In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

Unmasking influence is about how commercial actors influence policy and public health. Many of the major public health crises we face today are largely driven by…

The justices will hear arguments Wednesday on the legality of most of the president’s tariffs — the first in a series of tests of sweeping claims of authority.

Every September, world leaders gather at the UN high-level meetings to confront the most pressing global health crises. In 2024, the spotlight fell on antimicrobial resistance – a silent pandemic thre...

Letter: In response to an editorial on the uptick in malaria, Prof Heather Ferguson writes that progress against dengue, leprosy, rabies and other conditions could unravel

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