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Alcohol: A Public Health Blind Spot
Richard Yoast on alcohol consumption and how philanthropies could help curb excess drinking
Changing Drug Use in Colombia and Peru
People who use drugs should use them in the safest and most informed way
Deep Sea Discoveries and Global Health
Humans have only begun to explore the ocean's potential for healing diseases
Tolerating the Pain: Accessing Medical Morphine in Bangladesh
Roadblocks to getting opioids leave seriously ill patients coping with unbearable pain
Wanted: Global Access to Paxlovid
Equitable access to COVID-19 antiviral therapy remains elusive, with many middle-income nations left out
What the African Medicines Agency Needs Most to Succeed
The formation of the AMA is a milestone for drug safety and trust in Africa
Britain's Moral Bankruptcy Over COVID-19 Vaccines
Why a study set to deliberately infect people with coronavirus is unethical, unnecessary, and likely to be uninformative
Back to Basics After COVID-19
Investing in Primary Care Now Will Prepare the U.S. for the Next Pandemic
Who Gets What and Why?
Countries need informed decision-making through health technology assessment to allocate resources during the pandemic
Vaccine Nationalism and Africa
African Union calls for a “People's Vaccine” as African Academy of Sciences begins mapping local clinical trials sites
Patent Pools and the Pandemic—A Renewed Debate
In light of COVID-19 we need to revisit patent pools and their potential for pro-competitive and anticompetitive effects
Vaccine Dreams and Russian Reality
Putin's gamble on an untested cure has high stakes—it could pay off if it actually works but will cost lives if it fails
Mothers, Children, and the Terrible Choice Between COVID-19 and Other Infections
Decisive action is required now to protect the most vulnerable from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during the pandemic