Why addressing chronic diseases is crucial for future pandemic preparedness

Migration is seen as the product of desperate circumstances, but increasingly it is the byproduct of success—improved child survival followed by a booming young-adult population.

Population growth and aging are fueling a spectacular rise in noncommunicable diseases, such as cancers and cardiovascular diseases, in poor countries that are ill-prepared to handle them. 

An in-depth, multimedia look at the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its geopolitical repercussions.