Tag: TB

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

by yaleglobalhealthreview, posted in Issue 9 (Spring 2017)

BY SARAH SPAULDING Throughout much of known human history and prehistory, tuberculosis (TB) has surged and receded along a time scale that challenges much of the accepted scientific understanding of typical epidemic cycles of infectious diseases. Written records of TB appear in Greek literature dating as far back as 460 BCE, with Hippocrates’ description of … Continue reading Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Russia: The Sickness of a Nation

by yaleglobalhealthreview, posted in Issue 7 (Fall 2016)

BY CHANEY KALINICH The probability that a 15-year-old boy in Russia will die before he reaches the age of 60 is greater than 40%.1 The ongoing health crisis in Russia presents a frightening picture of a nation’s leaders undermining its own citizens’ lives through neglect, corruption, and a quest for power. Russia is a wealthy … Continue reading Russia: The Sickness of a Nation