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Uganda Begins Ebola Vaccine Trial After New Outbreak
Uganda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus, following an outbreak in the country that has killed one person
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, HIV, and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work
CDC Ordered to Stop Working with WHO Immediately, Upending Expectations of an Extended Withdrawal
Staff were told to immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance”
Trump Declares United States Will Withdraw From the World Health Organization
President Trump is making good on his pre-election pledge to withdraw from the World Health Organization
The Sanitary Health Crisis in Indian Women's Higher Education Institutes
Poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation facilities in educational institutions disproportionately impact female students, leading to absenteeism
Top Senate Republican Says PEPFAR Program in Jeopardy
Foreign Affairs Relations Chair Jim Risch said money from the AIDS relief program paid for abortions
New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of BMI
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago
Suspected Outbreak of Marburg Virus Kills Eight in Tanzania, WHO Says
A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them
A Whole New Thing that Could End the World
Why we won’t cause a mirror bacteria apocalypse — thanks to science
Biden Faltered on Bird Flu. Here's How Trump Can Course-Correct
The Biden administration's bird flu response has been too slow. Now comes a test for Trump's White House
How Visa Rejections are Stalling Africa's Health Research
Experts call for visa equity to boost participation of scientists from the global south