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Metastatic melanoma cells

Systematically exposing vulnerabilities of cancer cells

Researcher Edmund Ekuadzi, an expert on the medical properties of plants, examines a specimen gathered in his homeland of Ghana.

A researcher seeks the roots of plants’ healing power

After being diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, Ilana Massi defied the odds with the help of her friends and family.

From nurse to patient: facing an aggressive blood cancer

Syrian refugees ponder an uncertain future: Zakiya, one of the daughters of Hamid, with her son Waleed, age 10, in their makeshift home.

Helping Syrian refugees manage chronic diseases

Field officers survey households in rural Kenya.

Novartis invites scrutiny of effort to improve access to medicine

Novartis volunteer paints a window frame with bright green paint

Two decades of volunteering at Novartis

The specter of malaria that resists treatment

Leukemia cells attacked from two angles.

Striving to vanquish leukemia

After losing her mother to metastatic breast cancer, Ayanna Kalasunas continues her own fight with the disease and focuses on the important things in life with her husband Mike.

Facing advanced breast cancer and finding joy in life

Countering the genome reprogramming of cancer cells

Countering the genome reprogramming of cancer cells