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The rising threat of epidemics and pandemics adds urgency for the government to act on the recommendations of the long-awaited inquiry into New Zealand’s COVID response.

Between 1945, when the second world war ended, and the start of the 2010s, average life expectancy and mortality rates in high-income countries improved continuously. But from around 2012, in the UK and in several other countries like the US, Germany and the Netherlands, the rate of improvement slowed, stopped,…

Dr. Jay Bhattacharaya falsely suggested that COVID-19 was far less deadly than public health experts claimed

Donald Trump has appointed a health economist who published an open letter slamming the COVID-19 lockdown while promoting "herd immunity" to lead the NIH.

Bhattacharya would lead the National Institutes of Health, the primary agency in the US for public health research.

Cancer, heart disease, chronic respiratory conditions, diabetes and stroke now account for nearly three-quarters of all deaths globally. Investigating the causes of these diseases has never been more crucial for public health.

From gutting federal agencies to favoring profit over public health, here's why public health experts are concerned

Abortion is legal in all Australian states and territories. Women, trans men and gender diverse people with a uterus have the option of taking medication to end a pregnancy, or undergoing surgery.

In the letter, Sheinbaum described the U.S. drug crisis as a "national public health issue" and criticized Trump's tariffs as both ineffective and harmful, warning they would jeopardize shared economic interests.