Americas

Is Coca Prohibition Nearing Its End?

Mattha Busby / Filter Jan 29, 2025 An upcoming WHO review could be a step in the reclassification of coca—or even decriminalization. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

As Climate Change Intensifies Disease, Trump Pulls U.S. from WHO

Zoya Teirstein / Grist Jan 27, 2025 The move, and a temporary gag order on health agencies, puts the country in a dangerous position. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Africa

After a Year of War in Sudan, Public Health Concerns Deepen

PD Staff / Peoples Dispatch Apr 26, 2024 The war-torn country faces the destruction of its health infrastructure, widespread displacement and hunger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Doctors Say Ceasefire Necessary To Save Countless Lives in Gaza

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Nov 2, 2023 Fresh demands for a major increase in humanitarian aid and an end to the bombing came as Gaza's only cancer hospital shut down due to a lack of fuel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

WHO Declares That Virus Crisis Is Now a Pandemic

JAMEY KEATEN, MARIA CHENG and JOHN LEICESTER / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 Citing "alarming levels of inaction" despite warnings, U.N. health agency tries to shock lethargic countries into pulling out all the stops. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Italy Locks Down Entire Country; Israel Tightens Entry

COLLEEN BARRY and ADAM GELLER / The Associated Press Mar 9, 2020 Virus fears also cause biggest drop in Wall Street stocks since 2008, and global oil prices suffer their worst percentage losses since 1991. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Fed’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Mar 9, 2020 Because our banks aren't nationalized, its inability to work with Congress has resulted in another botched attempt at crisis management. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Italy Quarantines More Than a Quarter of Country to Slow Virus Spread

FRANCES D'EMILIO and ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated Press Mar 8, 2020 The drastic step to lock down about 16 million people for nearly a month comes amid mounting restrictions on events around the globe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Signs $8.3 Billion Bill to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak in U.S.

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Mar 6, 2020 The rapid spread of the virus has rocked financial markets, interrupted travel and threatens to affect everyday life in the United States. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘This Is Not a Drill’: WHO Urges the World to Fight Virus

MATT SEDENSKY and JOHN LEICESTER / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2020 With 17 times as many new infections outside China as in it, Italy and Iran close schools; travel and events are canceled; and markets yo-yo. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fed Cuts Interest Rates as Virus Crisis Drifts Westward

LORI HINNANT and KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2020 Mushrooming outbreaks in other parts of the world contrast with optimism in China, where the number of new infections is dropping. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CDC Missteps Have Left Us Vulnerable to Coronavirus

Caroline Chen, Marshall Allen, Lexi Churchill and Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica Mar 2, 2020 The agency designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to find a fix for state and local labs. The consequences could be deadly. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )