By exiting the WHO and pulling funding, the U.S. would lose any leverage to enact those reforms,” writes Ashish K. Jha.

When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he's expected to issue a series of orders with far-reaching impact on global ...

Senate Democrats appear to be warming up to Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), President-elect Trump’s combative and confrontational nominee for envoy to the United Nations, encouraged by commitments ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is not a new respiratory virus, however, there have been many cases of infections reported in ...

As is now something of an annual ritual, last month’s COP29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan ended on a rather shabby note.

USDA updates list of Central American countries affected by screwworm. Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica ...

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

NGO finds ‘exceedingly high’ readings a sign of need to transition to green transport, but overall level of pollutants ...

The country’s population fell for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births.

China's population shrank further in 2024, even though births ticked upward for the first time in seven years.

Five years on from the pandemic, China's Wuhan city in central Hubei province is buzzing with life, a far cry from the quiet streets and crowded hospitals during the world's first Covid-19 lockdown on ...

In one of his last interviews in office, Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas reflects on immigration’s role in Trump’s return to power and the relentless threats facing the homeland.