Environment
Environment
Gold Prices Reach Record High, Poisoning Ghana's Land
As gold demand grows, Ghana's rural families turn to riskier operations, worsened by lax regulations and porous supply chains
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Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker
This map is updated weekly and visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Governance
How Medicaid Policies Shape County Health-Care Performance
Governance
The State of Global Health Funding: August 2025
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The WHO estimates that nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are experiencing life-altering injuries because of the war
Two Years of the Gaza War in Three Health Charts50%
The number of geriatric physicians increased 50% between 2020 and 2023
Going Gray: National Aging Plans Gain Global Traction26%
A daily intake of 50 grams of processed meat elevates the risk for colorectal cancer by 26%
Are Processed Meat, Sugary Drinks, and Trans Fats Safe at Any Level?600,000
Malaria claims nearly 600,000 lives per year worldwide
A New Malaria Drug Can Treat Infants—If Health Systems Support It2.5 Times
Rates of maternal death among Black women were 2.5 times those of white women in 2022
Addressing Mississippi's Maternal Health-Care Shortage1,200
Nearly 1,200 attacks on health-care workers and facilities have taken place in the three years since the coup
In Myanmar, Health Care Has Become a Battleground1 in 4
One in four U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
"Pregnant People Will Die as a Result of Overturning Roe v. Wade"500,000
UNRWA educates more than 500,000 children and provides basic health services to almost 6 million people
UNRWA Under Fire70%
More than 70 percent of adult men smoke in Indonesia
Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot1967
In 1967, the WHO identified unsafe abortion as a serious public health problem in many countries
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm45 Percent
The number of people dying from opioid use in the U.S. in 2021 was nearly 45 percent higher than in 2020
Opioid Overdose Deaths: What the United States Can Learn From Other CountriesSeries
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Governance
Governance
A Bio-Responsibility Strategy for Gain-of-Function Research Oversight
Controversy about research on dangerous pathogens requires the U.S. government to adopt a new governance approach
Governance
China's Integrated Policies on Climate Change and Health
A New Public Health Order for Africa
A series exploring a new public health order for Africa, guest-edited by Ebere Okereke
Global Health and the "Second Independence of Africa"
The Guardian
China’s Population Falls Again as Birthrate Drops 17% to Record Low
by Amy Hawkins and agenciesFourth year of decline deepens concerns over aging, shrinking workforce and long-term economic impact
Rolling Stone
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
by Katherine EbanTwo Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr. appointees made their study a “funding priority”
Public Health On Call
Marion Nestle on the New Dietary Guidelines
by Marion Nestle and Josh SharfsteinRenowned nutritionist Marion Nestle likes the federal recommendation to reduce ultra-processed foods and its emphasis on healthy school meals
The Guardian
Controversial U.S. Study on Hepatitis B Vaccines in Africa Is Canceled
by Melody SchreiberThe $1.6 million project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease