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60 Percent
60 percent of children under five in India have anemia
Childhood Anemia in India
65.2 Years
In the AIAN population, life expectancy dropped from 67.1 years in 2020 to 65.2 years in 2021
American Indian and Alaska Native life expectancy
79
Seventy-nine countries and territories experienced a net decline in freedom in 2020
The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Democracy
1967
In 1967, the WHO identified unsafe abortion as a serious public health problem in many countries
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm
7 Percent
In 2020, demonstrations around the world increased by 7 percent
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1 in 4
One in four U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
Abortion in the United States
3.3 Times
Where there was trust in local health workers people were 3.3 times more likely to wear a mask during COVID
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45 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 in the United States
34 Million
The number of people who have died from AIDS-related illnesses
HIV/AIDS and COVID: A Dual Battle
1 in 3
One in three women—1.3 billion women and girls worldwide—experiences gender-based violence in her lifetime
Dual Pandemics: Coronavirus and Gender-Based Violence
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The Polarized Pandemic
COVID-19 has contributed to the fragmentation of domestic and international politics
PEPFAR's Twentieth Anniversary Might Be Its Last
Proposed changes to the mold-breaking program could break it for good
PEPFAR in a Global Democratic Recession
At age twenty, PEPFAR's continued success depends on weathering an illiberal wave worldwide
Merck Sues Over Law Empowering Medicare to Negotiate With Drugmakers
The company is heavily reliant on a cancer drug that could be targeted by a program intended to lower drug prices
Beware of the Food That Isn’t Food
The podcaster Chris van Tulleken has strong opinions about soft bread and candy that never decays
Why Scientists Have a Hard Time Getting Money to Study the Root Causes of Outbreaks
Understanding what conditions prime pathogens to leap from animals to people could help us prevent outbreaks
Alcohol Misuse and Gun Violence
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