Research & Analysis

Putting the Pandemic Agreement Into Practice: A Case for ASEAN

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The Southeast Asian bloc is positioned to implement the pandemic treaty’s provisions before they come into legal force

Edison Cosico, an administrative aide at the UPLB Museum of Natural History, secures his hazmat suit, in Los Banos, Laguna province, Philippines, on February 18, 2021.

Light Pollution Reshapes Growing Seasons

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A study finds artificial light at night can extend plant growing seasons, possibly altering ecosystems and public health

A building is pictured through trees amid heave smog on a polluted day, in Beijing, China, on December 2, 2018.

Africa’s Internal Migration Crisis

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Migrants in several African countries face a new, worrying social discriminatory phenomenon called medical xenophobia

Florence Mushimye poses for a portrait in a classroom where they are taking refuge after being asked to leave Kalenga village by the M23 rebels, in Sake, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 13, 2025.

Somaliland’s Khat Conundrum

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The drug has cultural and economic heft, but its rising use could contribute to youth unemployment and mental illness

A man chews khat, in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 10, 2014.

How Anti-Immigration Measures Could Deplete the U.S. Health Workforce

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The role of immigrants in health care has become more critical because of a worsening worker shortage

Deferred Enforced Departure status holder Marie Zar, who works as a nurse’s assistant, gets ready for work, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on March 29, 2019.

International Court's Ruling Could Transform Climate Action

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Holding countries legally accountable for climate harms could shift the landscape of global health and climate politics

Cynthia Houniuhi, Solomon Islands youth climate activist, speaks during the United Nations' top court International Court of Justice (ICJ) public hearings, in The Hague, Netherlands, December 2, 2024.

Driving Economic Gains Through Brain Capital

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An emerging economic belief system emphasizes brain health, as mental illnesses sap trillions of dollars in productivity

A scientist looks at hypometabolic and hypoperfusion patterns at the single-subject level from a patient with Alzheimer's disease at the Memory Centre, in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

White House Empties Office for U.S. Pandemic Policy: The Gaps Left Behind

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Summer departures leave the White House without a senior official for pandemic preparedness, biosecurity, or biodefense

White House Empties Office for U.S. Pandemic Policy: The Gaps Left Behind

Emerging Discourse on AI and Global Health Security

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AI could revolutionize global health security. A roundtable, held at the World Health Assembly, shows where to start

Emerging Discourse on AI and Global Health Security

New Pope Brings Health-Care Hope

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Nearing 100 days of papacy, Pope Leo XIV could renew interest and investment in global health

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AI to Predict Suicide: The Case for Interpretable Machine Learning

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This AI approach can analyze patient data to identify risks and more efficiently target interventions

AI to Predict Suicide: The Case for Interpretable Machine Learning

Africa's Tuberculosis Funding Crisis: Moving Beyond External Saviors

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Recent foreign aid cuts have exposed the need for domestic responses to maintain progress against the fatal disease

Africa's Tuberculosis Funding Crisis: Moving Beyond External Saviors