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Why America’s Withdrawal From the WHO Is Bad News for Everyone

byDr. Bruce Kaplan - Epidemiologist formerly at the CDC/EIS and USDA-FSIS Office of Public Health and Science & Co-Founder of the One Health Initiative

February 5, 2026

The United States was formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO) by President Donald J. Trump on January 22, ...

Business

Why Glyphosate, the World’s Most Widely Used and Sued Herbicide, Is Under New Scrutiny

byRichard Seifman - Former World Bank Senior Health Advisor and U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officer

January 16, 2026

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in "Roundup," is applied on millions of acres of farmland worldwide. Its use has triggered a ...

Environment

Only 17% of Global Cities Are Meeting Clean Air Standards, New Report Finds

bySyeda Sineen Rahman

March 24, 2025

Air pollution remains a leading environmental threat to human health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 99% of the ...

Editors' Picks

The Case for and Against America’s Role in the WHO

byRichard Seifman - Former World Bank Senior Health Advisor and U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officerand1 others

January 27, 2025

On January 20, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order “WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD ...

Environment

How to Fix the E-Waste Crisis

byAlessandro Camillo

November 5, 2024

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest-growing waste streams today. While most ...

Health

How Prepared Are We for the Next Pandemic?

byAndrej Pavicevic - Managing Editor

October 24, 2024

While there appears to be no single study that definitively predicts a surge in pandemics, the scientific consensus is clear: ...

Health

On the Verge of a Possible Avian Flu Pandemic

byRichard Seifman - Former World Bank Senior Health Advisor and U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officer

April 5, 2024

After several years of effort, Pandemic Agreement negotiators deliberating in Geneva at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters, were still ...

Health

How the EU Plans to Eliminate Air Pollution by 2050

byMatt Davies

February 26, 2024

Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on a new law designed to significantly reduce ...

Health

How Do You Eliminate or Eradicate an Infectious Disease?

byDr Skye McGregor - Epidemiologist & Senior Research Fellow at the Kirby Institute, UNSWand1 others

February 16, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic gave the world a crash course in epidemiology and showed in real time how an infectious disease can spread ...

Health

The Climate Is Changing: What This Means for Our Fight Against Infectious Diseases

byKate Nakamura

January 23, 2024

In September 2020, the investigative podcast “Radiolab” published an episode exploring the story of a mysterious fungal infection appearing simultaneously ...