There was a different vibe at the U.N. General Assembly. 5 attendees weigh in It's the first high level U.N. gathering since the U.S. foreign aid cuts under the Trump Administration. What were people thinking — and talking about? Gabrielle Emanuel
RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases Global health leaders expressed dismay at Kennedy's objection but vowed to move forward without the support of the U.S. Gabrielle Emanuel
The U.N. utters the word: Dementia For the first time, the United Nations has issued a political declaration pledging to address dementia. Will it make a difference? Gabrielle Emanuel
Aid cuts hit Uganda hard. With worry and grit, it's finding new ways to save lives Uganda is one of the countries that's greatly affected by the reduction of U.S. foreign aid. Here's how the health care system is responding — with trepidation, innovation and resilience. Brian Simpson
What's in -- and what's missing -- in the new U.S. strategy for global health After months of aid cuts, the State Department has released a 35-page document detailing how it plans to roll out global health assistance. Here's what it says — and what the reaction is. Gabrielle Emanuel
The U.S. said it would burn $9.7 million of birth control. Its fate is still unclear Questions about their fate swirled after the government's July deadline for destruction came and went. Then came a false report they'd been incinerated. Aid groups say it's not too late to save them. Rachel Treisman
Whatever happened to .... the 12-year-old Ukrainian girl in need of a heart transplant? During a Russian attack, a medical team drove to extract the heart of a young girl who'd just died and bring it to their hospital, where a 12-year-old was in desperate need of a transplant. Ruchi Kumar
The future of HIV/AIDS after Trump's funding cuts HIV has been in retreat around the world. But with cuts to foreign aid, it's less clear where the trend lines go from here. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to author Emily Bass about the future of the virus. Ari Shapiro
In 2022, the name 'monkeypox' was rejected as inapt. Now the U.S. is reviving it The World Health Organization nixed the name "monkeypox." The virus is spread by rodents and small mammals. And there's a stigma factor. Mpox took its place. Why has the U.S. returned to "monkeypox"? Gabrielle Emanuel
TB is the #1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent. Jonathan Lambert