Global Health

Actor Iman Vellani, who plays Kamala Khan in the new Disney+ TV show Ms. Marvel, attends a screening in London on May 26.

Many Pakistanis dig the cultural nods on 'Ms. Marvel' but are mixed on casting

12:43pm June 29, 2022

by Zuha Siddiqui

Pakistanis weigh in on the new Disney+ show, which features the story of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teen who discovers her superpowers in her grandmother's bangle.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 pr

The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks

9:56pm June 28, 2022

by William Stone

The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year.

Wajahat Malik, right, and a Pakistan Navy seaman navigate the Indus River. Malik organized a 40-day expedition down the 2,000-mile river to document "the peoples, the cultures, the biodiversity and just whatever comes our way," he says — including the i

Floating in a rubber dinghy, a filmmaker documents the Indus River's water woes

12:54pm June 28, 2022

Pakistani filmmaker Wajahat Malik pulled together an expedition to raft down the 2,000-mile river. He hopes to reconnect people with the Indus, which is being threatened by overuse and climate change.

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A patient talks with a nurse at a traveling contraception clinic in Madagascar run by MSI Reproductive Choices, an organization that provides contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries. The group condemned the overturn of Roe v. Wade and war

Global reproductive and women's rights groups react to overturn of Roe v. Wade

4:32pm June 24, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

Some nonprofit groups have welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court decision. But many global reproductive and women's rights groups condemned the ruling.

Aerial view of the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works in London. Between February and May, U.K. scientists found several samples containing closely related versions of the polio virus in wastewater at the plant.

Polio found in U.K. for the first time in nearly 40 years. Here's what it means

10:03pm June 22, 2022

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Scientists in Britain have detected multiple versions of the virus in wastewater. Officials say the risk to the public is extremely low and urge people to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date.

Passengers get a COVID test at Heathrow Airport in London in November 2021. On June 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted its requirement for pre-departure testing for travelers flying into the U.S.

Coronavirus FAQ: Should I still take a COVID test before flying into the U.S.?

9:59pm June 17, 2022

by Fran Kritz

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended the COVID-19 testing rule for air passengers traveling to the U.S. from abroad. Should you still take a COVID test anyway?

Freetown Elementary School students Mason Santos, left, and Mila Talbot, right, pet Huntah the dog after she finishes checking a classroom.

Dogs trained to sniff out COVID in schools are getting a lot of love for their efforts

11:53am June 16, 2022

by Ari Daniel

A school in southeastern Massachusetts latches onto a novel program that uses canines to sniff out COVID on surfaces. The idea is to help protect kids from the virus and keep the school open.

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A medical technician shows a suspected monkeypox sample at the microbiology laboratory of La Paz Hospital on June 6 in Madrid. The World Health Organization is working with experts on changing the name of the virus.

The WHO wants to give monkeypox a new name

11:13am June 15, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Scientists recently criticized the current name as "discriminatory and stigmatizing." They also say it's inaccurate to name versions of the virus after parts of Africa.

Burundian refugee Richard Samuel, 14, holds his homemade guitar as he waits to be transferred to Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania in 2015.

Opinion: From Kigoma to Kyiv, refugees everywhere deserve quality health care

9:10am June 15, 2022

After visiting Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, two trainees in medicine and public health at Johns Hopkins reflect on disparities in the quality of medical and surgical care provided to refugees.

Health-care staff in remote clinics in Ecuador have struggled to provide pandemic resources for their patients.

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Young doctors spend a year caring for rural folks in Ecuador. Here's what they find

12:19pm June 13, 2022

by Kata Karáth

For millions in remote areas, health-care is barebones. The health-care team may be a long canoe ride away. Supplies are meager. Electricity comes and goes. And the pandemic made things worse.