A world in which the US and World Health Organization are adrift holds repercussions for US national interests and security as well as geopolitical ramifications.

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

The Council on Foreign Relations connected with public- and private-sector leaders from outside the United States in mid-January, seeking their anonymous perspectives to facilitate frank discussion.

LONDON — The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday, Jan. 22, after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying its ...

New simulations reveal that both H1N1 and COVID-19 spread across U.S. cities in a matter of weeks, often before officials realized what was happening. Major travel hubs helped drive rapid nationwide ...

The trip from Milano to Cortina, where women’s Alpine, curling and the sliding sports (bobsled, luge and skeleton) will be ...

Over the course of a year, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has become the most disruptive force in global trade since the 1930s. But the destruction of the post–Cold War trade order—a ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying ...

Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest ...

Across the United States, isolated airports are not just quirky pins on a map, but they are, in fact, major lifelines for all kinds of communities. In places where highways do not exist or do not ...

Share on Pinterest The United States recorded a 33-year high in measles cases in 2025, the highest level of U.S. measles cases since 1992. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images The United States is at risk of ...