Feel like nothing you do matters? It may be "learned helplessness"
Experts explain how a sense of control — or lack of it — can majorly influence our response to stressful situations ...
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Under pressure
US research has been under political pressure for some time. Examples include regulatory overreach on federal stem-cell research informed more by religion than scientific arguments, a growing vaccine ...
Opinion
Beyond charity, foreign aid is America’s best insurance policy
But foreign aid is not charity. It is the United States’ insurance policy, protecting us from bird flu, ebola, violent terrorism, illegal migration and political instability. USAID provides 200,000 ...
Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences
Conflict still occurs over shared waters; however, since the late 1800s, and particularly since the end of World War II, cooperation has been the dominant interaction between countries in the world’s ...
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This data platform charts the health of nearly every freshwater body on Earth. Here’s what it reveals
The Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer offers what experts call an unprecedented look at the world’s lakes, rivers and wetlands, ...
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Gender gap in teenage depression is twice as large in London than in Tokyo, new study finds
Research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) King’s College London has tracked depressive symptoms in 7100 young people from Tokyo and London and shown girls have ...
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Most college students are taking online classes, but they’re paying just as much as in-person students
Most Americans think online courses should be cheaper than in-person college classes, but most online programs cost the same ...
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Global Health at Risk: WHO Warns of Severe Consequences from U.S. Aid Reduction
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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How the Coronavirus pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse — and for better
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...
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India: The unsung hero of global health security in a world of rising costs
India's pivotal role in global health security has never been more vital, especially in light of rising healthcare costs that are putting immense pressure on households, governments, insurers and ...
The New York Times20d
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen covers global health. Starting Wednesday afternoon, a wave of emails went out from the State Department in Washington around the world, landing in inboxes for ...