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Public Health Archive

Archives for November 2025

Future Perfect
A shocking new warning about global poverty should unsettle everyoneA shocking new warning about global poverty should unsettle everyone
Future Perfect

One of humanity’s biggest achievements may be slipping away.

By Bryan Walsh
The Highlight
Why peanut butter is back on the kids’ menuWhy peanut butter is back on the kids’ menu
The Highlight

How doctors learned to stop childhood food allergies.

By Bryan Walsh
The Logoff
The CDC’s troubling new second in command, briefly explainedThe CDC’s troubling new second in command, briefly explained
The Logoff

The former Louisiana surgeon general has shared debunked theories about vaccines and autism.

By Cameron Peters
Health
The hidden disease that spikes every ThanksgivingThe hidden disease that spikes every Thanksgiving
Health

Many Americans have high blood pressure and do not even know it.

By Dylan Scott
Podcasts
MAHA’s war on antidepressantsMAHA’s war on antidepressants
Podcast
Podcasts

RFK Jr. and his supporters are asking the wrong questions about these medications.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Future Perfect
The US is fast-tracking this important HIV drug — for everyone except South AfricaThe US is fast-tracking this important HIV drug — for everyone except South Africa
Future Perfect

Why the Trump administration is cutting out a country that needs it most.

By Pratik Pawar
The Logoff
The vaccine tug of war inside the Trump administration, briefly explainedThe vaccine tug of war inside the Trump administration, briefly explained
The Logoff

Who’s really in charge on health policy?

By Dylan Scott and Cameron Peters
The 2025 Future Perfect 25
Future Perfect

Meet the heroes keeping global progress alive.

By Bryan Walsh
India’s drug industry saved the world once. Can it do it again?
The End of HIV

The “pharmacy of the world” needs to reinvent itself.

By Pratik Pawar
How to deliver a baby with no supplies
Future Perfect

These women save countless lives every year. We need more of them.

By Sara Herschander
Future Perfect
One of the world’s most influential philanthropies is changing its name. Here’s why it matters.One of the world’s most influential philanthropies is changing its name. Here’s why it matters.
Future Perfect

CEO Alexander Berger on how the funder’s second act aims to show that effective giving can scale up

By Bryan Walsh
Future Perfect
Your washing machine is actually a time machineYour washing machine is actually a time machine
Future Perfect

We’ve forgotten how radical household appliances are.

By Bryan Walsh
Future Perfect
Pandemics are a choicePandemics are a choice
Future Perfect

The end of pandemics is within reach. Why aren’t we acting like it?

By Stephanie Psaki
We can fix the goofy way we pay for vision care in the US
The Vox guide to using your benefits

My eyes are part of my body. Why do I have separate vision benefits?

By Dylan Scott
The Vox guide to using your benefits
Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?
The Vox guide to using your benefits

One of the Democrats’ best political issues is to defend to Affordable Care Act. Is it worth defending?

By Dylan Scott