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A woman walks outside of a COVID-19 testing center at the Incheon International Airport In Incheon, South Korea, on Feb. 10, 2023. 
COVID-19
‘The pandemic is still with us’: The bumpy road to the end of COVID
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, waves hello to the committee at the start of a House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.
COVID-19
People shouldn’t put their guard down when it comes to COVID, Fauci says
A health care worker prepares a dose of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, at the Del Norte Hospital in El Alto, Bolivia, on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.
COVID-19
Sputnik V vaccine is nearly 92% effective — a ‘political win for Putin’
Green trees in the corner with wide swath of cleared forest in the center
COVID-19
Slowing deforestation could save humanity from the next pandemic
Three women wearing masks hang signs on a laundry wire.
COVID-19
The future of our pandemic
Visitors look at a memorial at the site of the arrest of George Floyd, who died while in police custody, in Minneapolis, June 14, 2020.
COVID-19
Why many in public health support anti-racism protests — with some precautions amid coronavirus
Allyson Plumberg and her family plan to return from Sweden to the United States. Plumberg says Sweden's response to the coronavirus has changed the way she views life in the country. 
COVID-19
Sweden’s handling of coronavirus drives some people to relocate    
A man wearing a protective face mask and hat walks past the London Stock Exchange Group building
Top of The World
OECD predicts worst non-wartime recession in 100 years; Britain marks 2 months without burning coal for electricity
A woman wearing a protective face mask passes grocery shoppers amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore on May 15, 2020.
The great reopening
Two women stand with protest signs about respecting nurses
COVID-19
‘We can’t take our health for granted’ as US reopens, says Dr. Howard Koh
A woman is shown wearing a medical mask and carrying a bag while standing in front of doors with graffiti painted on them
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Pandemic exposes health inequities in vulnerable communities
A woman speaks at a microphone in front of world flags
Global Politics
Pandemic security must be ‘top line concern’ says former Amb. Power
A man holds a card reader as another pays for a purchase in store with books and music posters.
‘No fast track’ to normal when it comes to reopening economies
A deserted Rambla de Catalunya street is pictured during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Barcelona, Spain, March 31, 2020.
COVID-19
Spain’s street vendors deliver food, medical supplies amid coronavirus crisis
American Airlines passenger planes parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 23, 2020.
The Big Fix
Coronavirus has changed how we transport goods and ourselves. But will it last?
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange, New York, March 20, 2020.
COVID-19
How the World Bank Group is helping developing countries respond to COVID-19
US President Donald Trump at a White House podium
COVID-19
Pandemic threatens stability, demands ‘coordinated global action,’ says Susan Rice
A group of young protesters hold signs and posters.
Health & Medicine
How climate change affects children’s health
a baby with blonde hair and a white dress receives a vaccination in the left thigh
Health & Medicine
‘Vaccine hesitancy’ is on the WHO’s list of 10 threats to global health in 2019
Women in uniform hold stretchers in front of ambulances in this historic photo.
How the Spanish flu could have changed 1919’s Paris peace talks
1918 flu Camp Funston
Health
The world remains unprepared to handle a major epidemic, a new book warns
Health & Medicine
Global mental health issues woefully overlooked
Environment
The joy of cooking — with cow dung
A nurse tests a blood sample during a free HIV test at a blood tests party, part of a campaign to prevent HIV infection among male same-sex couples, in Bangkok September 20, 2014.
Health
Controlling AIDS by treating AIDS
A worker from a private company fumigates a property for mosquitoes in Port-au-Prince, May 23, 2014. The painful mosquito-borne virus called Chikungunya is spreading quickly through the Caribbean, causing alarm in Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Repub
Health
Jamaica declares a state of emergency to try to stop the spread of painful chikungunya virus
AC Milan's Michael Essien takes part in a training session at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on March 10, 2014, ahead of a UEFA Champions League match against Atlético Madrid.
Sports
Soccer star Michael Essien doesn’t have Ebola — so who started the rumor that he did?
Health & Medicine
You get your soda from a vending machine, so why not your medical marijuana?
Health & Medicine
You get your soda from a vending machine, so why not your medical marijuana?
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Health & Medicine
Malnourished children in sub-Saharan Africa are not getting the life-saving drugs they need
Health & Medicine
An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year­ – and it costs 20 cents
Januka Rasaeli in the fields
Health & Medicine
Reporter Sonia Narang answers your questions about maternal health in Nepal
Cambodian children
Health & Medicine
The Khmer Rouge may be partly to blame for diabetes in Cambodia
Volunteer Health Worker
Health & Medicine
Thousands of health workers in Senegal receive no pay. Is that fair?
Two office workers in Beijing told me they're thinking about moving out of the city because of the air pollution.
Environment
Beijingers don masks to defend themselves against dirty air — and to make a fashion statement
Days before the sudden influx, monitors reported that people were arriving by bus and setting up makeshift camps on the Syrian side of the Peshkhabour border crossing. UNHCR / G.Gubaeva.
Conflict & Justice
Harvard forum asks how the world can help Syrians caught in the war
Health & Medicine
High blood pressure takes increasing toll in Cambodia, developing world
Health & Medicine
Hypertension in the Developing World: The View from Cambodia
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal
Development & Education
Snapshot: Behind the Walls Of Nepal’s Women
Health & Medicine
Book warns that deadly pandemic may not be far off
Health & Medicine
Global effort to combat malaria
Tracking Pandemics by Computer
Global Politics
Mental Health Not Getting Enough Attention From UN
Hunting for the Next Pandemic
Emerging Science Note/Follow the Money
Cities Get Ready