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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.

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

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

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

Measles Takes Root in Mexico

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Measles is thriving and causing deaths among Mexico's unvaccinated communities, amid deep budget cuts to health care

A map shows confirmed measles cases in Mexico and the United States from January to mid-August 2025, with circle sizes representing total cases by state. In Mexico, Chihuahua has the largest circle in the country—much larger than any other federal state—indicating it has four and a half times more cases than Texas despite having about one-tenth its population. Chihuahua’s circle is bright orange, while Texas’s circle is dark blue and smaller. A legend shows reference circles for 40, 400, and 4,000 cases.

The Civilian Health Costs of Aid Sanctions

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A new study examines how aid sanctions deepen global health inequality

The Civilian Health Costs of Aid Sanctions

Life With Less PEPFAR: The First 100 Days in Tanzania and Uganda

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Stories on the ground support and contradict media narratives about what the HIV program has lost

Life With Less PEPFAR: The First 100 Days in Tanzania and Uganda

U.S. Deportees on Their Return to Guatemala

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Two Guatemalan migrants share their experiences from a returnee center as U.S. deportations rise

U.S. Deportees on Their Return to Guatemala

COP29: The Health Expenses of Climate Change

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Does a failure to focus on health economic losses stand opposed to stronger action at the UN summit and beyond?

COP29: The Health Expenses of Climate Change

U.S. Migration Surge Draws Attention to Mental Health Care

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New York City-based projects adapt mental health services used in low- or middle-income countries to an urban context

U.S. Migration Surge Draws Attention to Mental Health Care

Abortion Access for U.S. Immigrants

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

Abortion Access for U.S. Immigrants

The United States Isn't Ready for a Bird Flu Epidemic

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Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm discusses what's keeping the United States from closing public health gaps

The United States Isn't Ready for a Bird Flu Epidemic

U.S. Recycled Prosthetic Limbs Help Sri Lankan Amputees Walk Again

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A 200-year-old charity is tapping modern technology to help Sri Lanka weather a silent health crisis

U.S. Recycled Prosthetic Limbs Help Sri Lankan Amputees Walk Again

The PEPFAR Files: The Fate of the HIV Program

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A guide to what's worked for PEPFAR and how to apply it to other global health security objectives

The PEPFAR Files: The Fate of the HIV Program