Health
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White Phosphorus: Recent Use, Inhumane Effects Require New Law
UN General Assembly Should Respond to Global Concerns Recent use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli forces in Lebanon underscores…
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Akrotiri: When Military Security Becomes a Question of Human Security
Military installations may promise security. But security becomes a more complicated concept when the communities surrounding them begin to feel…
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Time to reform Australia’s failed policy on smoking and vaping
Australia’s sky-high cigarette excise and severely restricted legal access to vaping have helped fuel a vast illegal nicotine market, undermining…
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Beyond Medicine: Science, Art and Better Mental Health
Modern medicine has made great progress. Dinos Toumazos New research in psychiatry, neuroscience and psychology helps doctors understand mental illness…
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A Second Pair of Eyes for a Healthier Future
The most important medical breakthrough of the coming decades may not be a new drug or a new machine. Dinos…
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Beyond Treatment
The goal is not only to help people overcome illness. Dinos Toumazos It is to help them reconnect with life.…
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When Every Second Matters
How drone warfare in Ukraine is transforming battlefield medicine and redefining the challenge of saving lives under fire. Jamie Webb…
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DR Congo: Engage Communities in Ebola Response
Effective Health Response Needs Transparency, Limited Role for Security Forces The Congolese government and international partners should prioritize community engagement…
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Global Failure to Protect Right to Health in Conflict
Report Shows Increasing Attacks Ten Years After Landmark Security Council Resolution (New York) – Ten years after United Nations Security Council…
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Iran: Israel’s Oil Depot Strikes Endanger Environment, Health
Foreseeable Harm Caused by March 7 Attacks Likely War Crimes Israeli attacks on four oil depots around Tehran on March…
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Pakistan: Airstrike on Afghan Medical Facility Unlawful
Account for Scores of Patients Killed in Kabul Attack (New York) – A Pakistani airstrike on a drug treatment center in Afghanistan…
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Foot and Mouth Disease: A Test of Responsibility for Cyprus and Europe
Biosecurity cannot ignore political reality. Dinos Toumazos * Health protection requires equal rules and clear accountability. The outbreak of foot…
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US Greenhouse Gas Deregulation Hurts Reproductive Rights
Climate Injustices Endanger Pregnancy, Newborn Health Skye Wheeler Senior Researcher, Women’s Rights Division Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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New Nutrition Architecture and Ongoing Debate
Evolving views on food, health, and balanced eating. In early 2026, the United States government released a new edition of…
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Donor Nation Cuts to Global Health Financing Affect Millions
Cuts Threaten to Reverse Years of Progress on HIV/AIDs, Malaria, Tuberculosis (New York) – Major donor nations dealt a devastating…
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UK Takes a Stand on Junk Food Ads
Limiting Unhealthy Marketing to Children: Policy, Evidence, and Broader Implications Healthy promotion, healthy futures — reframing advertising norms. In a…
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