Eliminating cervical cancer inequality means transmen need regular, unimpeded access to regular Pap screening.

Vaping has been thought to be a safe, effective smoking cessation aid, but little evidence supports its value in mitigating tobacco use.

Cervical cancer has become rare in high-income countries but is a leading cause of mortality among women in low- and middle-income countries. This inequity is an epidemiological tragedy.

Most cancer deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries. Up to half of cancers are preventable, but several issues challenge prioritization of prevention, so it remains neglected.

Motivating health equity requires examining many complex and potentially divisive questions, including those about personal accountability and population-based resource allocation.

Balancing need for global solidarity against local stakeholders’ safety concerns is one source of tension when trying to mitigate global risk.

Epidemics can threaten everyone on earth, yet responses are not implemented in all regions to contain disease.

During one 2014 Ebola epidemic, arrival of “safe burial” teams was often delayed. Some buried their loved ones themselves, which undermined containment efforts.

Two photographs of caregivers walking through a Honduran jungle to visit patients in their homes literally and figuratively represent barriers to health care access.

WHO suggests doing research during outbreaks but says little about local researchers’ access to samples or subjects’ access to what’s learned.