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Public Health

First Opinion

Lessons learned from the final Ebola outbreak in Guinea

By Ngozi Erondu

Health

‘The clock is ticking’: WHO’s next chief faces sobering challenges

By Helen Branswell

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Health

Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict, UNICEF says

By Associated Press

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Politics

HIV programs, mental health: 8 ways Trump’s new budget might affect public health

Health

Behind closed doors, WHO prepares to elect its next leader

By Helen Branswell

Health

Cash-strapped World Health Organization slammed for high travel costs

By Associated Press

First Opinion

Why cities may hold the key to living longer, healthier lives

By Thomas R. Frieden

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In the Lab

Scientists hope to strike malaria where it lives — in mosquitoes — with a deadly fungus but without fireworks

By Ike Swetlitz

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First Opinion

Climate change is affecting the health of islanders today, a top UN negotiator warns

By Hugh J. Sealy

Health

WHO prepares experimental Ebola vaccine for possible first use in Democratic Republic of Congo

By Helen Branswell

First Opinion

An end to pandemics is within reach, but we must redouble efforts now

By Daniel Schar

Health

Generations later, the effects of the Tuskegee syphilis study linger

By Associated Press

Health

Raw milk and cheese cause 840 times more illnesses than pasteurized products

By Helen Branswell

First Opinion

The shadow of Big Tobacco looms over e-cigarettes and harm reduction

By Amy Fairchild and Ronald Bayer

Health

Measles sweeps an immigrant community targeted by anti-vaccine activists

By Helen Branswell

Health

Zika testing recommendations changed for pregnant women

By Helen Branswell

First Opinion

Citizen science often overstates ‘cancer clusters’ like the one linked to artificial turf

By David Ropeik

First Opinion

The surgeon general’s dismissal should alarm all doctors

By Hakique Virani

First Opinion

More physical activity among children will save America billions

By Bruce Y. Lee and Marie Ferguson

Health

Shortage of yellow fever vaccine hits the US, and could be long-lasting

By Helen Branswell

First Opinion

It’s time to kick our addiction to the war on drugs

By Marc Krupanski

Health

Climate change: It’s the mother of all human health issues

By Jeffery DelViscio and Dominic Smith

Politics

Vivek Murthy, surgeon general, is ousted by Trump administration

By Associated Press

First Opinion

Successful teen pregnancy prevention program threatened by funding cuts

By Christine Dehlendorf

Health

The education of President Trump by Bill Gates, global health advocate

By Helen Branswell

First Opinion

Prevention efforts can ward off many chronic and expensive conditions. So why aren’t we investing in them?

By John Auerbach

First Opinion

I taught a non-MD to do brain surgery. This radical approach could solve the global surgeon shortage

By Dilan Ellegala

Health

The world’s assault on tropical diseases is working

By Helen Branswell

Health

Florida tests bacteria-infected mosquitoes to kill off Zika and other viruses

By Associated Press

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