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A biohazard sign is displayed in the biocontainment facility of the Spiez Laboratory, in Spiez, Switzerland, on June 8, 2022.
Governance

Biosecurity's Blind Spot 

by Sunny Jha

Coordinating responses across all levels of government could help prevent biological accidents and safeguard national security in the face of biothreats

Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years
Aging

Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years

by Carrie Arnold

Overall life expectancy is struggling, according to a highly anticipated update to the Global Burden of Disease study

Food

A Successful Battle Against the Bottle

by Roy Rillera Marzo
A Successful Battle Against the Bottle
Governance

Universal Health Care in Southeast Asia

by Snehal A. Patel
Universal Health Care in Southeast Asia
Governance

Visibly Invisible: Taiwan and Global Health

by Tsung Ling Lee, Daniel Fu-Chang Tsai
Visibly Invisible: Taiwan and Global Health
Aging

Aging Gracefully in Taiwan

by Ted Alcorn
Aging Gracefully in Taiwan
Governance

Containing COVID-19 Successfully

by Ray Yip
A tour guide adjust her face mask to protect herself from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an empty Taipei Sightseeing bus in Taipei, Taiwan, May 22, 2020.
Aging

Coronavirus in Toronto—Lessons Lost on a Second SARS

by Allison Daniel
Bird's eye view: visitors take in a panoramic scene of the city of Toronto, Canada, from the 553 meters (1815 feet) high CN Tower, which just reopened after coronavirus restrictions on July 15, 2020. The photo shows a woman wearing a mask looking out from the skyview of the tall building with the Toronto cityscape beneath her. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Governance

All Bets Are Off for Measuring Pandemic Preparedness

by Sawyer Crosby, Joseph L. Dieleman, Samantha Kiernan, Thomas J. Bollyky
Photo shows a pair of hands holding up the corners of two cards to reveal a pair of aces. A large stack of chips is in the background.
Poverty

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Universal Health Coverage

by Anthony McDonnell
A woman gets her eyes tested at a free eye-care camp on the occasion of Indian politician Babasaheb Ambedkar's death anniversary in Mumbai, India, December 6, 2019. The photo shows an older woman with testing glasses on her face. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Governance

Taiwan's Response to COVID-19 and the WHO

by Jason Socrates Bardi, Thomas J. Bollyky
Taoyuan health worker Wang Tsui-lien rides a scooter to deliver care packages and to check on people who have been ordered to be under self-quarantine, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on March 25, 2020. Photo shows a motorcycle on an abandoned street in an urban setting. REUTERS/Ann Wang