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Progress on maternal mortality is slowing
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Progress on maternal mortality is slowing

The global maternal mortality ratio stood at 197 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — nearly three times the WHO's target of fewer than 70 by 2030 — raising fears that global health targets are slipping out of reach.

The site of a destroyed drug rehabilitation hospital following a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 17, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Pakistan hits drug rehab center in Kabul, Five female Iranian soccer players withdraw asylum claims, Meningitis outbreak in southeast England, Chinese national tries to smuggle ants out of Kenya

​A girl is inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Miami, Florida, USA, on August 5, 2021.
Analysis

Florida seeks to lift vaccine mandate

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s plan to repeal childhood vaccine mandates in the state’s public schools has prompted further debate over shots, states’ rights, and medical freedoms.

The logo for Isomorphic Labs is displayed on a tablet in this illustration.
GZERO AI

Meet Isomorphic Labs, the Google spinoff that aims to cure you

Isomorphic Labs, which broke off from Google's DeepMind in 2021, raised $600 million from investors in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital on Monday.

​Tulsi Gabbard hugs President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2025.
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Gabbard and RFK Jr. confirmed by US Senate

Despite opposition from Democrats and skepticism from some Republicans, the US Senate voted Monday to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence in a 52-48 vote. On Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary.

Graphic Truth: How much booze do Americans and Canadians drink?
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Graphic Truth: How much booze do Americans and Canadians drink?

Both countries have been cutting back. We take a look at the numbers.

Vice President Kamala Harris waves to members of the media as she boards Air Force Two at Sky Harbor in Phoenix on Oct. 11, 2024.
What We're Watching

Harris challenges Trump on his health: “Your turn”

Vice President Kamala Harris released her medical records this weekend, confirming she is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” necessary for the presidency.

​A doctor checks the progress of a patient with tuberculosis at the Beijing Chest Hospital March 31, 2009. Health officials gathered in Beijing on Wednesday warned against deadly drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, which are spreading fastest in developing countries that lack the infrastructure to tackle the disease.
GZERO AI

Please cough for the AI

What if an artificial intelligence stored on your phone could listen and hear how sick you are?

Patient has an eye test at Venice Family Clinic in Venice, California, June 25, 2009.
GZERO AI

Your new insurance advocate is AI

Health insurers are routinely using artificial intelligence and algorithms to evaluate insurance claims, but now the tables have turned.

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Hard Numbers: Microsoft’s big Gulf investment, Amazon’s ambitions, Mammogram-plus, Adobe pays up, Educating Don Beyer