2024-09-11T024053Z_335991836_RC22Y9A6FD8T_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-DEBATE_0

U.S. Election 2024

Coverage of the U.S. presidential and down-ballot elections in 2024

Solutions to U.S. Gun Violence Hinge on Election

Solutions to U.S. Gun Violence Hinge on Election

by

Physicians are working to improve patient safety education but rely on research funding that is in doubt

U.S. Voters Disenfranchised by Climate Change

U.S. Voters Disenfranchised by Climate Change

by ,

Electoral planning needs to envision increasingly severe extremes that disrupt the casting and counting of ballots

The Pandemic Agreement Fractures in the Latest Negotiations

by

WHO member states continue to disagree on critical issues and might tackle them after adopting a pandemic agreement

A newly arrived patient awaits a consultation at the treatment center for mpox.

Where Health Surfaced at the Republican National Convention

by ,

The RNC projected a strategy on health matters that shied away from overtly supporting unpopular positions

Where Health Surfaced at the Republican National Convention

Kamala Harris's Global Health and Foreign Aid Record

by ,

If Harris wins, the Israel-Hamas War and the U.S. southern border are likely to shape her priorities for global aid

Kamala Harris's Global Health and Foreign Aid Record

Better Infant Health Starts With Paid Family Leave

by

State-based labor legislation could inadvertently allow parents to protect their babies from winter outbreaks

Voluntary Leave Dominates in Southern States: In October 2023, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas had the highest rates of RSV-positive tests; that year, those states made paid family leave voluntary.

Abortion Access for U.S. Immigrants

by

A reproductive epidemiologist explores the barriers and gateways to abortion access for U.S. immigrants

Abortion Access for U.S. Immigrants

How Overdose Prevention Centers Became Political Scapegoats

by

Although some politicians blame harm reduction efforts for societal problems, others view them as lifesaving solutions

How Overdose Prevention Centers Became Political Scapegoats

President Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy on Global Health

by

Geopolitics and domestic polarization have stymied the president's efforts to reclaim U.S. global health leadership

President Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy on Global Health

The United States Targets Cervical Cancer and Lead Exposure

by

The Biden administration launched efforts to reduce cervical cancer and lead exposure that could have brief policy lives

The United States Targets Cervical Cancer and Lead Exposure

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

by

The chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project explains why young Americans view health care as a top election issue

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

South Africa's Health-Care Reform in Limbo Following Election

by

African National Congress's loss imperils the new National Health Insurance law and its financing of public health care

South Africa's Health-Care Reform in Limbo Following Election

Health Policy Takeaways from 2024's First U.S. Presidential Debate

by

Where the presidential debate mentioned or missed on COVID responses, drug pricing, Medicare, and reproductive health

Health Policy Takeaways from 2024's First U.S. Presidential Debate

Reflections on Nikki Haley’s Health Policy and Foreign Aid Positions

by

Haley’s past and current stances on health and foreign aid

Reflections on Nikki Haley’s Health Policy and Foreign Aid Positions

Title 42, Asylum Seekers, and American Public Health in 2024 Election

by , , , , , ,

Medical providers discuss the migration policy’s justification—or lack thereof

Migrants expelled from the U.S. and sent back to Mexico under Title 42, walk towards Mexico at the Paso del Norte International border bridge.