According to the World Health Organization, from 2019 to April 2024, 676 million people were ill with Covid-19 coronavirus, 7 million died. If in Washington is announcing the likelihood of a virus ...

What’s his deal: A former Assembly member, Manhattan borough president and city comptroller, Stringer certainly has the ...

On this day in 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) named a disease spreading from Wuhan, China COVID-19.

US withdrawal from the WHO and of all foreign aid will have dire consequences for Africa. It’s time the continent took ...

Dark tourism, where people visit locations associated with death, tragedy, or disaster, has gained traction in recent years. The Covid-19 pandemic's impact on Wuhan has attracted tourists who want ...

Henipaviruses can infect many animals, including bats, horses, monkeys, dogs, cats and even rodents. This means they are more ...

The recently re-elected President of the USA's decision to withdraw the USA from WHO is highly regrettable on multiple levels, and hopefully will be quickly reconsidered.1,2 But if it holds, it ...

Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

State of the World was previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with other international stories. Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to State of the ...

President Trump’s moves to pause refugee resettlement, freeze foreign aid and suspend funds to promote democracy have added more chaos to one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises.

Discussed in this episode: Donald Trump has announced his picks to hold key public health positions: prominent anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is up for Secretary of Health and Human Services; ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world ... been battling health problems for ...