Populations of organisms do not remain constant; the number of individuals within a population changes, sometimes dramatically, from one time period to the next. Ecologists have documented examples of ...

This paper aims to bring clarity to the conceptual confusion between community and population health, which currently impacts progress in both research and clinical practice. Community and population ...

Research shows that our rapidly growing human population increases pressure on society and the environment, making it harder to address problems ranging from public health concerns to climate ...

More than a third of 50 recently surveyed Nobel laureates cited “population rise / environmental degradation” as the biggest threat to humankind. Second on the list was “nuclear war”, cited by 23 ...

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A Johns Hopkins internist and former senior aide in the Obama administration discusses the ever-evolving field of population health. National Policy, Local Practice Dr. Kavita Patel earned her medical ...

The past 10 years have seen a steady increase in the number of international migrants across the globe, now totaling 214 million people. Ahead of the upcoming Commission on Population and Development, ...