Research & Analysis

Small Island Nations Remain Sidelined at Climate Conferences

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The lack of diversity behind climate decision-making has direct consequences for how the world responds to the crisis

Binata Pinata scales a fish her husband caught, as she sits in the sea just off Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa, in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati, on May 25, 2013.

Why Mountain Nations Matter at the COP30 Climate Summit

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Central Asia's experience highlights that climate change is inseparable from health equity

People gather before the Kyrgyz national horse games and festival, near the Tulpar-Kul lake, in the Chon Alai mountain range, in the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan, on July 25, 2015.

Amid ACA Subsidy Fight, Access Broadens for Catastrophic Health Plans

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U.S. adults over the age of 30 can now purchase catastrophic health plans on exchange marketplaces

An ambulance is pictured as firefighters clean and restock medical supplies in ambulances and other emergency vehicles and equipment, Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 09, 2023.

COP30 and the Climate Consequences of Ignoring Sanitation

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The Belém Health Action Plan offers a blueprint for bridging climate and sanitation

A woman pours a pot of recycled grey water into a toilet in drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet, South Africa, on November 16, 2019.

Questions for the America First Global Health Strategy

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Transitioning to time-bound, bilateral agreements with partner countries could create gaps in service continuity and health financing

A nurse administers polio vaccine to a child during her community outreach program, in Mushelusi village, in Bulambuli district, Uganda, on September 10, 2025.

To Finish the Pandemic Agreement, WHO Needs a Trustworthy Viral Database

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Online platforms for sharing virus sequences are in disarray. The World Health Organization has a chance to build something new

A lab technician works at the Amazon COVID-19 testing lab, in Worsley, Britain, on June 2, 2021.

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.