How Indigenous Knowledge may shape the future of U.S. policy
Native leaders welcome the federal government's move, even as they remain skeptical the effort will outlast Biden's term.
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Navigating the slow current: overcoming challenges in water sustainability
The world is experiencing a water and sanitation crisis. Water microbiologist Joan Rose says sustainable water infrastructure is the future.
Inside the Sisyphean crisis of homelessness
Author Tracy Kidder paints an empathic portrait of people experiencing homelessness and one man who chose to care for them—Dr. Jim O’Connell.
Paid family leave needs to expand its definition of “family”
Advocates for paid family leave argue the policy leaves out a growing swath of older Americans: those without living family members.
We can help 5 million kids keep their health insurance—here’s how.
Kids are healthier when their parents are insured, too. Here’s how we can keep more kids and families covered as pandemic-era Medicaid coverage ends.
Let’s end the war on obesity
The way America fights obesity is increasing stigma and leading to harmful behavior. For truly better health, we need a new approach.
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Author Clancy Martin on “How Not to Kill Yourself”
Novelist Clancy Martin describes how he’s coped with addiction, suicidal thinking, and survived ten suicide attempts.
The W.H.O.’s pandemic treaty may spark a global health revolution
Money, not health, is driving decision-making around the globe and hurting the Global South. It’s time for change.
Climate change could be keeping you up at night
Nighttime temperatures are rising around the world. New research shows being too warm at night could disturb sleep, and lead to poorer health.
Introducing: Spring 2023
On indigenous displacement, family leave, and the future of PEPFAR
From the Spring Issue
Climate change puts chief heat officers in the hot seat
As intense heat waves become more common, look to a new position to lead the response.
As climate change erodes land and health, one tribe fights back
After decades of losing coastline, Native Americans look to a young chief to help them find a place in the future.
At a precipice, the CDC tries to pivot
With a new director on the horizon, experts offer the agency fixes to four key problems.
Equity
The invisible minority: how anti-Roma racism fuels health disparities
More research is needed to determine racism’s negative health impacts on the Romani people, says Roma scholar Margareta Matache.
Hemophilia shouldn’t be life-threatening – but in some places, it is
Essential drugs are out of reach for many people with rare diseases, leading to lifelong disability or death.
How we treat alcohol-related liver disease is unfair—it’s time for change
Rising rates of alcohol-related liver disease means we must change transplant criteria, says medical student John Messinger.
Policy & Practice
Global health must evolve beyond its reliance on humanitarian aid
The global health system isn’t serving everyone. Nations prioritizing health security over humanitarian aid need to correct course.
We must demand justice for atrocities against health care
Since 2016, there have been more than 4,000 attacks on health care in conflicts around the world. The international community must hold perpetrators accountable.
We can’t stop at water—it’s time to kick PFAS out of our makeup
Toxic chemicals are hidden in hundreds of personal care products. We must move decisively to protect consumers.