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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

Gender

Empowering Native Mothers Through Midwifery

A nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation on why there's now enough data to advance Indigenous birthing policy

Governance

H5N1: How Effective Is Wastewater Surveillance for Bird Flu?

The Rockefeller Foundation's Megan Diamond explains wastewater surveillance for monitoring the H5N1 outbreak

Governance

Supreme Court's Chevron Ruling Could Reshape Public Health

Overturning Chevron could deter policy for disaster responses, food safety, gender protections, and health care

Gender

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

Environment

Shrinking Shores, Rising Risks in the Great Salt Lake

How Utah's shrinking Great Salt Lake is harming human and environmental health

Urbanization

An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals

A flurry of partnerships demonstrate how academic health systems can bolster rural hospitals

Gender

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

Migration

Joyful and Painful Tales of Migrant Reunions

Why integration services for immigrant families matter

Governance

Retreat from Global HIV Fight Puts U.S. Health At Risk

With news that HIV/AIDS funding is stalled, Congress should remember the AIDS epidemic and commit to funding PEPFAR

Gender

Alabama’s Growing Health Equity Divide

The emergence of maternity deserts are causing lasting challenges for Black mothers

Governance

Two Geopolitical Rivals, One Health

The Biden-Xi summit did not advance U.S.-China health security cooperation