Taming the High Seas: UN Ocean Treaty Nears Entry Into Force 12/06/2025 Stefan Anderson The world is within striking distance of enforcing the first legally binding treaty to protect vast areas of waters beyond national jurisdictions that cover two-thirds of the planet’s surface, a historic step that would place biodiversity in the long-lawless high seas under international law for the first time. Nineteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty […] Continue reading -> COVID Critics Dominate New US Vaccine Advisory Committee 12/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Three days after removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory group, United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has made eight new appointments – at least half of whom have spoken out against the handling of COVID-19 and vaccines. The new appointees to the Advisory Committee […] Continue reading -> Linking Climate and Weather Data with Health: WMO-WHO Initiative Aims to Reach 80 Countries 10/06/2025 Maayan Hoffman In Mongolia, where extreme winter cold spells, known as “Dzud”, are becoming more frequent due to climate change, these can spell death to people and animals. But in recent years, herders in remote regions can get up-to-date advance warnings of pending extremes, as well as detailed advice prompting them, for instance, to stock up on […] Continue reading -> Removal of US Vaccine Advisory Committee is ‘Dangerous and Unprecedented’ 10/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan The decision by United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to fire all members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory group is “a dangerous and unprecedented action that makes our families less safe”, according to Dr Tom Frieden, CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. The Advisory Committee on Immunization […] Continue reading -> ‘We Dissent’: NIH Staff Hit Out Against ‘Politicised’ Research 09/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Over 300 employees of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have urged NIH director Dr Jay Bhattacharya to “restore grants delayed or terminated for political reasons so that life-saving science can continue”. They have also appealed to him to reinstate staff, enable global collaboration, and research to be published in peer-reviewed journals. “We dissent […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> WHO Advocates for ‘Sin Taxes’ to Offset Aid Cuts, as Trump Asks Congress to Rescind $9.4 Billion in Global Health Funds 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Governments have been advised to impose ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, alcohol and other unhealthy products to offset the severity of cuts to official development assistance (ODA), World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a tuberculosis meeting on Thursday. His statements came two days after the administration of US President Donald Trump […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID Critics Dominate New US Vaccine Advisory Committee 12/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Three days after removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory group, United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has made eight new appointments – at least half of whom have spoken out against the handling of COVID-19 and vaccines. The new appointees to the Advisory Committee […] Continue reading -> Linking Climate and Weather Data with Health: WMO-WHO Initiative Aims to Reach 80 Countries 10/06/2025 Maayan Hoffman In Mongolia, where extreme winter cold spells, known as “Dzud”, are becoming more frequent due to climate change, these can spell death to people and animals. But in recent years, herders in remote regions can get up-to-date advance warnings of pending extremes, as well as detailed advice prompting them, for instance, to stock up on […] Continue reading -> Removal of US Vaccine Advisory Committee is ‘Dangerous and Unprecedented’ 10/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan The decision by United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to fire all members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory group is “a dangerous and unprecedented action that makes our families less safe”, according to Dr Tom Frieden, CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. The Advisory Committee on Immunization […] Continue reading -> ‘We Dissent’: NIH Staff Hit Out Against ‘Politicised’ Research 09/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Over 300 employees of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have urged NIH director Dr Jay Bhattacharya to “restore grants delayed or terminated for political reasons so that life-saving science can continue”. They have also appealed to him to reinstate staff, enable global collaboration, and research to be published in peer-reviewed journals. “We dissent […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> WHO Advocates for ‘Sin Taxes’ to Offset Aid Cuts, as Trump Asks Congress to Rescind $9.4 Billion in Global Health Funds 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Governments have been advised to impose ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, alcohol and other unhealthy products to offset the severity of cuts to official development assistance (ODA), World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a tuberculosis meeting on Thursday. His statements came two days after the administration of US President Donald Trump […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Linking Climate and Weather Data with Health: WMO-WHO Initiative Aims to Reach 80 Countries 10/06/2025 Maayan Hoffman In Mongolia, where extreme winter cold spells, known as “Dzud”, are becoming more frequent due to climate change, these can spell death to people and animals. But in recent years, herders in remote regions can get up-to-date advance warnings of pending extremes, as well as detailed advice prompting them, for instance, to stock up on […] Continue reading -> Removal of US Vaccine Advisory Committee is ‘Dangerous and Unprecedented’ 