Election 2024

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U.S. Migration Surge Draws Attention to Mental Health Care

New York City-based projects adapt mental health services used in low- or middle-income countries to an urban context

A Kansas Physician on Post-Roe Abortion Care

An OB-GYN explains the realities of abortion care after Dobbs and how providers are handling the patient overflows

Governance

Solutions to U.S. Gun Violence Hinge on Election

Physicians are working to improve patient safety education but rely on research funding that is in doubt

Governance

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

Migration

Abortion Access for U.S. Immigrants

A reproductive epidemiologist explores the barriers and gateways to abortion access for U.S. immigrants

Governance

Better Infant Health Starts With Paid Family Leave

State-based labor legislation could inadvertently allow parents to protect their babies from winter outbreaks

Environment

U.S. Voters Disenfranchised by Climate Change

Electoral planning needs to envision increasingly severe extremes that disrupt the casting and counting of ballots

Governance

The United States Targets Cervical Cancer and Lead Exposure

The Biden administration launched efforts to reduce cervical cancer and lead exposure that could have brief policy lives

Governance

How Overdose Prevention Centers Became Political Scapegoats

Although some politicians blame harm reduction efforts for societal problems, others view them as lifesaving solutions

Governance

President Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy on Global Health

Geopolitics and domestic polarization have stymied the president's efforts to reclaim U.S. global health leadership

Governance

Kamala Harris's Global Health and Foreign Aid Record

If Harris wins, the Israel-Hamas War and the U.S. southern border are likely to shape her priorities for global aid

Governance

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

The chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project explains why young Americans view health care as a top election issue

Governance

Where Health Surfaced at the Republican National Convention

The RNC projected a strategy on health matters that shied away from overtly supporting unpopular positions

Governance

South Africa's Health-Care Reform in Limbo Following Election

African National Congress's loss imperils the new National Health Insurance law and its financing of public health care