At the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP 2025) in Bogotá, global health experts warned that shrinking donor funding and uneven political commitment threaten hard-won progress in sexual and reproductive […]
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City Council to consider 3 bills addressing proliferation of smoke shops across Baltimore
Baltimore City Council members introduced a three-bill package to regulate the rapid spread of smoke shops—especially those near schools—by strengthening zoning oversight, limiting signage and lighting, and studying their impact […]
Trump Would Rather Let Birth Control Expire Than Give It to Africans as Aid
The Trump administration is allowing nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives intended for low-income women in sub-Saharan Africa to expire in a Belgian warehouse, rejecting offers from global nonprofits to […]
Opinion: How to tease out what’s causation and what’s just correlation
The article explains how researchers distinguish correlation from causation, emphasizing that while randomized controlled trials are the gold standard for determining causal relationships, ethical and practical limits often require alternative […]
More than 20 kids in India have died from contaminated cough syrup. Who’s to blame?
A recurring public health crisis has emerged in India, where contaminated cough syrups containing toxic industrial chemicals have killed over 20 children—part of a decades-long global pattern of similar tragedies. […]
Strengthening healthcare systems against substandard medicines
This article examines the global threat posed by substandard and falsified (SF) medicines—especially in low- and middle-income countries—and highlights how weak pharmacovigilance systems, limited provider awareness, and fragmented reporting hinder […]
From vaccines to Froot Loops: Why RFK Jr.’s health-related theories have sparked so much controversy
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary has sparked alarm among scientists and public health officials due to Kennedy’s controversial stances […]
Symposium Brief
Abortion bans are fueling a public health crisis. This advocacy brief shows how state legislators use research, data, and storytelling to protect and advance reproductive rights. Read the full brief to […]
Kids? Marriage? Young adults are delaying these key milestones
A new Census Bureau report finds that young adults today are prioritizing financial stability—such as steady employment and independent living—over traditional milestones like marriage and parenthood, which are increasingly delayed […]
Why Mississippi declared infant deaths a public health emergency
Mississippi has declared a public health emergency in response to its rising infant mortality rate — the highest in the nation — with officials launching initiatives to improve maternal care […]