Becker's Healthcare September 21, 2022
Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” according to a new report from the World Health Organization.
The report, “Invisible numbers: The true extent of noncommunicable disease and what to do about them,” found noncommunicable diseases are responsible for nearly three-quarters of global deaths, killing 41 million people every year. That includes 17 million people under...