revitalize World Bank health spending with 3 pragmatic changes
Devex | Based on our long-standing support for and close partnership with the World Bank,...
