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

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that strikes on Iranian oil depots causing “black rain” could lead to respiratory problems as toxic pollutants disperse through the air. “Black ...

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.

The World Health Organization chief said on Thursday that it has verified 13 attacks on health infrastructure in Iran amid a ...

Reports of “black rain” in Iran - caused by soot and toxic pollutants from oil facility fires- have raised global health concerns, the World Health Organization warns. Experts say the polluted ...

By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA, March 10 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that the "black rain" and toxic compounds in the air in Iran after strikes on oil ...

Having practiced as a medical doctor for 38 years in Oregon, I remain astonished at the current administration’s assault on ...

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 ...

Acid rain, toxic air, contaminated water and soil, and the possibility of retaliatory strikes across the Middle East.

Black smoke, oil-tainted rain and rising health fears are gripping Tehran after strikes on oil facilities. Experts warn the pollution could be unprecedented. Could toxic clouds spread far beyond Iran?

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.

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 ...