Over the next 15 years chronic disease like cancer and heart disease will become major killers in Sub-Saharan Africa. A new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit explains why.

Chronic diseases kill 38 million people per year worldwide; almost three-quarters of those deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. It’s time to act.

Talk to any cancer researcher or doctor today and what you hear is wonder and hope.

Novartis is betting on both human inquisitiveness and computer expertise to harness the wealth of its digital research and development platform, data42.

Did you know migraine is the most common of all neurological disorders? Learn more surprising facts.

This moving personal story about the challenges of living with a rare disease is written by Rocco Falchetto, a biochemist and director of analytical sciences and imaging at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR).

Read how one caregiver established an association to provide resources for both COPD patients and caregivers.

More than 125 million people worldwide live with psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes red, scaly patches to appear on the skin.