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. 

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.

Why addressing chronic diseases is crucial for future pandemic preparedness

Japan's constitutional debate is about not simply the document's past but also the nation's ability to respond to twenty-first-century challenges.