Over the next 15 years chronic disease like cancer and heart disease will become major killers in Sub-Saharan Africa. A new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit explains why.

New NIBR President Jay Bradner shares on drug discovery, his leadership style and what’s next for his career in biomedical research.

A Cell & Gene production unit staffed by a highly trained team at Novartis will soon begin operating in Stein, Switzerland.

A certain leggy resident of the African grasslands is arousing a lot of interest among evolutionary biologists. They believe that study of giraffes' unique features could lead the way to advances in human health.

AI is already accelerating drug discovery and health delivery. It has great potential to accelerate research, workflow and processes, and even reengineer entire healthcare systems. But what challenges must be addressed first? Shahram Ebadollahi and Ann Aerts share the ideas they discussed at the Intelligent Health summit in Basel this week.

Pneumonia causes around 2 million child deaths per year globally and the burden is especially heavy in a country like Bangladesh, where a third of the population is aged 14 or below.

In Guatemala, social worker Eduardo Canuz fights logistical and cultural challenges while preventing women and infants from inhaling smoke.

University students majoring in the life sciences or business often have trouble imagining the direction of their careers.