Infectious diseases are emerging globally at an unprecedented rate while global food
demand is projected to increase sharply by 2100. Here, we synthesize the pathways by …

The syndemics model of health focuses on the biosocial complex, which consists of
interacting, co-present, or sequential diseases and the social and environmental factors that …

Humanity is on a deeply unsustainable trajectory. We are exceeding planetary boundaries
and unlikely to meet many international sustainable development goals and global …

Assesses a promising new approach to restoring the health of our bodies and our planet
Most of us are familiar with probiotics added to milk or yogurt to improve gastrointestinal …

Overwhelming antibiotic use poses a serious challenge today to the public-health
policymakers worldwide. Many empirical studies pointed out this ever-increasing antibiotic …

Deforestation and land use change are among the most pressing anthropogenic
environmental impacts. In Brazil, a resurgence of malaria in recent decades paralleled rapid …

Importance Prior pandemics have disparately affected socially vulnerable communities.
Whether regional variations in social vulnerability to disasters influence COVID-19 outcomes …

Background Neglected tropical diseases affect the most vulnerable populations and cause
chronic and debilitating disorders. Socioeconomic vulnerability is a well-known and …

The moral and economic imperatives to intervene in poverty traps motivate the identification
of poverty traps and their structural causes so as to inform the design of appropriate policy …

Recent research has explored the distributive consequences of major historical epidemics,
and the current crisis triggered by COVID-19 prompts us to look at the past for insights about …