in 80 malaria-endemic countries in 2024, a slight increase from the previous year. Still, prevention strategies such as widespread use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and seasonal malaria ...

Popular GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs (GLP-1 RAs) for weight loss appear to be similarly effective among patients of different ages, races, and starting weight, with women benefiting somewhat more than ...

(Fiocruz), and IGTC. Although tobacco advertising is banned in Brazil, there are currently no specific regulations to control or ban the public promotion of tobacco company CSR activities, providing a ...

among girls by age 15 years was 21% in 2024, up from 16% in 2020. In the WHO African Region, which carries a disproportionate cervical cancer burden, first-dose coverage among girls by age 15 ...

Two people are standing in line at the grocery store. One has a cart full of instant ramen, hotdogs, ice cream, and soda, and the other has a cart full of whole grain bread, breakfast cereal, creamy ...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented in 2014 to control rising health care costs, providing insurance coverage to millions of Americans—but key subsidies of the law are set to expire at the ...

The U.S. has reported more than 1,600 cases of measles to date in 2025, the largest number of cases since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. Effectively responding to a measles outbreak ...

Every year, typically at the end of January, teams of canvassers conduct a vital survey to count the number of people experiencing homelessness in America. This survey informs the U.S. Department of ...

The United States surpassed a milestone in reported measles cases, with 2025 now having the most cases since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 and the most cases in more than ...

from the Center for Global Digital Health Innovation (CGDHI) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health explore how countries are building interoperable digital health systems to advance ...

Some wellness influencers warn against consuming seed oils, blaming them for a range of health problems and characterizing them as toxic. Scientific studies consistently show otherwise. “There is ...

Over the past 20 years, autism diagnoses have increased by about 300%, says Christine Ladd-Acosta, PhD, vice director of the Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. It’s a big ...