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A study published in the scientific journal the Lancet was highlighted as vindication for the Sunshine State’s loose pandemic policies

Russian president says women having large families is ‘our goal for the coming decades’

A century ago, Big Tobacco calmed people’s health fears with outrageous claims that smoking was actually good for you

An initiative to train hairdressers in mental health counseling is providing relief to hundreds of clients in a region

Cities are in a hurry. Many are declaring themselves 15-minute metros, promising access to housing, shopping, and jobs within a 15-minute commute

These countries tried everything from cash to patriotic calls to duty to reverse drastically declining birth rates. It didn’t work

Scientists expected a surge in respiratory disease, but what is happening in China is unusual

Aging populations are placing new demands on health systems worldwide

How maternity care deserts are leading to a spike in infant syphilis and mortality rates

One is killed every ten minutes

Huge analysis of RTS,S in Africa shows it decreased toddler deaths by 13 percent

As the United States gains more distance from the COVID pandemic, the perspective on what worked, and what didn't, not only more clear, but more stark