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A health official holds Lenacapavir, a long‑acting HIV prevention treatment, in Epworth outside the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, February 19, 2026.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Lenacapavir: the HIV Breakthrough Proving Why NIH Funding Matters

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Biomedical advances such as lenacapavir depend on years of publicly funded basic research

A customer waits for his medicine in a pharmacy, in downtown Cairo, Egypt, on November 17, 2016.

Holding Drug Companies Accountable: NIH Access Plan vs. Pandemic Treaty

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Four enforcement mechanisms the policy frameworks could consider to promote drug affordability

Health and Science Diplomacy Protects Everyone

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A former State Department employee outlines the value of international collaboration on health and science

Health and Science Diplomacy Protects Everyone

Gain of Fiction: How COVID Origins Motivated Defunding of U.S. Science

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Defunding scientific research in the United States has halted disease cure studies amid multiple infectious crises

Gain of Fiction: How COVID Origins Motivated Defunding of U.S. Science

Tracking the Progress of "Make America Healthy Again"

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A report card for the Trump administration's health agenda based on confirmation hearings and actions taken to date

Tracking the Progress of "Make America Healthy Again"

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Needs to Be Reformed

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A new CDC era calls for empowering local health experts and explaining "the why" behind policy recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Needs to Be Reformed

Eroding Faith in Public Health Leaders

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Examining political pressures and public trust in public health leadership

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins bump elbows after testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss about vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Washington, U.S., September 9, 2020.

Separated by a Common Infection

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A mess of coronavirus responses—from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, and the U.S. federal government to U.S. states

In a country that didn't lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, a sign assures people that the bar is open during the COVID-19 outbreak—outside a pub in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 26, 2020. Picture Shows two side-by-side chalk placards in front of a restaurant advertising a happy hour inside. One of the signs reads, "I assure you WE'RE OPEN." REUTERS/Colm Fulton

Why Social Policies Make Coronavirus Worse

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Too late for COVID-19, but strengthening safety nets and health security in U.S. would help us respond to future threats

A mannequin with a surgical mask on display where a vendor sells packages of masks on a corner in the Chelsea neighborhood during the outbreak of the coronavirus in New York City on March 27, 2020. The photo shows a mannequin wearing a blue mask. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Quarantined: Federalism in Action at Home and Abroad

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Lessons from around the world on how national and subnational governments can cooperate in response to COVID-19

A usually bustling Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland nearly empty at rush hour last week, when Governor Larry Hogan ordered the shutdown of all bars and restaurants in the state due to coronavirus. The picture shows a long escalator tube almost empty. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Diabetes and TB—A Complicating Combo

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Though they are entirely different types of diseases TB and diabetes exacerbate each other in surprising—and costly—ways

A health technician analyses blood samples for tuberculosis testing in a high-tech TB laboratory in Carabayllo, an area in Lima, Peru on May 19, 2016. The image shows a splashing liquid being washed across glass plates each of which is dotted with what appears to be a blood drop sample. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo