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In an open letter to G20 countries, medical workers urge governments to create a healthier, cleaner world – and not return to business-as-usual economics.
Biodiversity is critically important to human health, safety, business and life – but it's declining rapidly. Here's why we must protect our natural ecosystems.
New tests that show if people have previously been infected with the virus have been approved – but what this means for potential immunity remains unclear.
Ever since the 1918 influenza pandemic, modern medicine and health science advancements have increased life expectancy around the globe.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, death toll figures can be difficult to interpret. This graphic puts the pandemic in context with other lethal diseases.
The coronavirus pandemic could impact food security in developing countries - unless governments act decisively, write two financial experts.
The Seychelles has announced it will protect 30% of its waters from commercial use - setting an example in conservation that other countries should follow.
With city dwellers forced to stay home during lockdowns, some architects are rethinking urban infrastructure to promote a more local lifestyle and help people adapt to a post-pandemic world.
World leaders and organizations have come together to pledge $8 billion to aid research to create a vaccine and then distribute it worldwide.
The WHO Report on Cancer estimates that seven million deaths from cancer can be avoided if governments prioritize interventions that are feasible, evidence-based, and affordable.
Midwifery is a cornerstone of the health profession – so why are so many midwives currently being shunted in other jobs, or being given inadequate PPE?
The COVID-19 pandemic won't stop until up to 70% of the population is immune, experts say. And there might be a second, larger wave of infections in winter.
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, and lockdown measures are being lifted, some governments have advised citizens to create their own face coverings.
Ending COVID-19 lockdowns too quickly could deepen the negative impact of the pandemic, Harvard Professor Jeffrey Frankel argues.
Should people wear face masks in public to stop the spread of Covid-19? Here's what the experience of the Spanish Flu of 1919 tells us.
