Opinion: ‘Boards for All?’ Global health organizations and companies aren’t even close
The age, gender, and ethnic diversity of a company or organization’s board is fundamental to…
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Opinion: India’s drug regulator has ignored red alerts on Covaxin, imperiling millions of lives
In a shocking turn of events, the World Health Organization warned United Nations agencies against…
‘We need to be much more diverse’: More than half of data used in health care AI comes from the U.S. and China
As medicine continues to test automated machine learning tools, many hope that low-cost support tools…
STAT+: In the wake of Covid, a World Health Assembly proposal would bolster quality of clinical trials
Ahead of a World Health Assembly meeting in May, the United Kingdom is circulating a…
Opinion: There’s no return to normal for millions of children orphaned during Covid
Forgotten in the calls for a “new normal” and the shuffle toward it are the…
STAT+: An international treaty is needed to prevent countries from banning exports of medical products, experts urge
Amid increasing concern over shortages of medical products, a new study recommends that the United…
STAT+: 3 pharma trends to watch in 2022
As 2021 winds down, the proverbial rearview mirror displays a mix of spectacular success, vexing…
3 issues to watch in global health in 2022
Welcome to Year 3 of the Age of Covid. We’d hoped by now, with the…
Opinion: Claims of vaccine hesitancy in African countries are at odds with the reality on the ground
MBARARA, UGANDA — When word gets out that Covid-19 vaccines are locally available, crowds rush…
We have enough Covid vaccines for most of the world. But rich countries are stockpiling more than they need for boosters
Two years since SARS-CoV-2 first passed into humans, manufacturers have created enough vaccines to inoculate…
Opinion: Vaccine equity is essential. Vaccine makers need to drop barriers to reaching refugees and other displaced people
National-level Covid-19 vaccination figures can tell a lot about how the battle against the pandemic…
Opinion: Ending the pandemic requires global solidarity, not blame
When historians write about the Covid-19 pandemic, they will certainly highlight the essential research behind…
Opinion: Covid-19 is fueling a pandemic of violence against women and girls
The emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 with its many mutations has rightly sparked…
First case of Omicron coronavirus variant identified in the U.S.
U.S. health officials on Wednesday reported the country’s first case of the Omicron variant of…
Opinion: Losing Faith: Reflecting on 40 years of the HIV pandemic
Faith was the first child I lost to HIV. I can still see her, sitting…
Opinion: Stigma, not science, is the biggest barrier to ending the HIV epidemic
“I am really sorry to reach out like this, David, but I’m worried about my…
Doctors hope Omicron causes milder cases of Covid — but it’s still too early to say
Physicians around the world have suggested the Omicron variant may cause milder illness than other…
Scientists rapidly identified the Omicron variant. But firm answers about its impact could take weeks
The emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, with a suite of mutations that…
Opinion: Countries shouldn’t invoke the Nagoya Protocol to avoid sharing pathogens and genetic sequences
This week, health officials from around the world will meet in Geneva — and virtually…
What’s known and unknown about the coronavirus variant identified in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa have identified a new coronavirus variant with a worrisome combination of…
STAT+: Proposal to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines and drugs appears unlikely to pass
A controversial proposal for the World Trade Organization to temporarily waive intellectual property rights and…
STAT+: A lack of access: Pharma is failing to ensure new antibiotics will be available to poor countries, analysis finds
Although the pharmaceutical industry is making modest progress in countering resistance to superbugs, drug companies…
Opinion: Isolated in Uganda: How Covid-19 evacuations highlight unfairness of global health partnerships
Patients gasping for air in hospital hallways, trailers serving as makeshift morgues, emergency medical tents…
The U.K. is on its way to eliminating cervical cancer. Here’s why the U.S. isn’t close
A decade ago, a London cancer prevention researcher predicted that the United Kingdom’s national HPV…
STAT+: In a groundbreaking move, Merck and the Medicines Patent Pool ink a licensing deal for a Covid-19 pill
In a notable bid to widen access to Covid-19 remedies, Merck (MRK) agreed to license…
WHO estimate: 115,000 health workers have died from Covid-19, as calls for vaccine access grow
