Global progress slows despite long-term decline Worldwide, an estimated 240,000 women died from maternal causes in 2023, corresponding to a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 190.5 per 100,000 live births. This represents a decline of more than one-third from 321 in 1990, and a moderate reduction from 280,000 deaths in 2015, when the United Nations-mandated…
Temperatures rise across seasons The year began slightly warmer than usual, with temperatures 0-1 degrees Celsius (°C) above average in January, rising to more than 1.5°C by February. Temperatures rose steadily towards the end of the MAM season across most parts of the country, with western Kenya experiencing particularly above-normal conditions, according to the Kenya…
Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s interior – to look for pneumonia or another infection. The scan ruled that out, but it also showed something unexpected: calcium…