As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain ...

There is such a thing as mental health, but it is not the same for everyone. It is a subjective good that depends on a person’s own standards.

As today's researchers face a tectonic shift in the foundations of global health, it is instructive to consider another time when international health research had to be re-established on a new ...

What is Disease X? WHO warns it could trigger the next pandemic as scientists study unknown pathogens to help governments prepare.

Donald Thompson and Dr. Kennette Thigpen explore why mental health must be treated as a core business strategy rather than a "checked box." ...

Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to protect against polio when traveling.

African countries must not sign away their health data or release their pathogens in exchange for donor funding.

Global levels of physical activity have not improved over the past two decades, despite widespread policy development and adoption, and large disparities persist across gender and socioeconomic groups ...

The World Health Organization chief said on Thursday that it ‌has verified 13 attacks on health infrastructure in Iran amid a U.S.-Israeli campaign and it was checking reports that four healthcare ...

The 71-year-old American suffered a mild stroke in October 2025 and returned in early January to the WFP’s headquarters in Rome to resume her duties.

The Trump administration is reportedly proposing to spend around $2 billion per year replicating the global health capabilities of the World Health Organization, after the U.S. finalized its exit from ...