International sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support
U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to ...
Could Meta ending fact-checking lead to rise in health misinformation?
Meta announced this week it was ending third-party fact-checking and moving towards community notes. Some experts fear it ...
Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say
As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and ...
The new fluoride study dividing the public health world as RFK Jr. calls for a ban on adding it to water
A new study has found a clear relationship between high fluoride exposure and decreased I.Q. in children. The findings, ...
False posts about 'China health emergency' misuse old Covid photos
Health surveillance reports from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2025 did not announce a ...
This Is the Deadliest Foodborne Illness, According to the World Health Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization teamed up to publish a new ...
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American Global Health Leadership in a Second Trump Administration
The Trump administration may undermine U.S. leadership and the international system of global health cooperation. Pandemic preparedness, resilient health systems and reproductive rights will suffer wo ...
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Ghana: Addressing Mental Health Challenges for Akosombo Flood Victims
In October 2023, the spillage of the Akosombo Dam caused catastrophic flooding in some districts of the Eastern, Volta, and Greater Accra regions, displacing thousands of people and leaving a trail of ...
U.N.'s World Health Organization calls on Israel to free Gaza hospital chief as death toll tops 45,500
Israeli forces raided northern Gaza's last hospital and detained its director as a purported Hamas suspect. U.N. officials ...
Is the world ready for the next pandemic?
An awkward question remains five years after COVID-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next ...
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The World Health Organization begs China to stop being China
It has been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic sprung out of Wuhan, China, and the World Health Organization is still incapable of doing anything other than begging the Chinese Communist Party ...