Andrea Caselli

Oct 8, 2024 | worldcrunch.com | Andrea Caselli |Andrea Böhnke |Pierre Haski

Updated Oct. 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.*BERLIN — Why do some people have high blood pressure, and others asthma? Why are some people prone to psychosis or have ADHD? And why are there certain people who seem to always have a cold, and others never get sick? How healthy we are in life depends on our genes and our lifestyle, of course. On luck and bad luck and where we live. On gender, education and income.

Sep 23, 2024 | worldcrunch.com | Andrea Caselli |Patricia Gutiérrez |Andrea Böhnke

PUEBLA — In 2019, Angel, who has diabetes, noticed that his vision was blurry. Having used glasses since childhood, he was surprised by how quickly his vision had deteriorated and decided to go to the doctor. He explained what he had experienced to the primary care physician at the clinic assigned to him by the Mexican Institute of Social Security, the country’s largest institution for health care and social services.