The US withdrew from treaty negotiations on President Trump’s first day in office.
More than a century ago, the US learned what happens when there is no national response to a major health crisis.
USAID has a decades-long history of fighting smallpox, polio, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV.
Cases of valley fever are typically most prevalent in California’s Central Valley and southern Arizona, but they have been increasing in California’s central and southern coastal areas.
Hunger, stress, trauma, inadequate sanitation and other factors are converging to create a widespread humanitarian disaster with consequences that could last for generations.
People often think of leprosy as a bygone disease, relevant primarily in biblical times. But in fact, it is still present in more than 120 countries, and the US is seeing an uptick in cases.
More people are seeking out traditional forms of medicine, from acupuncture to herbal medicines. The WHO is working to develop standards to make these healing practices implementable on a wide sale.
An expert panel found a potential association with liver cancer, but too little research exists to assume a causal connection. For now, the WHO left current consumption guidelines unchanged.
Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease, yet before the pandemic, it killed more people than any other infectious disease.
An aggressive, antifungal-resistant form of tinea, a contagious ringworm fungal infection, has appeared in the US, likely driven by overuse and misuse of antifungal medications.
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