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Honest, first-person companions to the conditions, treatments, and choices explored across our library.

The loneliness epidemic in data: how widespread loneliness is, and the serious health risks linked to social isolation.

June 27, 2026 Sleep Deprivation by the Numbers

Sleep in numbers: how many people fall short of recommended sleep, and why the shortfall matters for health.

June 27, 2026 Cancer by the Numbers

Cancer in data: the global scale of the disease, and the quieter good-news story of how much survival has improved since the 19...

The world's leading cause of death in numbers: the scale of cardiovascular disease and how much of it is preventable.

Mental health in data: how common anxiety, depression and other conditions are worldwide, and how the picture has shifted.

Diabetes and prediabetes by the numbers, including the large share of people who have them without knowing.

June 27, 2026 Obesity Rates by the Numbers

Obesity in numbers: how prevalence has tripled since 1975, where it stands worldwide and in the US, and why it is tracked so cl...

June 27, 2026 GLP-1 Medications by the Numbers

How fast GLP-1 medications went mainstream, in data: how many people use them, what for, the awareness gap, and the scale of th...