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 […]
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 […]