Global Public Health
Trump’s budget bill slashes nearly 20% from SNAP through 2034. Separate from any temporary SNAP stoppages due to the federal shutdown, the law cuts off access for refugees and other immigrant groups who are in the country lawfully.
Also in the Global Health Checkup: Bird flu in Europe, Fiji free of trachoma, Rift Valley Fever in Senegal, and what happens when malaria aid is cut.
The discussion at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., explored coverage of the outbreak's origin: Was it caused by an accident at a lab in Wuhan, China? Or an infected animal at a Wuhan market or in the wild?
Warning by European health agency about mpox strain notes locally spread cases in Spain, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, and California.
Public health team’s investigation suggests Tacoma-area woman is state’s first known locally acquired malaria infection.
Also in the Global Health Checkup: Severe hunger, biodiversity loss, the global funding gap, and a tuberculosis comeback.
For the leaders of CARE, The Carter Center, The Task Force on Global Health, the CDC, and the CDC Foundation, the abrupt cuts have brought layoffs and challenges to fulfilling their mission.
New research, suspected cases in N.J., Washington this year raise concerns about local malaria infections.
Efforts to contain Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo may show that the WHO and Red Cross can rally new sources of emergency aid in absence of U.S. But is that a long-term solution?
The chikungunya virus is spreading beyond the tropics, including in New York. People are dying of malaria after U.S. cuts in Cameroon aid. Here's what to know.
Also in the Global Health Checkup: Food poisoning in Indonesian school lunches, more on Ebola in Congo, a tiny sandfly parasite, and the odds of another pandemic.
'The President and the Dragon' documentary featuring Jimmy Carter has lessons for listening and 'meeting people where they are.'
This report will help cut through the dense world of disease outbreaks and global health policy to pull out what truly matters and why.
The weekly report will bring context to a broad scope of news around global public health, to show how it’s all connected - and what it means for Americans.
The resignations and public statements of senior leaders from the CDC signal that the nation’s premier public health agency is now guided by ideology, rather than science. These events raise two questions: Why do we need a CDC? What happens if we do not have one we can trust?
Residents at Brookdale Hospital mostly come from overseas, working in jobs American medical students overlook.
NYC Care enrollment declines for the first time, as doctors warn that New Yorkers worried about their immigration status are avoiding care out of deportation fears.
Artificial intelligence can help with tasks like managing immunization programs to prevent waste and shortages and can help interpret mammograms and other tests, freeing up public health workers to focus on activities that require human interaction.
The county funded the new clinic, but recent cuts to public health funding have introduced new constraints. Seventeen people who worked on TB contact tracing and ensuring people took their medications have been laid off.
'We will continue to serve halal and vegetarian meals, and run our regular activities because we are committed to our core mission,' said Vasundhara Kalasapudi, executive director of India Home.