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Read more: Making Argentina Less Safe: The Human Rights Consequences of Leaving WHO
Making Argentina Less Safe: The Human Rights Consequences of Leaving WHO
On May 22, 2026, the World Health Assembly formally acknowledged Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), consolidating a process that has now placed the country among the very few states to abandon the principal institution of global health governance.

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Read more: Poisoned Wells: Iowa’s Fertilizer Crisis
Poisoned Wells: Iowa’s Fertilizer Crisis
Iowa is the only state bounded on either side by major rivers, fitting borders for a state whose prosperity is defined by water. The state has long been one of the nation’s most agriculturally productive.

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Read more: How to Make Sense of the Psychedelics Executive Order
How to Make Sense of the Psychedelics Executive Order
For those of us who work in the psychedelic field, the April 18 press conference announcing several actions to speed up psychedelic research was a watershed moment.

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Read more: Health AI Chatbots are Legally Medical Devices; It’s Time the FDA Started Treating Them Like It
Health AI Chatbots are Legally Medical Devices; It’s Time the FDA Started Treating Them Like It
In January 2026, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health. OpenAI promises ChatGPT Health will help users clarify medical concepts, understand test results, prepare for appointments, and explore healthcare and wellness strategies — all while leveraging user-uploaded health records.

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Read more: Our Country Is Eroding Its Health Insurance Safety Net While Americans Need It More than Ever
Our Country Is Eroding Its Health Insurance Safety Net While Americans Need It More than Ever
On Oct. 8, 2025, I suffered a perforated bowel. My treatment included a great deal of inpatient and outpatient care over a period of six months. Yet I was lucky — not in experiencing a health crisis, but in having excellent health insurance.

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Read more: Dying, Addiction, and Psychedelics: Who Gets to Alter Consciousness?
Dying, Addiction, and Psychedelics: Who Gets to Alter Consciousness?
Some state laws allow people with serious, life-threatening illnesses to choose when to die. But few jurisdictions allow people to choose how to experience their deaths.
