Antibiotic drugs save lives. But we simply use them too much — and often for non-lifesaving purposes, like treating the flu and even raising cheaper chickens. The result, says researcher Ramanan Laxminarayan, is that the drugs will stop working for everyone, as the bacteria they target grow more and more resistant. He calls on all of us (patient...

Climate change directly impacts our health in more ways than we can imagine. A renowned epidemiologist, Prof. Ramanan Laxminarayan establishes the connection between rising temperatures and our exposure to pathogens.