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Bohdana Zhupanyna, a 30-year-old mother-to-be, stands inside her apartment that was damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2025.

Reversing Ukraine's Population Loss After Four Years of War

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Ukraine is facing demographic erosion and devising plans to encourage refugee returns and the birth rate

A graduate student at the Penn Center for Research on Coronavirus and Other Emerging Pathogens, demonstrates a viral RNA extraction at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 16, 2021

Public Health Backlash Hurts Master's Program Enrollment

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New caps on student loans and federal job cuts could be steering some away from degrees in public health

How South Carolina Doctors and Schools Are Fighting Measles

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"For a lot of parents in South Carolina, this feels like being dragged back into the worst days of COVID," one pediatrician said

A mobile health clinic is seen during a ribbon cutting ceremony by the South Carolina Department of Public Health. The health truck administers measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine at the Florence County Health Department, in Florence, South Carolina, on April 25, 2025.

Why Mumbai's Overcrowded Trains Prove Fatal

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The city's suburban railway claims 10 lives a day on average, but authorities continue to delay safety reforms

Commuters wait for a train at Goregaon railway station in suburban Mumbai on August 7, 2025.

The Mental Health Effects of Ozempic and GLP-1 Drugs

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As researchers decipher how GLP-1s affect mental health, experts worry access is outpacing the scientific investigation

Dawn Heidlebaugh, who experienced mental health concerns while using Ozempic, looks out of the window of her home, in Findlay, Ohio, on September 19, 2023.

To Tackle Obesity, India Needs More Than High Soda Taxes

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New taxes and policy target soft drinks, but they overlook other sugary beverages and the country's "obesogenic environment"

A vendor selling snacks and refreshment drinks waits for customers outside Alipore Zoological Garden, in Kolkata, India, on May 1, 2024.

Bird Flu Roars Back: An Update on Thanksgiving Turkey Prices

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Since September, turkey and egg farms have lost millions of birds, renewing pressure on food prices and biosecurity

Bird Flu Roars Back: An Update on Thanksgiving Turkey Prices

Amid ACA Subsidy Fight, Access Broadens for Catastrophic Health Plans

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U.S. adults over the age of 30 can now purchase catastrophic health plans on exchange marketplaces

An ambulance is pictured as firefighters clean and restock medical supplies in ambulances and other emergency vehicles and equipment, Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 09, 2023.

Around the World, Chronic Diseases Are Rising

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A new iteration of the Global Burden of Disease Study charts how 25 leading health risks have improved or worsened

Six small line charts show global disease burden trends, measured in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) per 100,000 people, from 2000 to 2023. The top row—diarrheal diseases, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis—shows steady declines. A vertical line in 2020 marks the COVID-19 pandemic. The bottom row—ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and depressive disorders—shows ischemic heart disease remaining high with slight fluctuation, while diabetes and depression rise modestly. Infectious diseases fall sharply as noncommunicable diseases rise.

Shifting the Narrative on Global Road Safety

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A study examines the role journalism can play in preventing traffic collisions in five Anglophone African countries

Road safety officers stand, as traffic is blocked up on a road, in Lokoja, Nigeria, on October 13, 2022.

Climate Disasters and U.S. Federalism

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Climate resilience specialist Alice Hill discusses the changing nature of disaster preparedness in the United States

A person watches as machinery is used to clear debris along the banks of the Guadalupe River after catastrophic floods in Center Point, Texas, U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Sergio Flores TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

How Anti-Immigration Measures Could Deplete the U.S. Health Workforce

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The role of immigrants in health care has become more critical because of a worsening worker shortage

Deferred Enforced Departure status holder Marie Zar, who works as a nurse’s assistant, gets ready for work, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on March 29, 2019.