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Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
An obscure but influential program that gave detailed public health information to about half of the world’s nations will fold as a result...
A Parade of Planets Is Marching Through the Night Sky
Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury joins the queue....
Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia
Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized, has bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday.The term simply means pneumonia in both lungs, said Dr. James...
An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of people in poor nations died literally gasping for breath, even in hospitals. What they...
With Aid Cutoff, Trump Severs a Lifeline for Millions
Funds from the world’s richest nation once flowed from the largest global aid agency to an intricate network of small, medium and large...
State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for...
The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a waiver for lifesaving medicines and medical services, offering a reprieve for a worldwide H.I.V. treatment program...
In Seattle, a Meeting of 5,444 Mathematical Minds
The world’s largest gathering of mathematicians convened in Seattle from Jan. 8 to Jan. 11 — 5,444 mathematicians, 3,272 talks. This year the...
For Children in Rural Mozambique, the Future Comes Into Focus
Over the past year, Muanema Fakira noticed something odd about the eyes of her 1-year-old daughter Sumaya. Her left eye was cloudy. It...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have...
How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence
Most American parents hardly give thought to polio beyond the instant their child is immunized against the disease. But there was a time...