Chinese suppliers are advertising nitazenes — more potent than fentanyl — online

A scientific breakthrough for spinal injuries is emerging in Brazil

Mexico plans to reform its healthcare system — but can it deliver?

To rediscover time, go for a walk

After Israeli strikes on Tehran’s fuel depots, residents face a toxic aftermath

Measuring patients’ vital signs virtually in the heart of the Amazon

Skin For All website addresses various issues for different skin types

‘The Swedish Experience’: Tobacco companies want snus to be an alternative to smoking, as young people drive sales

The implications of a sperm donor carrying a rare cancer-causing gene

Peru tries to end the toxic use of mercury in gold mining

New rules aim to safeguard skiers in an inherently dangerous sport

New report details rising cost of climate change to human health

Sleep remains elusive for people stuck in war zones — from Gaza to Ukraine

Ghana approves breakthrough malaria drug for babies — but research is ‘on ice’ amid US funding cuts

Shinto forest bathing as an antidote to global crises

PEPFAR and the future of the global fight against HIV

After the bombs, Iranians struggle to rebuild and recover

Here’s what to know about the new COVID variant ‘razor blade throat’

How ambulance tricycles are saving lives in rural Ghana

Ghana battles deadly meningitis outbreak amid shrinking foreign aid and health system struggles

Out of Eden Walk: Walking through COVID

Chile’s pet cemeteries are beloved. But they raise environmental and health concerns.

US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa

Many Palestinians in Gaza have no homes left to return to

Trump withdraws US from World Health Organization as he assumes presidency

Fake news? Unpacking the ‘Blue Zone’ myth in Okinawa.

Israel begins military operations in the West Bank

A rise in water-related conflicts around the world

For Germany’s beer capital, a new buzz

In southern Turkey, a surf school helps earthquake survivors process trauma and loss

UNICEF spokesperson: ‘Children are losing their childhood’ in Gaza

‘I’m not finished’: Badminton’s Beiwen Zhang wants gold in the final Olympics of her decadeslong career

Out of the closet, out of care: LGBTQ communities in Malawi struggle to access health care

‘It’s a lifelong injury’: From Gaza to Doha, children bear the scars of war 

Rising temperatures in India are pushing those who have to be outdoors to adapt to a new reality

A new study finds that scientists may be able to detect dementia sooner and faster

More people are running marathons than ever before. Why?

‘Life after cancer’: Nigerian survivors challenge taboos, push for better health care 

‘Second chance at life’: This rehabilitation center provides mental health care to orphaned children in Iraq

Lungs of stone: How Silica has sickened a generation of quartz cutters

Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez on Haiti crisis: ‘There is no interlocutor on the other side’

Virginia bill would give alternate licensing path to foreign doctors

Why an international court struck down Costa Rica’s IVF ban

‘Everyone is worried about starvation’: Aid worker discusses dire situation in Gaza

‘Keep on living’: Wounded vets in Ukraine establish first amputee soccer club

‘I want to stand up again’: Wounded Ukrainian veterans on the road to recovery

Why kids struggle with long COVID

Hazy skies over Accra: Harsh harmattan season in Ghana leads to health hazards, poor air quality

Surrogacy advocates fear pope’s position will create stigma

‘They forgot about me’: People with disabilities in Bangladesh face increased risk during natural disasters

Wheelchair tours show Colombia’s Medellín from a different perspective

Desperate cancer patients in Peru look for options across the Atlantic

‘People are dying’: A popular painkiller in Spain may have killer side effects

In its 75th year, Britain’s National Health Service is in critical condition

Spain to compensate thalidomide victims decades later

San Diego doctor says height of the border wall is leading to more injuries from falls

Wounded Ukrainian soldiers start new journeys on prosthetics

Factory that made essential therapeutic food for malnourished children in Sudan burns down

Trash sorters in Ghana face health and safety risks

In Sudan, volunteers step up to help those caught in the crossfire