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Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring

India is taking urgent steps to halt the transmission of a rare but deadly virus that spreads from bats to humans

The government of Ghana is essentially bankrupt, and has turned to the International Monetary Fund for its 17th financial rescue since 1957

How rich countries’ selfish pandemic responses stoked distrust

For more than two years there have been efforts to break the lock that wealthy countries have on life-saving new vaccines

These missions, often as short as a week or two, are seen as both helpful and controversial

PEPFAR has meant that millions of HIV-positive children and adults who were near death have been brought back to life

Pakistan is the epicenter of a global wave of climate health threats

We are on track to squander the political will that brought the commitment to better handle another health catastrophe

Polarized politics, policy upheaval, and pandemic disruption

Infections with Vibrio vulnificus are rare, especially in the Northeast. But a few recent cases suggest that precautions are wise for some

A Maryland resident was hospitalized after contracting the disease locally