The U.S. is pulling the plug on its membership with the World Health Organization. What does that mean for Illinois?

The World Health Organization on Tuesday wrapped up its executive board meeting, held against the backdrop of the United ...

Over the course of two decades, China has built a public health aid program for the world, turbocharged by the pandemic. As ...

Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. While air quality varies ...

Calls for Israel to release director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has been condemned amid demands to release director whose whereabouts are unknown.

US withdrawal from the WHO and of all foreign aid will have dire consequences for Africa. It’s time the continent took ...

The USA is WHO's largest donor and its planned withdrawal from the organisation has prompted crisis planning during the ...

Compassion starts with the individual – self-care and personal wellness. It then radiates out to the wider community in the ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

President Trump’s moves to pause refugee resettlement, freeze foreign aid and suspend funds to promote democracy have added more chaos to one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises.

Jan. 6, 2025 — Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's biggest infectious disease killer with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular threat to global health.

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