Research & Analysis

How Ozempic and GLP-1s Are Changing Childhood and Teen Weight Management

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As GLP-1 drugs surge in popularity, more research is needed to establish guidelines for use among young people

Micah Peterson, 15, and his mother talk with Marilyn Day, director of a child and teen weight management program, during a counseling session at The Children's Hospital, in Aurora, Colorado, on July 8, 2010.

How Federal Bans to Migrant Health Care Could Affect U.S. Citizens

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The ripple effects extend to early childhood education, addiction recovery services, and mental health programs

Parents and students arrive for the first day of school, as teachers and volunteers patrol for the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), at the Ninety-Third Street Elementary School, in Los Angeles, California, on August 14, 2025.

A Reckoning for Attacks on Health in Gaza

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Governments and international agencies should condemn both violations of humanitarian law and attempts to weaken its protections

Medical personnel work in an operating room at Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 9, 2025.

Rebuilding Syria's Health System: Will Kurdish Progress Remain?

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The March 10 ceasefire agreement left open fissures between politics and the practical needs of postconflict recovery

Medical personnel work at a hospital, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, Sweida, Syria, on July 25, 2025.

Why Yellow Fever Demands a Seat at COP30's Climate Negotiations

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In November, leaders will gather in the heart of the Amazon, a living symbol for climate-driven epidemics

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, on February 2, 2016.

Declarations Without Delivery: Weighing UN Plans for NCD Medicine Access

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International commitments to expand access to noncommunicable disease medicines have been slow to create impact

Women receive free treatment for breast cancer at the Bertha Calderon Women's Hospital, in Managua, Nicaragua, on October 17, 2012.

Argentina's Health-Care System Ahead of Midterm Elections

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Continuing Milei's reforms risks eroding population health but reversing his maneuvers could generate comparable harms

A demonstrator waves the Argentinian flag while taking part in a march to defend public universities, after Argentina's President Javier Milei vetoed laws to boost funding for pediatric hospitals and public universities, citing efforts to rein in public spending, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 17, 2025.

Holding Drug Companies Accountable: NIH Access Plan vs. Pandemic Treaty

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Four enforcement mechanisms the policy frameworks could consider to promote drug affordability

A customer waits for his medicine in a pharmacy, in downtown Cairo, Egypt, on November 17, 2016.

Shifting the Narrative on Global Road Safety

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A study examines the role journalism can play in preventing traffic collisions in five Anglophone African countries

Road safety officers stand, as traffic is blocked up on a road, in Lokoja, Nigeria, on October 13, 2022.

Nepal's Growing Reliance on Packaged Foods

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Over time, consuming packaged products limits diet diversity and leads to unhealthy weight

A woman sells beans and snacks at her food stall, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 26, 2013.

Addressing Homelessness: U.S. Sweeps Versus Japan's Public Assistance

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Rather than sweep encampments and cut budgets, Japan found success with needs-based cash benefits and housing subsidies

Nathaniel, who is homeless, panhandles near the National Mall after U.S. President Donald Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department and deployed National Guard to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2025.

The War Wounded: A Doctor Reports 62 Miles From Ukraine's Front Lines

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A doctor travels with Project HOPE to Dnipro, where a hospital performs 50 or more emergency surgeries each night

A nurse at the Mechnikov Hospital treats service members Viktor Cherniy, 52, and Vitalii Yunatskyi, 40, who were wounded during fighting against Russian forces, in an intensive care unit, in Dnipro, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025.