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Every day, we share what we're reading, listening to, and watching in the world of global health — from well-reported news articles and in-depth studies to timely podcast episodes and features

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Washington Post

How the Suburbs Could Become 15-Minute Cities

by Michael J. Coren

Cities are in a hurry. Many are declaring themselves 15-minute metros, promising access to housing, shopping, and jobs within a 15-minute commute

Vox

You Can’t Even Pay People to Have More Kids

by Anna North

These countries tried everything from cash to patriotic calls to duty to reverse drastically declining birth rates. It didn’t work

Nature

What’s Behind China’s Mysterious Wave of Childhood Pneumonia?

by Gemma Conroy

Scientists expected a surge in respiratory disease, but what is happening in China is unusual

Just Security

How Can U.S. Global Health Assistance Adapt to Population Aging?

by Jonathan E. Cohen

Aging populations are placing new demands on health systems worldwide

Vox

It’s Getting Increasingly Dangerous to be a Newborn in the United States

by Keren Landman

How maternity care deserts are leading to a spike in infant syphilis and mortality rates

Washington Post

Gaza Becomes ‘A Graveyard for Children’ As Israel Intensifies Airstrikes

by Loay Ayyoub, Miriam Berger and Hajar Harb

One is killed every ten minutes

Science

First Malaria Vaccine Slashes Early Childhood Mortality

by Meredith Wadman

Huge analysis of RTS,S in Africa shows it decreased toddler deaths by 13 percent

New York Magazine

COVID Lockdowns Were a Giant Experiment. It Was a Failure.

by Joe Nocera and Bethany McClean

As the United States gains more distance from the COVID pandemic, the perspective on what worked, and what didn't, not only more clear, but more stark

The Conversation