Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
08/15/2024
What Could Go Right? Opioid Deaths Are Finally Falling
The first encouraging sign that the opioid crisis might be abating
08/01/2024
What Could Go Right? The Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease Is Close
2024 may be the first year with under 10 human cases.
05/23/2024
What Could Go Right? What Happened to Ebola?
There’s a reason why you haven’t heard about it in years.
04/18/2024
What Could Go Right? One Uninterrupted Decline
The pandemic spared even the most vulnerable of the world’s young children.
04/04/2024
What Could Go Right? Two Years Post-Roe
Abortion access is patchwork but has also held up better than expected.
03/21/2024
What Could Go Right? Two Things That Are Better than They Seem
If you were only going off of headlines
03/07/2024
What Could Go Right? The Platinum Decade
Southeast Asia celebrates several public health accomplishments.
02/29/2024
What Could Go Right? 275M Previously Undiscovered DNA Variants
A federal health project is adding to our trove of knowledge on the human genome.
01/25/2024
What Could Go Right? The centenarian century
We’re all living longer. So long that the number of the world’s oldest people will quadruple in the next few decades.
01/18/2024
What Could Go Right? When the culprit is data
Is the alarm over maternal mortality rates in the US warranted?
12/21/2023
What Could Go Right? Hopescrolling 2023
Something good happened every week of this year.
12/14/2023
