Global hunger rate falls overall in 2024, still faces specific challenges in countries with...
The report, which was published by five specialized United Nations agencies, said the decline was a decrease of approximately 15 million people from 2023 and 22 million from 2022.
Two years in, we need to learn the lessons of this pandemic
It’s time we flex the power that comes with being essential and fight for a new economy that favors people, not just corporations.
People’s vaccine: Calls grow for equal access to coronavirus vaccine as rich countries hoard...
A growing movement is calling for the development of a people’s vaccine and the suspension of intellectual property rights to expand access.
NIH ends future funding to study the health effects of climate change
One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.
Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food shortages in 2020
With the future looking ever more uncertain due to the climate crisis — one of President Biden's top priorities — adapting to new ways of producing and transporting food will be key to our survival.
A health breakthrough that depends on people, not drugs
Meet the system stewards, people from every walk of life who improve Americans’ well-being by tackling the deeper causes of disease and despair.
Judge blocks California from putting cancer warning on Roundup
So far, juries in three trials have ordered the company to pay billions after concluding that the product did cause cancer.
Obamacare’s insurance safety net protects many of the millions losing their employer-provided health insurance—but...
Due to the loss of income, people in states that expanded Medicaid under care of the ACA could become eligible for Medicaid coverage.
US coronavirus data will now go straight to the White House. Here’s what this...
Despite the inevitable challenges that come with tackling a pandemic in real time, the CDC remains the best-positioned agency – not just in the US but the entire world – to help us manage this crisis as safely as possible.
How to keep indoor air clean to reduce the chance of spreading Covid
Using increased ventilation or running an appropriately sized air cleaner or filter can add an extra layer of protection.