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Universal health coverage – ensuring everyone can get quality, affordable healthcare when they need it – is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The EPA under the Obama and Biden administrations invoked that finding to adopt strict and costly regulations aiming to reduce emissions.

The measles outbreak in South Carolina reached 876 cases on Feb. 3, 2026. That number surpasses the 2025 outbreak in Texas and hits the unfortunate milestone of being the largest outbreak in the U.S. since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated here.

Public health officials say a measles crisis has long been brewing in Minnesota

In light of recent concerns surrounding dengue fever in the Pacific, regional health authorities and governments have been internationally commended for their proactive measures to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus. Public health experts cite the integration of immediate response strategies and public awareness campaigns as crucial components…

For nearly three decades, decisions about which medicines the NHS pays for have not been made by ministers, but by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, known as Nice. Its job has been powerful: to act as a check on the pharmaceutical industry by demanding evidence that new…

Illinois governor pledges to put ‘science, preparedness and people’ first by participating in global response network, following similar move by California

Farming is central to life in Zambia, with about 60% of the country’s labour force relying on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood or income. Seasonal rains shape planting and harvesting, and temperatures can rise to 40°C. On small farms, men generally manage livestock such as cattle and cash crops like…

INDEPENDENT ARABIA: Across the southern province of Maysan, people are storing water in discarded oil field containers sold to them as ‘safe’. Aya Mansour investigates a public health crisis in the heart of the Iraqi marshlands