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This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Key Takeaways: Menopause self-care includes physical, emotional, ...

World Hearing Day 2026 highlights hearing care for children. Know its theme, history, WHO data and why early detection of ...

After pulling out of the World Health Organization, the Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the global disease surveillance and outbreak functions the United ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York will join a global alliance of institutions focused on global health preparedness and response. The New York Department of Health has ...

Superintendent who survived 2004 school shooting moves to statewide policy role The superintendent of the Greenville School District is heading to a statewide role.Michael Bennett has been appointed ...

Everything from candles to gas stoves can create pollution inside homes. Here’s what health experts do to keep their homes healthy. Any flame, whether from a candle or a wood-burning stove, can alter ...

A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute evaluates the impact of a voluntary code intended to improve ethical recruitment of physicians from World Health Organization-designated ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

New York City has joined a United Nations health network in the wake of the United States leaving the World Health Organization (WHO). In a press release Thursday, the New York City Department of ...

City health authorities are joining a network that counters new pathogens and emerging outbreaks. By Joseph Goldstein Two weeks after the Trump administration formally withdrew the United States from ...