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Every day, we share what we're reading, listening to, and watching in the world of global health — from well-reported news articles and in-depth studies to timely podcast episodes and features
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EPA Just Detailed All the Ways Climate Change Will Hit U.S. Racial Minorities the Hardest. It's a Long List
If the planet warms 2 degrees Celsius, Black people are 40 percent more likely to currently live in places where extreme temps will cause more deaths
The Fight for Climate After COVID-19
A new book that shows how the pandemic provides valuable lessons for decision makers on how to prepare for the worsening impacts of climate change
WHO, Germany Open Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin
The mission is to provide better data, analytics, and decisions to detect and respond to health emergencies
Strengthening Global Health Security and Reforming the International Health Regulations
Making the world safer for future pandemics
'A Pandemic Tinderbox': In Hurricane Ida's Aftermath, Experts Worry COVID Outbreak in Louisiana Will Worsen
Crowded shelters, delayed treatments, inundated hospitals and intensive care units put under-vaccinated communities at dire risk
An Experimental HIV Vaccine Fails in Africa
Researchers have ended a large trial in South Africa
Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color
"COVID created more transparency regarding what we already knew was happening"
Biden: Federal Government is Deploying Generators, Food, Water to Storm-Hit Areas
Aid is on the way to people affected by Ida, including 200 generators, "millions" of meals, and gallons of drinking water
Climate Change and Hunger in Madagascar
"This is what the real consequences of climate change look like, and the people here have done nothing to deserve this"
Why Is It Taking So Long to Get a COVID Vaccine for Kids?
Parents hoping for an early-fall vaccine may have much longer to wait
Video Shows Trooper Pummeling A Black Man
Police brutality case is under federal investigation
Call for Experts to Join WHO's New Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens
The World Health Organization seeks a range of experts to serve on the new SAGO — deadline is September 10