While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof De...

Attack on presidential candidate is oreminiscent of some of the darkest chapters of the country’s history

Colombia has seen a surge in the number of female inmates – many poor, from rural areas and convicted of drug offences. Now a radical scheme could release thousands to support their families

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Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway. Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.

Turnbull is willing to do what our political leaders won't: pursue a clear-eyed reassessment of what Trump's assault on the global order means for Australia.

He also baselessly claimed that natural immunity from measles and other diseases could protect people from cancer and cardiac disease.

Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.

Stigma, lack of treatment and disproportionate rise of the disease in women draws comparisons with HIV epidemic An alarming rise in obesity in Africa has been compared with the HIV epidemic, with stigma and lack of treatment having a disproportionate…

The tech outlet Wired set up a new politics team in time for the presidential election — but its most impactful work is coming after the election is over.

The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

The prediction comes at a time Sub-Saharan Africa is grappling with both a growing chronic disease burden and sharp foreign aid cuts for the health sector

The major halt in funding is expected to have “a ripple effect on all different health issues,” says Katie Dain, the CEO of the NCD Alliance. This could include a move from integrated health care back...

Global collaboration with US researchers likely to be set back by years, including on spread of drug-resistant HIV

Abrupt order has done ‘serious damage’, say experts, with supply chains halted, HIV clinics struggling to source drugs and refugee camps facing loss of vital services

Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks and brewing global threats.

Robert F. Kennedy’s Jr. advisers are sparring over how far he should go on vaccines as health secretary.

The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.

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The move came after he addressed thousands of abortion opponents in Washington to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

The good news first: HIV science has made remarkable progress. While we still lack a vaccine or cure, a single dose of a new long-acting injectable drug can

The case, detected in East Sussex in a patient that had recently travelled from Uganda, is the UK’s sixth since October 2024

Influential conservatives have long sought to curtail the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – and four nurses in Mozambique

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.

Health misinformation (false or misleading data shared unintentionally) and disinformation (deliberately deceptive information) are not new, but the COVID-19 pandemic marked a turning point. The sense...

Three issues to watch in global health in 2025: H5N1 bird flu, mpox, and U.S. influence on the global stage.

Five years after the start of Covid, we appear to be trying to teach ourselves the lessons of the pandemic the hard way.

The U.S. has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from infected chickens and wild birds in a backyard flock.

Countless deaths are a reminder that, in our interconnected world, no one is truly safe until everyone is

Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek treatment. Now screening and outreach work are helping tackle the disease

Participation in Brazil’s Bolsa Familia Program, one of the largest conditional cash transfer programs in the world, was associated with large reductions in tuberculosis incidence and mortality among ...

Jimmy Carter redefined what a president can do after departing the White House, leaving a lasting imprint through his work overseas, particularly in the realm of public health.

The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

Official statistics show the number of cases involving the most common infections started to reduce last year