Research & Analysis

Arkansas Pushes Non-Evidence-Based Fertility Treatments As Doctors Fight Back

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Fertility experts worry how laws like Arkansas's RESTORE Act could affect patients and access to in-vitro fertilization services

Kristia Rumbley holds the hand of her youngest child, born via IVF, in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 23, 2024.

From Athens to Rio de Janeiro, How Cities Are Reducing Drug-Related Harms

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As illicit drug markets create new risks and challenge health systems' capacity to respond, city leaders are pioneering new approaches to save lives

Wendell Lifford, who previously lived with a drug use disorder and helps run a drug addiction program at a local facility called House of Change, hugs another man, in the Sandtown neighborhood, in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 7, 2019.

What to Expect of Ebola Emergency Responses Amid Regional Spread

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Former National Security Council Director for Countering Biological Threats warns that the outbreak is likely to persist and will require help from a global health system already in turmoil

A nurse puts on a protective mask, at Nairobi Hospital, in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 7, 2026.

Can Data Center Deals Offset Potential Health Harms?

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Although the likely benefits of data centers to society could be vast, the negative consequences are largely borne by the people living near them

A drone view shows The Markley Group data center in a residential neighborhood, in Lowell, Massachusetts, on July 28, 2026.

Data Workers and the Mental Toll of Cleaning the Internet

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Better workplace conditions, preparation, and support are needed for the African content moderators who are scrubbing harmful content from AI and social media

TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, X, and Reddit app icons are seen in this illustration, taken on June 15, 2026.

The FDA's Responsibility to Regulate E-Cigarettes

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The agency's decision to change how e-cigarettes are evaluated has brought renewed debate on the need to protect the public from the harms of nicotine products

A woman holds a Juul e-cigarette while walking, in New York, on September 27, 2018.

How Talanoa Can Guide Inclusive Global Health Dialogues

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Pacific health leaders have been drawing on talanoa, a form of group discussion, to confront challenges such as climate change and noncommunicable diseases

The headquarters for the Pacific Islands Forum, in Suva, Fiji, on August 7, 2026.

Global Health Research in the America First Era

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Reciprocal innovation, when researchers find and adapt solutions to improve health across borders, could be an answer to the ongoing political challenges in financing research

Research associates prepare samples at Yemaachi Biotechnology, a cancer research laboratory, in Accra, Ghana, on May 19, 2022.

Bird Flu on Utah Mink Farm Raises Biosecurity Questions

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An outbreak of H5N1 on a Utah mink farm puts the public at risk, and a bill in Congress could expand fur farming

A caged mink looks on at a mink farm, in Hjoerring, in North Jutland, Denmark, on October 8, 2020.

How to Measure Aging in a Global Context

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Researchers should consider language and cultural context when assessing a person's cognitive ability, including differing concepts of time and place

David Garera, a Mijikenda community elder, is seen walking in the coastal region of Kilifi, Kenya, on February 13, 2025.

Russia's Suspected Plague Incident and the Limits of Disease Reporting

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The Irkutsk incident highlights the shortcomings of international law around potentially harmful disease events, according to an expert in the region

A satellite image shows the Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East, in Irkutsk, Russia, on May 8, 2025.

Ukraine Keeps HIV Response Steady Under Fire

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War has strained Ukraine's HIV programs, but capacity built years earlier has kept most prevention and treatment in place

A view shows a torn flag of Ukraine hung on a wire in front an apartment building destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict, in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 14, 2022.