Caregivers are the glue in a fragmented system of health care and support services for a ballooning population of aging Americans. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/caregiver…

A Seoul court has rejected a bid made by doctors and medical students to stop the government’s plan to drastically increase medical school quotas—as a monthslong strike by the country’s junior doctors continues. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/1…

A web of immigration and labor policies, logistical hurdles, and social stigma mean some sex workers in the Netherlands are unable to access the health care system. globalhealthnow.org/2024-05/amster…

A list of drug-resistant bacteria deemed “most threatening to human health” has been updated by the WHO, with the identification of 15 bacterial families helping to guide a global response. who.int/news/item/17-0…

As counterfeit medications proliferate, researchers work to alert doctors and patients to the risks. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/fake-drug…

Global life expectancy is forecasted to increase by nearly 5 years by 2050, finds a new global study published today in The Lancet—a trend largely driven by public health measures. healthdata.org/news-events/ne…

As gang violence continues to threaten medical infrastructure in Haiti, an indefatigable group of doctors and researchers refuse to stop working, even in the country’s “darkest hour.” science.org/content/articl…

The death of a Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody has been condemned as “horrifying” by a UN human rights expert, who called for an independent inquiry ​into the matter. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the U.S. had a 35% greater risk of dying than flu patients from October 2023 to March 2024, per a new JAMA research letter; researchers based the estimate on examination of veterans’ health records from all 50 states. cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/hospi…

Thanks to the efforts of the country’s first psychiatry residency program at Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital and the work of mental health advocacy groups, the narrative around mental health in the west African nation is changing, writes Blessed Sheriff, MPH. globalhealthnow.org/2024-05/psychi…

The European Commission is investigating Meta over concerns that Facebook and Instagram are causing addictive behavior in kids and harming their mental health. theguardian.com/technology/art…

The WHO authorized a second dengue vaccine—Qdenga from Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda; the agency recommended its use among 6- to 16-year-olds in areas with high dengue rates. apnews.com/article/who-de…

Taiwan urged the WHO Wednesday to stand by its “Health for All” goal and allow it to attend the World Health Assembly later this month; Taiwan is often excluded from such meetings because China claims the island is part of China. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

U.S. government officials temporarily relaxed strict guidelines on the handling, storage, and transport of H5N1 bird flu samples by public health laboratories and health care facilities. reuters.com/world/us/us-re…

In 2023, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health / Pulitzer Center Global Health Reporting Fellow Blessed Sheriff, MPH traveled to Sierra Leone to report on efforts to transform mental health care in the country, including a psychiatric hospital’s innovative treatment methods. globalhealthnow.org/2024-05/inside…

TB and COVID-19 co-infections are becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, increasing patients’ risk for hospitalization and death, per a new meta-analysis of 17 studies published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/tb-co…

As gangs have taken over Haiti’s key infrastructure, children have suffered disproportionately. And yet, parents are so traumatized themselves that many have been unable to care for their children, aid workers say. apnews.com/article/haiti-…

In sub-Saharan African countries where homosexuality is legal, gay and bisexual men were 2X as likely to have ever tested for HIV compared to countries where it’s illegal, according to a BMJ study. aidsmap.com/news/may-2024/…

Spending at least two hours outside is one of the best ways to prevent children from developing near-sightedness, or myopia, according to ophthalmologists. npr.org/sections/healt…

A new study by researchers at Baltimore’s Kennedy Krieger Institute has yielded startling results about how often young people with autism experience suicidal thoughts and behaviors. globalhealthnow.org/2024-05/autism…