Aging Gracefully in Taiwan
Mayor-physician Ko Wen-Je's quest to reshape Taipei for seniors
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The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Providing Health Care in Ukraine's Conflict Zone
A Canadian physician reflects on his recent emergency medicine stint along the Ukrainian-Polish border
Aging and Displaced
The health and well-being of millions of older people around the world are threatened by violence and war
The Gender Pay Gap Is Wider Than You Thought
Making women's unpaid care work count toward an economy for health
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3.3 Times
Where there was trust in local health workers people were 3.3 times more likely to wear a mask during COVID
Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Hinges on Trust
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: What the United States Can Learn From Other Countries
90,000
By the end of September 2021, almost 90,000 suspected cholera cases were recorded in Nigeria
The Pandemic That Never Went Away
One-Third
The one-third of Earth under the guardianship of Indigenous peoples boasts ~80 percent of global biodiversity
Indigenous Land Guardianship Around the World
7 Percent
In 2020, demonstrations around the world increased by 7 percent
Pandemic Protests: When Unrest and Instability Go Viral
79
Seventy-nine countries and territories experienced a net decline in freedom in 2020
The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Democracy
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
75 Percent
In Washington, DC, some 75 percent of those who died of coronavirus were Black Americans
We Need a Pro-Poor and Pro-Black Response to COVID-19
$2 Billion
In Sub-Saharan Africa alone, community health is underfunded by an estimated $2 billion every year
COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Community Health
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Five Questions for the World Health Assembly
The assembly meets as global health transitions into a dangerous post-COVID world
COVID-19's Repercussions on Public Health Policy and Law in the United States
The pandemic has triggered regressive state-based law and policy reforms across America
U.S. War Aims, Health, and the Armed Conflict in Ukraine
Ambitious U.S. objectives in the war will affect health on Ukrainian battlefields and in nations beyond
Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States
In 2020, firearm-related injuries became the leading cause of death in children ages one to 19-years-old
Global Health Talks Clouded by Conspiracy Theories about Pandemic Treaty
Discussion of a "pandemic treaty" is setting off alarm bells for the global misinformation-industrial complex
Rare Monkeypox Outbreak in U.K., Europe, and U.S.
Health officials have little clue where people caught the monkeypox virus
First Polio Outbreak in 30 Years Declared in Mozambique
The infection marks the second imported case of wild poliovirus in southern Africa this year, following an outbreak in Malawi in mid-February