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Public Health Archive

Archives for December 2025

The Highlight
People taking Ozempic are losing muscle mass — and it’s freaking them outPeople taking Ozempic are losing muscle mass — and it’s freaking them out
The Highlight

Yes, there is a downside to GLP-1 drugs — if you aren’t careful.

By Dylan Scott
The year measles came back
Health

Doctors reflect on how the virus’s resurgence has affected their patients and themselves in 2025: “It’s been insane.”

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
The end of malariaThe end of malaria
Future Perfect

How politics, not parasites, became the biggest threat in the fight against malaria

By Bryan Walsh
Future Perfect
The low, low cost of ending extreme povertyThe low, low cost of ending extreme poverty
Future Perfect

Less than Americans’ holiday shopping, actually.

By Sara Herschander
The biggest mosquito-borne disease in the world has a cure. There’s just one problem.
Future Perfect

No one wants to make it.

By Pratik Pawar
Health
RFK Jr.’s anti-vax committee is recklessly overhauling childhood vaccine policyRFK Jr.’s anti-vax committee is recklessly overhauling childhood vaccine policy
Health

America’s vaccine playbook is being rewritten by people who don’t believe in them.

By Dylan Scott
The End of HIV
200,000 additional children under 5 will die this year — thanks to aid cuts200,000 additional children under 5 will die this year — thanks to aid cuts
The End of HIV

The historic increase in global child deaths, explained in one chart.

By Sara Herschander
Health
Your guide to the weirdest winter virus season we’ve ever hadYour guide to the weirdest winter virus season we’ve ever had
Health

As vaccination rates slide, there are still ways you can protect yourself from cold, flu, RSV, and Covid this year.

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
Want to help save the most lives possible? Here’s where to give money.Want to help save the most lives possible? Here’s where to give money.
Future Perfect

Supporting groups that work on malaria, lead poisoning, and other health issues can make a big difference with just a little money.

By Pratik Pawar, Dylan Matthews and 1 more

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