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Survival rates were higher in Congo than in previous outbreaks — thanks to a new vaccine, more effective treatments, and survivors seeking to help their communities

The world has experienced a 59% decline in the deaths of children younger than five years since 1990. New mortality estimates indicate that the largest drop was in 2019, when global under-five deaths were reduced to 5.2 million from 12.5 million in 1990.

Revolutionary stem cell treatment offers hope of 'functional cure' for people living with HIV.

Throughout the pandemic, local neighborhoods — especially gay neighborhoods — have played a critical and well-documented role providing the health and social services necessary for American communities and businesses to survive and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the most innovative projects now underway may be WildEast, which ambitiously hopes to rewild an area more than three times the size of New York City, creating interconnecting wild corridors across East Anglia, the country’s most intensely farmed region.

Indigenous activists have fought time and time again for the sacred nature of both land and water: we’ve seen them fight against the implementation of The Dakota Access Pipeline, the Trans Mountain pipeline, and at the forefront of the anti-Line 3 movement.

A new laboratory-stage mRNA vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognize the saliva from tick bites could prevent these bugs from feeding on and transmitting tick-borne diseases to people, according to a recent study.

Engracia’s story, and the countless others related to airlines’ failure to adequately and equitably support the disability community are too common, and heartbreaking every time. We all have the power to help make a difference.

A new hand gesture is helping save lives — and there are more creative ways people are showing up to help those in distress.

The Minnesota senator was treated for breast cancer this year. She has bipartisan legislation that would encourage people to catch up on health screenings, which plummeted during the pandemic.

Indigenous activists have always been at the frontlines of global issues to preserve the sacredness of Earth and stand for human rights. Here are seven activists to follow from North America, South America, and Australia.

We're seeing good news when it comes to cancer trends. We’ve seen a 2.2 percent decrease in male deaths from cancer. And for women, the cancer death decrease is a little less than 2 percent over the past four years.