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As COVID Emergency Funding Sunsets, Public Health Faces Budget Cuts and Layoffs
In some places, that pandemic cash did little more than keep small health departments afloat.
Remote Southwest Communities Resist Dangerous Combat Flight Training Expansion
Increased military flight trainings would have dire environmental and public health effects in Arizona and New Mexico.
Israel Bombs Shelter, Killing 11 as Polio Vaccination Effort Begins
The attack comes at the start of three days of localized humanitarian pauses to allow aid workers to vaccinate children.
How Climate Change Spread This Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness to the US Northeast
Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare mosquito-borne disease, has been spreading as temperatures rise.
Anti-Trans Legislation Has Made a Health Issue — Menstrual Products — Political
As anti-trans rhetoric has gained momentum in state chambers, “period poverty” bills have been caught in the crosshairs.
Experts Call Long COVID in Kids a Public Health Crisis. Why Is It Being Ignored?
A new study sheds light on the effect a coronavirus infection can have on children over a longer period.
Plastic Is Building Up in Our Brains — Scientists Say It’s a Global Emergency
A growing body of research shows microplastics reach nearly everywhere in the body, creating vast and unknown dangers.
10-Month-Old Baby in Gaza Has Paralysis From Polio, UN Confirms
Polio has reemerged in Gaza for the first time in 25 years due to Israel’s disease campaign.
UN Chief Calls for Truce as Infant Tests Positive for Gaza’s First Case of Polio
“The ultimate vaccine for polio is peace and an immediate humanitarian ceasefire," António Guterres said.
Spread of Mpox Underscores Global Health Disparities and Lack of Vaccine Access
A mutated strain seems to be more contagious — and more deadly, threatening to become a pandemic on par with COVID-19.