global health

Health Isabella Cueto

Risk of dying from chronic disease in the U.S. declined, but there are caveats, study says

Health Andrew Joseph

WHO declares end of global emergency over mpox outbreak

Politics Anil Oza and Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: Two former top NIH officials say they were forced out in retaliation for objecting to grant terminations

Health Associated Press

New Ebola outbreak in Congo suspected of causing 15 deaths

Health Anil Oza

STAT Plus: The most burdensome diseases globally are the least studied, but the gap is narrowing

First Opinion Asil Almanssi

Amid the countless tragedies of Gaza, chronic disease remains

STATus Report Alex Hogan

Bill Gates goes all in on women’s health

First Opinion Stephanie Psaki

The U.S. must reconsider its decision to reject amendments to a global health treaty

First Opinion Jake Scott

Protecting pilgrims from infectious disease without diminishing their faith

First Opinion Tom Frieden

STAT Plus: RFK Jr.’s intellectually dishonest excuse for defunding Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

First Opinion Steve Osofsky

The U.S. must invest in mRNA vaccines against pandemic influenza viruses now

Health Associated Press

WHO expert group fails to find a definitive answer for how Covid-19 began

Health Paul Eccles, Andjela Milivojevic, and Ramu Sapkota — TBIJ

Generic cancer drugs used around the world fail quality tests, investigation shows

Health Veronica Paulus

Childhood vaccination coverage was falling across the globe even before Covid

Biotech William Pao

STAT Plus: The decades-long journey to Gilead’s twice-a-year HIV prevention drug lenacapavir

Health Helen Branswell

Philanthropies rush to save measles surveillance network pushed to brink of collapse by U.S. cuts

First Opinion Denis Nash

Ending U.S.-global health research partnerships will cost America

First Opinion Paul Bolton

The two very different types of mental health stigma

Opinions+ Soraya Bekkali

STAT Plus: The World Health Assembly’s giant leap on rare diseases

First Opinion Jay K. Varma

The AI threat to public health no one is thinking about: a fake bioterrorist attack

First Opinion Mannat Tiwana

I’m a dentist from India. The fluoride debate in the U.S. horrifies me

Health Andrew Joseph

STAT Plus: What is WHO without the U.S.? Health officials wrestle with future at annual meeting

Health Andrew Joseph

With U.S. absent, WHO adopts pandemic treaty aimed at improving vaccine access

First Opinion Stephanie Psaki and Ashish K. Jha

What’s missing from the WHO Pandemic Treaty

Health Helen Branswell

WHO trims top management ranks amid financial crunch

Health Andrew Joseph and Helen Branswell

Bill Gates to accelerate spending at his foundation — then wind it down

Exclusive Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: Overseas grants could be ‘closed down’ by NIH under new policy, internal email suggests

Biotech Usha Lee McFarling

STAT Plus: Snake enthusiast survived hundreds of bites. Now his blood is aiding the search for a universal antivenom

Politics Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: NIH halts funding for new projects with foreign collaborators, citing national security concerns