As a group, are migrants less healthy?

Tuberculosis kills more people worldwide than AIDS or malaria, even though we've had a cure for 50 years. One doctor learned from village healers in Uganda that you can't cure TB unless you first understand poverty. 

The dramatic rise in autism diagnoses over the past 25 years is primarily a result of changes in the definition of the condition and increased screening, rather than the causes claimed by politicians like Trump and RFK Jr. 

As healthcare prioritizes profits over people, doctors are organizing to reclaim their profession and protect patients 

We move for all sorts of reasons – new job, new grandkid – but moving because it’s just too darn hot? That’s a new one. But it’s going to pick up in the next few decades as more people around the world are forced to migrate because of climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

Le 3 janvier est le jour où l’on enregistre le plus de décès en France, selon une étude de l’Insee. Cette statistique marquante met en lumière des dynamiques de mortalité liées à plusieurs facteurs, notamment la saisonnalité et les conditions de santé de la population après les f ... Show More

Our Global Chief Economist explains what stricter immigration policy in key markets around the world could mean for economic growth and inflation. ----- Transcript ----- Seth Carpenter: Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Seth Carpenter Morgan Stanley's Global Chief Economist. ... Show More

What Is Global Health? In our increasingly interconnected world, health challenges transcend national boundaries and demand global solutions. Global health is an interdisciplinary field of study and practice that seeks to improve the health and well-being of populations worldwide ... Show More

My patients and readers tell me that one of the biggest obstacles they face on their path towards better health is lack of support. I always say that getting healthy is a team sport, and unfortunately, many of us are lacking the positive encouragement and supportive relationships ... Show More

Many global health experts believe we should brace ourselves for more epidemics and pandemics in the future. But deadly diseases are not exactly new. Since 1948, the World Health Organization’s aim has been "the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health". M ... Show More

The word “extremist” might call up images of violence or terrorism. But extreme behaviors are all around us and can be a force for good as well as destruction. Arie Kruglanski, PhD, and Sophia Moskalenko, PhD, talk about what drives people to extreme behaviors, whether there’s an ... Show More

On today’s show we are talking about the law of supply and demand. This is one of those principles that I treat with the same reverence as a law of physics. It’s a little like gravity. If you try to fight gravity, you’re probably going to come out on the losing end of that battle ... Show More

Clemmy reflects on some of the impacts diabetes has had on her mental health. 

Our Global Head of Fixed Income and Public Policy Research, Michael Zezas, joins our Chief U.S. Economist, Michael Gapen, to discuss the possible outcomes for President Trump’s immigration policies and their effect on the U.S. economy. ----- Transcript ----- Michael Zezas: Welcom ... Show More