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New U.N. report says we are about to "miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all."

President Joe Biden spent a large portion of his first State of the Union address talking about foreign affairs, but he also spent time on an array of health topics, including mental health, nursing home regulation, and toxic burn pits. Also this week, the administration unveiled a strategy to address the covid pandemic going forward. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Amy Goldstein of The Washington Post, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issue...

The last two weeks juxtaposed three events that will undoubtedly have lasting global consequences. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, Working Group II released its assessment of climate

The last two weeks juxtaposed three events that will undoubtedly have lasting global consequences. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, Working Group II released its assessment of climate

Tuesday's front-page New York Times jeremiad on “climate change” was keyed to the latest frightening report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the United Nation’s main climate science organization).

Tuesday's front-page New York Times jeremiad on “climate change” was keyed to the latest frightening report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the United Nation’s main climate science organization).

Russia's attacks on Ukraine took the headlines for President Joe Biden's first official State of the Union address, but Biden made a point to highlight several of the administration's high-priority health issues, including covid, mental health, nursing home regulation, and ailments among military personnel from toxic burn pits.

The Ukraine crisis is evidence that coordinated, rapid, international action is possible to meet urgent threats. Climate change is one of the threats that can and should be tackled through global cooperation. The Ukraine crisis is evidence that coordinated, rapid, international action is possible to meet urgent threats. Climate change is one of these threats that can be tackled with global cooperation.