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Cyclone in Madagascar Kills Dozens, Displaces Tens of Thousands
More than 37,000 people are displaced by Cyclone Cheneso, authorities say
With COVID Lockdowns Lifted, China Says It's Back in Business. But It's Not So Easy
Now that stringent COVID lockdowns have been lifted, officials say the country is back in business. Analysts, however, say it won't be easy
What New Weight Loss Drugs Teach Us About Fat and Free Will
New weight loss drugs show us body size is not a choice
The United States Plans to End Public Health Emergency for Covid in May
The end of the emergency will bring about a complex set of policy changes, and it signals a new chapter in the government's pandemic response
PEPFAR at Twenty
PEPFAR's twentieth anniversary should prompt reflection on some inconvenient truths for U.S.-Africa relations
COVID-19 Cut Known Human Trafficking, but Ukraine War a Risk: UN
The number of detected trafficking victims fell 11 percent in 2020, according to a new UN Office on Drugs and Crime report
Has the Amazon Reached Its "Tipping Point"?
Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna — with profound effects on the climate worldwide
In Some U.S. Zip Codes, Young Men Face More Risk of Firearm Death Than Those Deployed in Recent Wars
"Risks were overwhelmingly borne by young men from minority racial and ethnic groups"
Reasons for Reductions in Routine Childhood Immunisation Uptake During the COVID-19 pandemic in LMICs: A Systematic Review
Seventeen unique reasons for disruptions were identified, with approximately 80 percent being health-care seeking issues
Yale Honors Young Scientist Who Was the Subject of Police Complaint
Yale Assistant Professor Ijeoma Opara organized an event celebrating 9-year-old Bobbi Wilson—"we wanted to show her bravery"
Haiti's Sexual Violence Survivors Demand Justice
Sexual violence is surging in Haiti amid widespread insecurity, advocates say, but impunity "remains the norm"