The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm. The committee "highlighted the anticipated lengthy duration of this COVID-19 pandemic", the WHO said in a statement, and warned of the risk of "response fatigue" given the socio-economic pressures on countries.

Donald Trump has claimed children are “virtually immune” to the novel coronavirus while pushing for schools to reopen nationwide amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The president repeated his assertion that young people do not suffer severe symptoms associated with Covid-19 during a Wednesday morning interview on the network’s morning show, Fox & Friends. He also noted that older teachers "shouldn't be going in" during the pandemic, or as he put it: "Until this thing goes by."

As the Covid-19 pandemic drags on, there’s one thing we’re all counting on to rescue us from the drudgery of socially-distanced life: a vaccine. How many times have you heard “X won’t happen again until there’s a vaccine”? Concerts, conferences, festivals, sporting events, weddings, and anything else that entails a lot of people being in one place has been put on hold indefinitely—and we miss it. All of it.

Crucial evidence of the virus's presence in Liberia was overlooked.

Ghana has plenty of water. So why do its people buy plastic pouches from street vendors? Shaun Raviv investigates.

Marcia Angell reviews “America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System” by Steven Brill

For many people, 1969 felt like a year when technology could solve all of our problems, a sentiment that reached a crescendo with the Apollo 11 moon landing. But back on Earth…

Every day, we are exposed to chemicals in our shampoo, body wash, hand sanitizer, toothpaste, lotion, and much more. We expect our government to ensure that the chemicals in products have been tested and are safe for us and our families.The truth is that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has only tested about 250 of the 84,000 chemicals registered for use in the U.S. Of those, it has imposed restrictions on only nine...

A study commissioned by Reveal has found that diesel and gas exhaust are the most significant contributors to the California Imperial Valley’s polluted air, most likely a combination of traffic and the lines of idling vehicles...

The BBC's Katy Watson reports from El Salvador where strict laws on abortion are resulting in some women being jailed after having miscarriages.

Millions of people get tests, drugs, and operations that won’t make them better, may cause harm, and cost billions.

The urban poor in the United States are experiencing accelerated aging at the cellular level, and chronic stress linked both to income level and racial-ethnic identity is driving this physiological deterioration.

Last May, a member of Alberta’s rat patrol paid a visit to a farm on the outskirts of Sibbald, a small town near the Saskatchewan border. He found holes bored into the foundation of a grain silo...

A chemical industry consultant opens a window into the shadowy world of corporate advocacy and its use of front groups.

A new generation of clean, quick and convenient single-person electric vehicles could be just what Asia needs to get commuters to leave their cars behind for public transport. Vaidehi Shah explores...

As the Obama administration praises the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), backlash continues to grow against the deal...

McDonald's says fewer people are picking soda for Happy Meals after it stopped listing the drinks as an option on its menu boards.

And it's putting everyone at risk.

Shocking news today out of Washington state: For the first time since 2003, a resident of the United States has died of measles...

A patient with extensively drug-resistant TB flew from Mumbai to Chicago, and the deadly disease could become an infamous export due to problems in India’s public health system.