From books to film, here's how the COVID-19 pandemic has (or hasn't) been represented in culture
It's been five years since COVID-19 swept across the globe. But for an event of its scale, the way the pandemic has been ...
How The Trump Presidency Is Already Affecting Public Health
It has been just over two weeks since President Trump took office, and there have been significant effects already on public ...
Opinion
Nicholas Kristof: The world’s richest men take on the world’s poorest children
The world’s richest man is boasting about destroying the U.S. Agency for International Development, which saves the lives of the world’s poorest children, saying he shoved it “into the wood chipper.” ...
RFK Jr.’s litany of controversial views to come under scrutiny in Senate confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo intense scrutiny over his history of controversial and inflammatory comments at his Senate ...
Republicans usher in an "unleash the plague" era with RFK and Elon Musk's attacks on public health
He was talking about Darren Beattie, who got fired as Trump's speechwriter in 2018 after his white nationalist activities ...
The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
The world’s richest man is boasting about destroying the United States Agency for International Development, which saves the ...
Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without H.I.V. Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 ...
If Trump Ends Foreign HIV Aid, Millions Will Suffer—Including Americans
These diseases had once been extraordinary rarities. When HIV hit, they were everywhere. I remember how I blew up gloves into ...
From hearing aids to pacemakers, tariffs may drive up medical device costs
Whether pacemakers, insulin pumps or hip replacement, Canadians may face a spike in health costs if Trump imposes a 25 per ...
Argentina says it will withdraw from World Health Organization, echoing Trump
WHO is the only organization mandated to coordinate global responses to acute health crises, particularly outbreaks of new ...
Commentary: Some pointers for Trump on chemical and biological threats
President Trump has inherited an evolving chemical and biological threat landscape, but not one he hasn’t encountered before.