10/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan The decision by United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to fire all members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory group is “a dangerous and unprecedented action that makes our families less safe”, according to Dr Tom Frieden, CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. The Advisory Committee on Immunization […] Continue reading -> ‘We Dissent’: NIH Staff Hit Out Against ‘Politicised’ Research 09/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Over 300 employees of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have urged NIH director Dr Jay Bhattacharya to “restore grants delayed or terminated for political reasons so that life-saving science can continue”. They have also appealed to him to reinstate staff, enable global collaboration, and research to be published in peer-reviewed journals. “We dissent […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> WHO Advocates for ‘Sin Taxes’ to Offset Aid Cuts, as Trump Asks Congress to Rescind $9.4 Billion in Global Health Funds 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Governments have been advised to impose ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, alcohol and other unhealthy products to offset the severity of cuts to official development assistance (ODA), World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a tuberculosis meeting on Thursday. His statements came two days after the administration of US President Donald Trump […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Removal of US Vaccine Advisory Committee is ‘Dangerous and Unprecedented’ 10/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan The decision by United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to fire all members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory group is “a dangerous and unprecedented action that makes our families less safe”, according to Dr Tom Frieden, CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. The Advisory Committee on Immunization […] Continue reading -> ‘We Dissent’: NIH Staff Hit Out Against ‘Politicised’ Research 09/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Over 300 employees of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have urged NIH director Dr Jay Bhattacharya to “restore grants delayed or terminated for political reasons so that life-saving science can continue”. They have also appealed to him to reinstate staff, enable global collaboration, and research to be published in peer-reviewed journals. “We dissent […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> WHO Advocates for ‘Sin Taxes’ to Offset Aid Cuts, as Trump Asks Congress to Rescind $9.4 Billion in Global Health Funds 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Governments have been advised to impose ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, alcohol and other unhealthy products to offset the severity of cuts to official development assistance (ODA), World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a tuberculosis meeting on Thursday. His statements came two days after the administration of US President Donald Trump […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘We Dissent’: NIH Staff Hit Out Against ‘Politicised’ Research 09/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Over 300 employees of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have urged NIH director Dr Jay Bhattacharya to “restore grants delayed or terminated for political reasons so that life-saving science can continue”. They have also appealed to him to reinstate staff, enable global collaboration, and research to be published in peer-reviewed journals. “We dissent […] Continue reading -> African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> WHO Advocates for ‘Sin Taxes’ to Offset Aid Cuts, as Trump Asks Congress to Rescind $9.4 Billion in Global Health Funds 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Governments have been advised to impose ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, alcohol and other unhealthy products to offset the severity of cuts to official development assistance (ODA), World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a tuberculosis meeting on Thursday. His statements came two days after the administration of US President Donald Trump […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> WHO Advocates for ‘Sin Taxes’ to Offset Aid Cuts, as Trump Asks Congress to Rescind $9.4 Billion in Global Health Funds 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Governments have been advised to impose ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, alcohol and other unhealthy products to offset the severity of cuts to official development assistance (ODA), World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a tuberculosis meeting on Thursday. His statements came two days after the administration of US President Donald Trump […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Advocates for ‘Sin Taxes’ to Offset Aid Cuts, as Trump Asks Congress to Rescind $9.4 Billion in Global Health Funds 05/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Governments have been advised to impose ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, alcohol and other unhealthy products to offset the severity of cuts to official development assistance (ODA), World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a tuberculosis meeting on Thursday. His statements came two days after the administration of US President Donald Trump […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Health Organizations Drop Ad Agencies Working with Fossil Fuel Industry 02/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Over 30 health organizations representing 12 million doctors, nurses, and public health professionals globally have pledged to no longer work with advertising agencies that partner with the fossil fuel industry, citing conflicts of interest and the resulting health effects from industry disinformation campaigns. The organizations span five continents and include prominent groups such as Médecins […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts