by Liya Moges According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the United States (U.S.) has completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) as of January 22, 2026. The decision to leave the WHO was due to a variety of reasons, the biggest being its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.   Now that the withdrawal from the WHO has been completed, many are left wondering what exactly will change from this point on in healthcare, public health, and...

by Alexandra Collins Here in the United States, the healthcare system is pitted against us all. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (2024), in the first quarter of 2024, 8.2% of Americans aged 18 to 65 were uninsured. That is 27.1 million people without health insurance. Collins & Gupta (2024) found that many people in the United States with healthcare insurance still struggle; many are experiencing medical debt, errors in medical billing, and denials of coverage. I have...

by Bob Kieserman On Friday, an advisory panel created by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. voted to change a recommendation that has been serving the American public for over 30 years. As I am sure you know by now since it has been all over the news, the panel deemed that babies should no longer receive the first dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. Instead, the panel voted to recommend that the first dose be given when the child is 2 months old and only if the mother tests negative...