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Before Watson and Crick basked in Nobel glory, before The Double Helix mythologized their genius, there was the photo. Photo 51 — crisp, clear, and groundbreaking — captured by Dr. Rosalind Franklin, the crystallographer whose name is often footnoted in a story she helped write. But Franklin wasn't just a supporting character in the DNA saga. She was the scaffolding.

The U.S. agency has not released information on what global programs were cut this week. NPR spoke to current employees who provided exclusive details.

USAID is responsible for global health efforts that have saved the lives of millions of children. What happens when those programs are cut?

Fears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced to close

Your editorial "5 years after covid, scars linger" (March 13, TribLive) was (almost) right on target. I will give two examples. 1. My grandmother, born in 1898, had the 1918 Spanish flu but survived. On Thanksgiving morning 1974, she woke up with the strangest cough. I was home visiting my

The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.

Five years after the novel coronavirus emerged, historians see echoes of other great illnesses, and legacies that are unlike any of them.

Surviving aid to be administered by state department in radical narrowing of definition of US national interest

Some health policy experts say Kennedy's early moves as HHS Secretary are concerning and suggest that he could undermine immunizations in less direct ways.

Trump withdraws the U.S. from the WHO, citing its failures and China's influence. What reforms could convince America to reengage?

Litigation is ongoing, but it's clear the U.S. is failing to protect public and global health

The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.

The Women of Global Change Vancouver Chapter, led by Inthrini Arul, has been making a powerful impact through community-driven events, from honoring local...

Millions of people around the world are today feeling the repercussions of President Donald Trump's decision to freeze international aid for 90 days and shut down the U.S.

Whenever you see a horror of anti-democratic rule, remember Mitch McConnell. You have him to thank

Surgeons who worked in Gaza fear disease, malnutrition and eradication of healthcare will reverberate for decades

US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safety

The GOP's recent and longest-serving Senate party leader has stood in opposition to his conference multiple times, demonstrating the party's significant transformation in the age of Trump.

The announcement came on the heels of RFK Jr.'s confirmation to lead HHS.