Global Health

A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.

It all started when a London primary school asked children to bring in a plastic tube containing approximately one tablespoon of homemade soup.

Dr. Marie-Roseline Bélizaire says the United Nations is failing to keep its medical workers safe.

Government officials say anti-vaccination advocates have complicated their efforts to turn the tide on an epidemic that has killed at least 63 people, most of them children.

When the rapper T.I. said he has his teenage daughter undergo an annual virginity test, protests arose in the U.S. In fact, the virginity test is a global issue.

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.

The new legislation purports to protect transgender rights — but many trans activists say it does the exact opposite.

Doctors used to worry that antiretroviral drugs were too powerful for HIV-positive newborns. More evidence is emerging that, in fact, early treatment can be safe and effective.

Every time we divvy up our money among good causes, we're making a moral judgment about who is most deserving.

Forty-eight of the fatalities were children under 4 years old. The number of immunizations plummeted last year after improperly prepared vaccines led to the deaths of two infants.