List of Health articles
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The legs and colorful dresses of four girls are seen standing atop dirt. They hold U.S. and Kenya flags. Trump Has Put George W. Bush’s Lifesaving Legacy in Danger
PEPFAR is a critical part of U.S. soft power in Africa.
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About a dozen protesters are visible as they stand in front of the concrete and stone facade of the USAID headquarters. Two people at the front of the crowd hold up handwritten signs on posterboard; one says "Save USAID, save lives" and the other says "USAID must be saved." Abolishing USAID Is Both Unconstitutional and Disastrous
The State Department isn’t ready to handle vital disease-prevention efforts worldwide.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Make America Highly Pathogenic Again
If RFK Jr. gets to helm HHS, global health is at risk.
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A person with long hair wearing a pink dress covered in bows stands amid other travelers on a train. In China, Gender Transitions Are a Family Affair
Beijing allows trans people to undergo affirming surgery and change their legal genders. But there’s a catch: Parental consent is required—at any age.
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In the center is a person wearing a vest that says "World Health Organization." Around them are other people dressed in white safety outfits. WHO Withdrawal Could Be a Disaster—or an Opportunity
Trump’s attempt to leave may clear the way for global health diplomacy.
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A police officer wearing a reflective vest holds up her hand to halt an oncoming truck on a multi-lane highway beneath a cloudy gray sky. When the World Closed Its Doors
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the ease with which governments shut borders offers worrisome lessons.
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1-lead-Foreign-policy-gift guide FP’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Global goodies for foodies, jet-setters, and nerds.
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Displaced Palestinians gather amid tents flooded by heavy rain at a makeshift camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 27. The U.S. Must Support Gaza Before Winter
Seasonal rains and flooding portend further humanitarian catastrophe.
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Indian workers fill out employment forms. Indians Are Seeking Work in War Zones
Unemployment is driving desperate workers to Ukraine and Israel.
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Men stand by a crater where a collapsed building stood following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs. ‘The Human Toll Is Staggering’: Aid Groups Triage Yet Another Middle East Crisis
Israel’s invasion of Lebanon has triggered a new wave of displaced people in a region already under record strain.
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Silhouettes of undergraduates dance on a stage with a giant Chinese flag in the background. Peter Hessler’s ‘Rivers’ Have Been Damned by the Chinese Government
A sequel to the acclaimed “River Town” can’t quite find its course.
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A UNRWA employee provides polio vaccine and rotavirus vaccines for children in a clinic in Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Sept. 9, 2020. Gaza’s Polio Outbreak Won’t Spare Israelis
The country’s unvaccinated ultra-Orthodox population is at risk of contracting the disease, unless Netanyahu agrees to a prolonged cease-fire to allow mass vaccination.
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This undated photo shows a rat in the a Are Rats Actually That Bad?
The rodent’s reputation, revamped.
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A man wears a Canadian flag with a marijuana leaf in place of a maple leaf during the annual 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 20, 2018. Where Canada’s Weed Legalization Went Wrong
A new government report faults Ottawa with prioritizing big business over public health.
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Between two sets of skyscrapers looking upwards is an American flag and clouds in a blue sky. Cities Are the Canaries in the Public Health Coal Mine
Preparing for the next pandemic starts in their streets and sewers.
