It’s Time for the UN to Compensate Haitians for Its Cholera Disaster It’s Time for the UN to Compensate Haitians for Its Cholera Disaster
Accountability should be seen as a strength, not a liability, at an organization committed to human rights.
Aug 23, 2016 / Muneer I. Ahmad and Alice M. Miller
Do the Olympics Actually Make the World Less Healthy? Do the Olympics Actually Make the World Less Healthy?
The Olympics bill themselves as celebrations of physical fitness, but often leave sickness and compromised health systems in their wake.
Aug 19, 2016 / Sonia Shah
Letters From the August 15-22, 2016, Issue Letters From the August 15-22, 2016, Issue
Suffering in private… An ounce of prevention… Pulsing with love…
Jul 28, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers, Seth Freed Wessler, and Sonia Shah
Welcome to Brazil, Where a Food Revolution Is Changing the Way People Eat Welcome to Brazil, Where a Food Revolution Is Changing the Way People Eat
How the country challenged the junk-food industry and became a global leader in the battle against obesity.
Jul 28, 2016 / Feature / Bridget Huber
Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics
The disaster in Brazil is an extreme version of what happens when the International Olympic Committee comes to town.
Jul 26, 2016 / Feature / Dave Zirin
A New Study Adds Fuel to Calls for a Fracking Ban A New Study Adds Fuel to Calls for a Fracking Ban
On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, researchers found that people living near fracking activity face a “significantly higher” risk of asthma attacks.
Jul 20, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Diapers, and Welfare Policy, Need Changing in Washington Diapers, and Welfare Policy, Need Changing in Washington
Helping low-income families address one of the messiest aspects of early childhood is Congress’s duty.
Jul 13, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance
What do people do when they can’t afford end-of-life care?
Jun 20, 2016 / Mark Betancourt
‘It’s Like Responding to a Battlefield in a Civilian Community’: Medical Professionals Declare Gun Violence a Crisis ‘It’s Like Responding to a Battlefield in a Civilian Community’: Medical Professionals Declare Gun Violence a Crisis
Doctors have an intimate view of the uptick in mass shootings.
Jun 17, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions
Today’s deadly new pathogens aren’t just a scientific challenge, they’re a political one.
Jun 16, 2016 / Feature / Sonia Shah