Some 115,000 health care workers died from Covid-19 from January 2020 to May of this…
Gates Foundation will provide $120 million to ensure generic production of Merck’s Covid-19 pill
As concern mounts over access to Covid-19 remedies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is…
Opinion: Historic yet imperfect: Malaria vaccine brings hope but the fight is far from over
Historic yet imperfect. That’s how I think of the World Health Organization’s recent endorsement of…
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Opinion: The National Academy of Medicine’s climate crisis effort must turn words into action
With little fanfare and even less notice, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently launched…
Rates of depression and anxiety climbed across the globe in 2020, analysis finds
Rates of depression and anxiety climbed globally by more than 25% in 2020, a devastating…
‘Naively ambitious’: How COVAX failed on its promise to vaccinate the world
Around the world this spring, country after country awaited their first Covid-19 vaccine shipments. They’d…
In major decision, WHO recommends broad rollout of world’s first malaria vaccine
The World Health Organization, acting on a recommendation from its scientific advisers, announced Wednesday that…
For the first time, WHO committee recommends action on high-priced essential medicines
For the first time, a World Health Organization committee has recommended the global agency form…
STAT+: WHO adds Regeneron drug to recommended Covid-19 treatments, but criticizes its pricing
The World Health Organization added a Regeneron Pharmaceuticals medication to its list of recommended treatments…
A conversation with Bill Gates on how public health has fared in the midst of the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has, of course, been devastating over the past year. But by other…
CEPI warns of major hurdle to developing new Covid-19 vaccines and studying best booster approaches
The world still needs more — and better — Covid-19 vaccines. But a major hurdle stands…
Opinion: Africa has a chance to help the world end polio for good. It needs to seize it now
One year ago, I joined African leaders, experts, and global partners to mark an extraordinary…
The WHO is looking for experts to help investigate the origins of pathogens — including the coronavirus
The Covid-19 pandemic has elevated scrutiny over how pathogens leap into humans like no crisis…
STAT+: ‘Things are so messed up’: Patient access to antibiotics is lacking even in the wealthiest countries
Although 18 innovative antibiotics were approved by regulators in the wealthiest nations over the past…
No new monkeypox cases reported after health officials monitor hundreds
No new cases of monkeypox have been identified among the people monitored for possible exposure…
Opinion: A double vaccine crisis is endangering millions of children
World health experts met recently to discuss an emerging global health crisis linked to the…
STAT+: Pfizer looks to widen access to Covid-19 vaccine in Africa, but advocates say it doesn’t go far enough
Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) moved Wednesday to widen access to Covid-19 vaccines by striking…
Biden to nominate Atul Gawande for global health position
President Biden will nominate noted surgeon and writer Atul Gawande for a global health position…
World Health Organization advisers urge global effort to regulate genome editing
On Monday, a World Health Organization advisory committee called on the world’s largest public health…
Opinion: Why aren’t diseases like HIV and malaria, which still kill millions of people a year, called pandemics?
The furor about vaccine nationalism and sharing doses of Covid-19 overshadows a fundamental issue: What…
Could editing the genomes of bats prevent future coronavirus pandemics? Two scientists think it’s worth a try
Amid the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, two researchers are proposing a drastic way to stop future…
Opinion: India’s doctors — at home and abroad — face Covid’s unrelenting toll
Ravaged by Covid-19, India is desperately trying to contain a pandemic that has infected nearly…
STAT+: As Covid-19 rages in India, Gilead faces pressure to lower price of drug to treat rare infection
Over the past few months, thousands of people in India who survived Covid-19 returned to…
STAT+: Planned changes at Soros’ Open Society has access-to-medicines advocacy groups on edge
The Open Society Foundations, one of the world’s largest backers of public health initiatives, is…
STAT+: American Medical Association delegates vote to support controversial Covid-19 IP waiver
The American Medical Association delegates voted at their annual meeting to support a controversial proposal…