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"On the Move": How Climate Migration Will Remake America
In a must-read, ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten uses the 2018 Camp Fire to show how extreme weather disrupts modern life
Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election
The chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project explains why young Americans view health care as a top election issue
Addressing Mississippi's Maternal Health-Care Shortage
State regulations and payment systems have prevented the growth of freestanding birth centers
U.S. Disinformation Plan Put Geopolitics Above Global Health
Covert U.S. information operations during COVID-19 expose the dangers that global health faces when rival powers compete
Where Health Surfaced at the Republican National Convention
The RNC projected a strategy on health matters that shied away from overtly supporting unpopular positions
Alcohol Industry Panics as Healthier Habits Cut Sales
Industry reps cite a "war on alcohol," but consumer attitudes suggest a cultural shift toward less drinking
Empowering Native Mothers Through Midwifery
A nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation on why there's now enough data to advance Indigenous birthing policy
H5N1: How Effective Is Wastewater Surveillance for Bird Flu?
The Rockefeller Foundation's Megan Diamond explains wastewater surveillance for monitoring the H5N1 outbreak
Supreme Court's Chevron Ruling Could Reshape Public Health
Overturning Chevron could deter policy for disaster responses, food safety, gender protections, and health care
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Emergency Abortion Care
In Idaho v. United States, the stakes are high for health workers, pregnant patients, and abortion care
Shrinking Shores, Rising Risks in the Great Salt Lake
How Utah's shrinking Great Salt Lake is harming human and environmental health
An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals
A flurry of partnerships demonstrate how academic health systems can bolster rural hospitals
U.S. Supreme Court Challenge to Abortion Pills Could Boost Illegal Imports
Safeguarding access to pills from online foreign distributors may become a flashpoint in the reproductive care battle
Joyful and Painful Tales of Migrant Reunions
Why integration services for immigrant families matter