Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
An obscure but influential program that gave detailed public health information to about half of the world’s nations will fol...
As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
As the reality sets in that the United States is drastically diminishing its foreign assistance to developing countries, an u...
Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs:Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling
Funds for vital health programs around the world remain frozen and their work has not been able to resume, despite a federal ...
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
At the nation’s borders, federal workers keep the country safe in many ways: Some investigate sick passengers. Some examine a...
Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia
Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized, has bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The term simply means pneumonia...
An Invisible Medical Shortage:Oxygen
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of people in poor nations died literally gasping for breath, even in hospita...
She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death
Soon, Irene Mekel will need to pick the day she dies. She’s not in any hurry: She quite likes her life, in a trim, airy house...