Luis Cuevas →
Epidemiologist and expert in infectious diseases and diagnostics. Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on July 29, 1956, he died of pancreatic cancer on Jan 2, 2023 in Wirral, UK. Read more.
Audrey Evans →
Paediatric oncologist. Born March 6, 1925 in York, UK, she died on Sept 29, 2022 in Philadelphia, PA. Read more.
Kwaku Ohene-Frempong →
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist and authority on sickle cell disease. Born on March 13, 1946 in Kukurantumi, Ghana, he died of metastatic lung cancer on May 7, 2022 in Philadelphia. Read more.
Morton Mower →
Cardiologist and co-inventor of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Born on Jan. 31, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, he died of cancer on April 25, 2022 in Denver, CO. Read more.
Aaron Beck →
Psychiatrist who pioneered cognitive therapy. Born on July 18, 1921 in Providence, RI, he died on Nov. 1, 2021 in Philadelphia, PA. Read more.
Jose Eduardo Lima Pinto da Costa →
Champion of legal medicine in Portugal. He was born on April 3, 1934 in Porto, Portugal, and died there of cancer on Dec. 8, 2021. Read more.
Calls to restart testing for parasitic disease at U.S. CDC →
American experts on neglected tropical diseases are warning that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's suspension of testing for most parasitic infections, which has been ongoing now for more than seven months, is delaying diagnoses and treatment and affecting patient care. But there is still no timeline for resuming most of the tests. Read more.
Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela →
Influential expert on neglected tropical diseases and senior WHO official. Born on March 26, 1963 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, she died from complications related to cancer on Feb. 10, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more.
Paul Farmer →
Global health pioneer. Born on Oct. 26, 1959 in North Adams, MA, USA, he died after an acute cardiac event on Feb. 21, 2022 in Butaro, Rwanda. Read more.
Sarah Weddington →
Lawyer, politician, and advocate for women's rights and reproductive health care. Born on Feb. 5, 1945 in Abilene, TX, she died on Dec. 26, 2021 in Austin, TX. Read more.
Guillermo Soberón →
Former Mexican Secretary of Health and Rector of UNAM. Born on Dec 29, 1925, in Iguala, Mexico, he died on Oct 12, 2020, of congestive heart failure in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Read more.
The doctors who died from COVID-19 →
The global COVID-19 death toll stands at more than 1·3 million. Among the lives lost have been those of health-care workers, who have had crucial roles throughout the response and continue to serve at the front lines. It is not possible to honor all of the health workers who have died from COVID-19, but in telling the stories of a few of the health professionals from different specialties and various countries who lost their lives to the disease, these short obituaries serve as a tribute to the many other health workers who have died in the pandemic. Read more.
Peter Byass →
Epidemiologist who specialized in measuring and evaluating population health in Africa and Asia. Born on April 3, 1957, in Bedford, UK, he died from a heart attack on Aug 16, 2020. Read more.
Larry Kramer →
HIV/AIDS and LGBT rights activist and author. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on June 25, 1935, he died of pneumonia on May 27, 2020, in New York. Read more.