Global Public Health
The United States has signed 19 one-on-one health agreements directly with African governments since dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development last year.
The spread of mosquito-borne diseases across southern and central Europe (and North America, too) seems inevitable.
In places like Nigeria, with few psychiatrists, AI could help fill a need. But one researcher says it’s not a replacement for human care and the AI incentive structure is meant to keep you engaged.
Public health leaders see this year’s World Cup as the world’s largest temporary migration into the United States’ most densely populated urban corridor. They are planning accordingly.
The toll could climb even higher if funding continues to drop. Here’s how some philanthropies see their role in this moment.
PHS doctors and nurses are being deployed to Guantánamo and other detention centers as Donald Trump escalates mass immigration arrests. Some have resigned in protest. Others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.
The network aims to rapidly detect and respond to public health threats and emergencies. The different entities receive direct access to early-warning alerts and outbreak intelligence, along with training and exercises.
The Trump administration has told the global vaccine group Gavi to phase out shots containing thimerosal as a condition of funding. The preservative is at the center of conspiracy theories, but any link to autism has been debunked.
A global health expert said that with this move, the United States has 'made itself much more vulnerable to disaster and devastation when the next epidemic or pandemic hits.'
Healthbeat Atlanta reporter Rebecca Grapevine became a health journalist after working abroad in a clinic, then back home. Here's what she learned.
From effective outbreak control to promising new research, a few developments that suggest key parts of the global health system are still functioning well, even under strain.
The founder of Saving Mothers in New York shares a story that highlights the shared experiences of giving birth, no matter where on Earth you live, but also the wide discrepancies in available birth care.
Merging organizations that have overlapping mandates could do more than cut costs. 'One institution with a broader mandate could improve efficiency and be better at building health systems,' one expert said.
I had lived through the transformation of HIV in the United States — from a death sentence to a manageable chronic illness. Now, I had the privilege of witnessing that transformation again, on a massive scale.
A UN-WHO scientific risk assessment is launched as U.S. regulators struggle to find the source of ByHeart botulism contamination.
Before eradication, screwworm caused hundreds of millions of dollars in financial losses each year in the U.S. Ranchers spent enormous time and money on treatment and prevention in cattle.
The global nonprofit organization redistributes medical equipment and supplies to clinics serving vulnerable people. It's finding a growing need for its work in the U.S.
Other gaps in protection against the highly contagious disease include access to hard-to-reach clinics and ‘social determinants of vaccination.’
Trenton Daniel's reporting career has taken him from South Florida, to Haiti, to New York City. Here's what he's learned and how he'll cover public health for New Yorkers.
Marco Rubio praises the ‘America First’ agreement as a new approach. How old challenges play out remains to be seen.