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Nestlé Adds Sugar to Infant Milk Sold in Poorer Countries, Report Finds
Swiss food firm's infant formula and cereal sold in global south ignore WHO anti-obesity guidelines for Europe, says Public Eye
Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care
The Commonwealth Fund 2024 state health disparities report
A Blood Test to Detect Cancer? Some Patients Are Using Them Already
These new cancer detection blood tests measure cancer "signals," which are biological substances shed by cancers such as fragments of tumor DNA
What Is Avian Flu?
A global surge in avian flu outbreaks in birds and some mammals is worrying poultry farmers, scientists, and health experts
Next Draft of the Pandemic Agreement Will Likely Have No Fund and No Binding Obligations on Pathogen Access and Benefits Sharing
Today we bring you a preview of a draft version of the new proposed negotiating text from the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body
H5N1 Bird Flu in U.S. Cattle: A Wake-Up Call to Action
The recent detection of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle demands a departure from the usual reassurances offered by federal health officials
To Cut Cancer Risks, EPA Limits Pollution From Chemical Plants
The new regulation is aimed at reducing the risk of cancer for people who live close to plants emitting toxic chemicals
The Arizona Supreme Court Allows a Near-Total Abortion Ban to Take Effect Soon
Abortions will soon be outlawed in Arizona except in cases where a pregnant person's life is at risk
The Only Ones Not Feeling Eclipse Mania: Hospitals
Eclipse fervor will especially strain understaffed health-care systems in rural towns
Abortions Are Legal in Much of Africa. But Few Women May Be Aware, and Providers Don't Advertise It
Many women in Africa don't realize they are entitled to a legal abortion
Bird Flu Detected in Dairy Worker Who Had Contact with Infected Cattle in Texas
This is the second case of a human sickened by this highly virulent strain of bird flu in the United States
Major Mpox Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo Is a Worry to Disease Docs
With a dramatic jump in cases—and a strain of mpox that is deadlier than the virus that went global in 2022—specialists are scrambling to rein it in