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Good health and well-being


The politics of clean air: health, power and environmental justice
Air pollution exposes how transport, energy and urban policy determine who breathes safely and who carries the greatest health burden

Editorial Team SDG3
Jul 186 min read


The science and politics of vaccine hesitancy
Declining vaccination rates in some countries are creating new public health risks, driven by distrust, misinformation and political polarisation

Editorial Team SDG3
Jul 176 min read


Microbiome, the invisible world inside us shapes health, disease and medicine
Science is redefining the human body as a complex ecosystem in which trillions of microorganisms influence immunity, metabolism and brain function

Editorial Team SDG3
Jul 156 min read


The ageing planet is testing how societies share care, work and security
Longer lives are reshaping pensions, housing, health systems and intergenerational fairness across ageing societies

Editorial Team SDG3
Jun 246 min read


Aidsmap, the public value of reliable HIV information
An HIV information service shows why evidence, access and trust still matter in the global response to HIV

Editorial Team SDG3
Jun 144 min read


Autism is not a marginal issue. It is a global test of inclusion
Around the world, autism is forcing societies to rethink education, healthcare, employment and the meaning of belonging.

Editorial Team SDG3
Jun 55 min read


When a child has to go viral to receive treatment, the system has already failed
In Spain, the case of a boy from Seville with butterfly skin disease has exposed a deeper problem: life-changing medicines should not depend on television, social media pressure or a photograph with a regional president.

Editorial Team SDG3
Jun 45 min read


Fundació Lluita contra les Infeccions and the clinical fight to make HIV care faster, smarter and more durable
A Barcelona foundation links HIV care, clinical trials and vaccine research in the search for better treatment pathways

Editorial Team SDG3
Jun 36 min read


IDF Europe and the quiet logistics of diabetes care in crisis
How a European diabetes network helps protect access to insulin, supplies and care during emergencies

Editorial Team SDG3
May 116 min read


TELL Japan, the quiet infrastructure of mental health support
A Tokyo-based non-profit offers confidential counselling and crisis support for people navigating distress in Japan

Editorial Team SDG3
May 55 min read


Cholera resurgence exposes the global cost of climate vulnerability and inequality
A preventable disease is spreading where water systems, health services and public investment have failed

Editorial Team SDG3
Apr 296 min read


Fundación Affinity and the careful case for animal-assisted therapy
A Spanish foundation has helped move human-animal bonds from sentiment into health, care and education practice

Joan Ubide
Apr 265 min read


Psychedelic medicine advances in mental health research as science tests safety, efficacy and real clinical potential
Research on psilocybin, MDMA and ibogaine is expanding, but safety, regulation and clinical evidence remain decisive.

Editorial Team SDG3
Apr 225 min read


HIFA and the politics of reliable healthcare information
HIFA argues that remote care cannot work fairly when patients, clinicians and policymakers lack trusted health information

Editorial Team SDG3
Apr 215 min read


How Europe’s debt architecture is draining public budgets in the global south
Rising repayments to creditors linked to London and other European financial centres are squeezing health, schools and climate action

Editorial Team SDG3
Apr 136 min read


Malaria vaccine rollout in Africa is testing more than science
New malaria vaccines offer real promise, but delivery, trust and funding will decide whether that promise reaches children

Editorial Team SDG3
Apr 106 min read


Whether the future of healthcare is being defined less by hospitals and more by connected care
Sensors, AI tools and remote decisions are widening access, but they may also redraw inequality, trust and clinical accountability

Editorial Team SDG3
Apr 76 min read


Growing up in a world that never stands still
How turning 18 shapes identity, emotional development and responsibility in a global society.

Joan Ubide
Mar 294 min read


Researchers in the HIV cure race, closer to remission, but not yet to a universal cure
Spain’s HIV scientists are helping turn rare breakthroughs into realistic remission strategies, while stigma and late diagnosis still slow progress

Editorial Team SDG3
Mar 186 min read


Prevention programmes that reduce future costs in health systems
Vaccination, screening and public health policy can cut long term costs, but prevention still gets a small share of spending

Editorial Team SDG3
Mar 176 min read


Telemedicine in rural areas, where it helps and where it does not
Remote care can widen access in rural communities, but it cannot replace clinics, staff, diagnostics, or emergency transport

Editorial Team SDG3
Mar 136 min read


School meal networks, local procurement and traceability, what is changing?
From farm to school to traceability rules, districts want shorter supply chains, but funding and logistics are tightening in USA

Editorial Team SDG3
Mar 37 min read


Global Brigades brings mobile dental care to remote villages
A volunteer-led mobile unit treated more than 200 children in Honduras, where the nearest hospital can be over three hours away on foot

Editorial Team SDG3
Feb 202 min read


London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine supports India’s response to Nipah virus outbreak
LSHTM experts strengthen surveillance and containment efforts amid rising public health concerns in west bengal

Editorial Team SDG3
Feb 55 min read
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