The United States Can't Arrest Its Way Out of Gun Violence
Communities, hospitals, and prosecutors can play valuable roles in curbing gun violence
Mpox Vaccine Tracker: Millions Pledged, Millions Still to Be Delivered
A weekly updated tracker for vaccine donations announced in response to the mpox Clade I outbreak
Timeline: H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak in the U.S.
A weekly updated timeline for H5N1 outbreak events
Securing America's Health Through Global Vaccination
The United States should protect children at home and abroad from dangerous diseases made worse by war
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2.5 Times
Rates of maternal death among Black women were 2.5 times those of white women in 2022
Maternal Health in Mississippi
1,200
Nearly 1,200 attacks on health-care workers and facilities have taken place in the three years since the coup
In Myanmar, Health Care Has Become a Battleground
1 in 4
One in four U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
Abortion in the United States
500,000
UNRWA educates more than 500,000 children and provides basic health services to almost 6 million people
UNRWA Under Fire
70%
More than 70 percent of adult men smoke in Indonesia
Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot
1967
In 1967, the WHO identified unsafe abortion as a serious public health problem in many countries
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm
3.3 Times
Where there was trust in local health workers people were 3.3 times more likely to wear a mask during COVID
Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Hinges on Trust
45 Percent
The number of people dying from opioid use in the U.S. in 2021 was nearly 45 percent higher than in 2020
Opioid overdose deaths in the United States
34 Million
The number of people who have died from AIDS-related illnesses
HIV/AIDS and COVID: A Dual Battle
1 in 3
One in three women—1.3 billion women and girls worldwide—experiences gender-based violence in her lifetime
Dual Pandemics: Coronavirus and Gender-Based Violence
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Health, Latin America, and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence
Multiple crises burden health systems in the region, but AI offers potential for progress
The Pandemic Agreement Fractures in the Latest Negotiations
WHO member states continue to disagree on critical issues and might tackle them after adopting a pandemic agreement
The PEPFAR Files: Who Tried to End the Lifesaving HIV Program?
The first in a three-part series explores why the popular global health program is under threat
Trump Names Mehmet Oz to Head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
In 2018, Trump appointed Oz to the Presidential Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, reappointing him to the position in 2020
To Battle the Bullet, Baltimore Goes After the Bottle
Alcohol is an overlooked factor in many shootings. Baltimore has tried harder than any other American city to disrupt the link
United States' First Known Case of More Severe Strain of Mpox Confirmed in California
The person diagnosed with clade I mpox had recently traveled from Eastern Africa, where an mpox outbreak is ongoing
Kennedy's FDA Wish List: Raw Milk, Stem Cells, Heavy Metals
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of President-elect Donald J. Trump's advisers on health, is taking aim at the agency's oversight on many fronts