The Globalist

The share of people globally who are overweight or obese is increasing rapidly.

The future of health care in the United States could be highly dependent on the nation’s average waistline.

The developing world’s obesity rate is gradually catching up with developed nations.

More than half of the world’s obese population live in just 10 nations.

Afghan women train as midwives at a clinic in order to help save lives in their villages.

What is the outcome of the anti-government legislating for the southern U.S. states?

How southern U.S. Republicans embrace and reject big government at the same time.

Why are U.S. southern states so determined not to serve the very real needs of their poor populations?

China lacks the manpower and training to handle an epidemic of mental illness.

How China handles drug-resistant tuberculosis will have a big effect on the problem globally.