Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Last week, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation ...

It’s a disease of children living in extreme poverty. Its cause is uncertain. So is the number of children it affects. But soon, the devastating condition known as noma may be a bit less neglected.

Professor of Parasitology and Epidemiology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Neglected tropical diseases are a group of communicable diseases found in tropical and subtropical regions of ...

Fidel Strub was 3 years old when his face began rotting away. “It’s hell. It’s like you have a burning face,” he told me. “You can’t even open your eyes because it’s just that bad. It’s just burning.” ...

The patient – a man in his mid-30s – was languishing in a hospital in Bangladesh, infected with a disease called visceral leishmaniasis. He was so close to death he wasn't even eligible for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You've likely heard about "neglect," but is "over neglect" a term invented by social media? While over-neglect is not a clinical ...