Global Health

The commercial celebrates hairlessness. And it prompted a cricket star to speak out, charging that the ad promotes "body shaming and objectification."

Researchers administered doses of azithromycin to 190,238 children in sub-Saharan Africa. The death rate dropped, but fear of antibiotic resistance looms.

The West African country has about 4,000 Ebola survivors. They still face physical and mental issues. And as Ebola has faded from the news, government support has dwindled.

Researchers investigate how the Bajau people of southeast Asia — aka "sea nomads" — can spend so much time under water without scuba gear as they hunt for seafood.

A new study compiled nearly 200 incidents in 2016 in northern Syria — double the amount from a previous attempt to come up with data. And everyone agrees that number is likely an undercount.

Barkatullah is one of thousands of children who are casualties of the conflict. The latest are victims from Sunday's suicide bomb attack. What does the future hold for these youngsters?

Didier Kassai was determined to be an artist. In the troubled Central African Republic, where nearly 40 percent of adults aren't literate, his posters convey life-saving information.

Two dozen countries are at risk. What's behind this looming disaster? And can it be fixed?

And that's a problem. Because a lot of the electronics are busted. And disposing of them — and their toxic innards — is a health risk.

She is a community health worker in Kenya. She is paid next to nothing. It's a tough job. And she loves it.