Congo Suffering Second Largest Ebola Outbreak in History
Violence by rebel groups and hostility by some locals challenge health workers.
Big Pharma, Bad Policy Are Keeping the World From Ending AIDS
Dec. 1 marks the 30th World AIDS Day—and despite leaps forward in medicine and awareness in affluent parts of the world, it’s still a big problem elsewhere.
Ruling on Genital Mutilation Shocks Advocates for Women
A judge holds that a federal law protecting girls from the procedure is unconstitutional and that regulation lies with the states.
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Israel Is Captive to Its 'Destructive Process'
In this repost from 2014, Chris Hedges looks at a tragic deadlock that remains mostly unchanged today.
In Congo, Ebola Is Spreading
In a worrying shift, the outbreak has now reached a city, where the infection is more easily passed on.
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The Air We Breathe Is Killing Millions
A new study finds that 95 percent of the world's population lives in areas with severe air pollution.
Fossil Fuels' Double Whammy to Taxpayers: Subsidies Are Dwarfed by Health Costs
In the richest countries, health costs associated with the fuels is six times larger than the grants the industry receives, report shows.
Ultra-Rich 'Philanthrocapitalist' Class Undermining Global Democracy, Study Says
As foundations and wealthy individuals funnel money into global development, what "solutions" are they pursuing?
Trans-Pacific Partnership Could Limit Affordable Drugs, World Health Organization Chief Says
"If these agreements open trade yet close the door to affordable medicines, we have to ask the question: Is this really progress at all?" said Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organization, at a health care conference in Geneva on Thursday.
World Health Organization Places Processed Meat Alongside Smoking as Cause of Cancer
A United Nations health body says bacon, sausage and ham rank right up there with cigarettes, alcohol and asbestos as top carcinogens. But not all experts are convinced.
