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What COVID-19 will look like in the coming months.

The United States continues to have among the highest rates of mortality from COVID-19 in the world.

The science shows that infection provides as much protection as vaccination.

A critical need for clean household energy in rapidly developing countries.

Universal health coverage examined through the lens of tuberculosis.

The world's population is on the verge of hitting eight billion people, and advances in health are behind the increase.

Our questions about the "tripledemic"—COVID-19, flu, and RSV—are answered by public health expert Ali H. Mokdad.

During food crises, children with cleft lip and cleft palate are the most vulnerable of the vulnerable.

Japan's young people are turning away from alcohol but its tax agency wants to reverse the trend.

Education is unaffordable for many families in low- and middle-income countries.

Public health expert Ali H. Mokdad answers our COVID questions this week. 

The most common inherited disease worldwide is often ignored by health-care providers and policymakers.

David Pigott tracks the spread of diseases with outbreak potential—Ebola, Zika, COVID-19—so we asked him about monkeypox.

But reducing alcohol use, promoting gun-free homes, and curbing domestic violence hold promise.

What the ratio of doctors to nurses in Bangladesh and the Philippines tells us about the global health worker shortage.

Naloxone for everyone and supervised drug consumption rooms could be the future.

Professor Ali H. Mokdad gives the rundown on the omicron subvariant BA.2.

The world must protect the safety of children in all war zones, including those who don't make the news.

True death counts from the virus are likely much higher than official numbers.

Dementia cases may triple globally by 2050, here's how public health professionals can help.

How Singapore, Australia, Vietnam, and others are transitioning.

Preparing for the next COVID-19 variant.

Air pollution is a pernicious threat linked to millions of deaths each year.

What NFL, WNBA, and other professional athletes and teams around the globe can teach us about COVID-19 vaccination.

Isolation, job loss, and gender based violence contributed to the uptick in people living with anxiety and depression.

Science alone won't pull us out of the pandemic.

Which countries will have the highest mortality from COVID-19 come September 1, 2021? The numbers may surprise you. ​

It is time Americans hold themselves accountable for preventing police violence and invest in Black communities.

Face masks and vaccines are just some of the methods schools can use to stay open.

In some countries, suicide among females has increased as the pandemic wears on.

Socially distanced environments require inclusive policies for hard-of-hearing people.

Some privileged Americans are seeking out supplementary COVID-19 vaccines, but the most vulnerable should be prioritized.

While only a fraction of the world is fully vaccinated, some regions—mostly within high-income countries where vaccines are accessible—are entering a liminal space where businesses, governments, the public sector, individuals, and families may start to consider longer-term plans.

While Nepal's lockdown worked to contain COVID-19, the measures had severe consequences on the economy.

The risk of secondhand smoke exposure during COVID lockdowns.

The FDA's recent promise to ban menthol-flavored tobacco needs to go further, nixing flavors in all tobacco products.

We need to rethink what vaccine access means.

Addressing the most shameful human rights violation.

We need to face gender gaps in vision loss.