Tag: global health
Trump’s Ebola response cuts face renewed scrutiny as deadly outbreak spreads...
WHO warns the outbreak in Congo and Uganda is “deeply concerning” as former health officials and aid experts say Trump administration cuts weakened the systems designed to detect and contain Ebola before it spread.
Trump slashes U.S. humanitarian aid as global death toll mounts
A $2 billion pledge to the United Nations masks a historic collapse in U.S. humanitarian funding following the dismantling of USAID, as experts estimate more than 700,000 deaths linked to foreign aid cuts.
Cancer deaths projected to rise nearly 75 percent by 2050, Lancet...
Researchers say disproportionate growth in low- and middle-income countries highlights urgent need for equitable cancer control.
2023 Lancet Report on health and climate change: a critical call...
In-depth analysis of the escalating health crisis due to climate change and the imperative for systemic global climate action.
8 billion people: Four ways climate change and population growth combine...
Of the multitude of climate-related adverse health effects, there are four great public health concerns for a growing population.
Ending the pandemic will take global access to COVID-19 treatment and...
If pharmaceutical companies don’t voluntarily help people in poor countries, those governments can do what they’ve done in past health crises: let other companies produce generic versions of patented medicines, to protect the common good.
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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.