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The Global Decline in Murder, Explained in One Chart

by Bryan Walsh

The world is aging out of killing one another

The United States Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine

by Aatish Bhatia, Amy Fan, Jonah Smith and Irena Hwang

A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science

Teens May Have Come Up With a New Way to Detect, Treat Lyme Disease Using CRISPR Gene Editing

by Bill Whitaker and Henry Schuster

Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR and a simulated blood serum, they were able to target specific DNA strands where the protein hides, then snip away

First Global H5N5 Death Confirmed in Washington

by Christine Clarridge

State health officials say the public risk remains low and there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission

New Jersey Man is First Known Death From Meat Allergy Triggered by Tick Bites

by Brenda Goodman

The allergy is unusual because the reaction doesn’t happen right away

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks

by Kerry Cullinan

The United States aims to compel countries that receive its aid to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange

Pandemics Are a Choice

by Stephanie Psaki

The end of pandemics is within reach. Why aren’t we acting like it?

Sudan’s RSF Agrees to U.S. Proposal for Humanitarian Ceasefire

by Reuters

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreed to a proposal from the United States and Arab powers for a humanitarian ceasefire

The Shutdown of USAID Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

by Film by Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong, Text by Atul Gawande

The short documentary "Rovina's Choice" tells the story of what goes when aid goes

Maldives Bans Smoking For Younger Generations

by Malu Cursino

The Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco

Steven Hatfill, COVID Vaccine Critic, Is Ousted From HHS

by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Hatfill said he was pushed out by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s chief of staff, who fired him when he refused to resign

Canada Is Likely to Lose Its Measles Elimination Status. The United States Could Be Next.

by Erika Edwards

Neither country has been able to stop continuous spread of the highly contagious virus within the past year

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