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As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening illness, untreated pain and closed crossings 鈥� despite the limited opening of the vital route through Rafah this week.

96 Global Health NOW: 9 Million Deaths May Follow Aid Cuts Plus: Egypt鈥檚 Child Health Gains Jeopardized February 3, 2026 TOP STORIES Ultra-processed foods are more similar to cigarettes than other foods and should be regulated as such, according to  that highlights how both products encourage addiction and are marketed to maximize consumption.  

Young people in Ontario are being diagnosed with psychotic disorders more frequently compared to their older peers, according to a  from the Canadian province; studies from and have identified a similar trend.

An emerging bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, was discovered in stored throat swabs and viral cultures of five patients thought to be infected with Nipah virus, ; the patients, hospitalized from December 2022 to March 2023, had eaten raw date palm sap, a route of NiV spillover. 

Lead exposure among a small group of people in Utah is 100X lower today than in the 1960s, ; researchers relied partly on an unconventional source: hair clippings from 100-year-old scrapbooks.  IN FOCUS Pharmacist Joseph Njer Airo inspects boxes of antiretroviral drugs labeled "USAID," at Migosi Sub-county Hospital, in Kisumu, Kenya, on April 24, 2025. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images 9 Million Deaths May Follow Aid Cuts 
If current trends in global health funding cuts continue, 9.4 million excess deaths will occur by 2030,  published in The Lancet Global Health yesterday. That鈥檚 the 鈥渕ild鈥� scenario. 

Worst case: A 鈥渟evere鈥� scenario based on even greater funding cuts would lead to 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030, per Barcelona Institute for Global Health researchers and colleagues. 

What鈥檚 at stake? HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis, as well as hunger, may resurge across the globe, .  

• 鈥淚t is the dismantling of an architecture that took 80 years to build,鈥� said Rockefeller Foundation President and former USAID chief Rajiv Shah. 鈥淭he scale of the cuts and the scale of the reduction far outstrip the scale of philanthropy to step in and solve the problem.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

Flashback: Development assistance was associated with declines of 70% in HIV/AIDS, 56% for malaria, and 56% for nutritional deficiencies from 2002 to 2021, per the study. 

Meanwhile in Geneva: Despite funding cuts, the WHO has 85% of funds needed for its current biennium budget, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the 158th Executive Board meeting, .
 

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This global health leader praises Trump's aid plan 鈥� and gears up to beat malaria 鈥� 

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GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES CHILD MORTALITY  Egypt鈥檚 Child Health Gains Jeopardized 
Egypt made major strides in children鈥檚 health outcomes in the last three decades鈥攃utting child mortality from 108 deaths per 1,000 children under 5 in 1988, to 26 deaths per 1,000 in 2024 through policies including:  

• School-based insurance that helped families access medical care and medicine.  

• Vaccine coverage, especially for polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, and measles.  

• Widespread hepatitis C screening.  

But that progress is threatened as economic turmoil and post-pandemic fallout lead to care setbacks, including: 

• A physician exodus, with ~18,000 doctors resigning since 2019 due to low pay.  

• Hospital bed shortages. 

• Pandemic disruptions in maternal care, which led to a spike in C-sections and prematurity.  

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Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed, highlighting the need for stronger tobacco control and other measures to reduce risks and save lives. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly $1 billion to ensure that millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access healthcare.

56 涩里番 research projects were awarded funding through CIHR鈥檚 Fall 2025 Project Grant competition, to support high-potential health research across all areas and career stages.聽聽

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96 Global Health NOW: Measles Strengthens Its U.S. Foothold; and Pregnant, Breastfeeding, and Detained by ICE February 2, 2026 TOP STORIES The 10 Guinea worm infection cases reported last year鈥撯赌揷onfined to three countries: Chad, Ethiopia, and South Sudan鈥撯赌搈ark a historic low and a 33% decline from 2024鈥檚 15 cases.     An autism advisory panel to the U.S. government has been overhauled by HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who replaced members of the panel with outspoken activists who say vaccines are linked to autism.     Pancreatic tumors were eliminated in mice through a triple combination therapy administered , which found that the therapy prevented tumor recurrence and may point the way to new clinical trials for treating pancreatic cancer.     Severe acute pancreatitis has been linked with GLP-1 injections, a UK medication regulator has warned; while the risk is small, the guidance was updated after 1,143 cases of acute and chronic pancreatitis were reported in 2025 among patients taking semaglutide or tirzepatide.   IN FOCUS Parkside Pediatrics providers Chandler Hash (left) and Nathan Heffington assess a patient with measles symptoms in Spartanburg, SC, on January 30. The Washington Post via Getty Measles Strengthens Its U.S. Foothold    U.S. doctors are learning to recognize a disease most have encountered only in textbooks as measles strengthens its grip nationwide鈥攊ncluding in South Carolina, which is now home to the largest U.S. measles outbreak since the disease was eliminated 25+ years ago, .     South Carolina鈥檚 outbreak has surpassed the case count of last year鈥檚 outbreak in West Texas and now includes 840+ infections鈥攎ostly among unvaccinated children and adults in the Spartanburg area. Hundreds have quarantined for weeks, and ~19 have been hospitalized, .     Wider U.S. risks: The outbreak has already seeded cases in states as close as North Carolina and as far away as Washington鈥攃ontributing to 500+ U.S. cases in January alone, and imperiling the country鈥檚 measles-free status as plunging vaccination rates create pockets where the virus can rapidly spread.  

• 鈥淚 don鈥檛 see a clear end to this,鈥� said epidemiologist Scott Thorpe, who runs the nonprofit Southern Alliance for Public Health Leadership. 

Outbreak at ICE detention center: Meanwhile, in Texas, 鈥渁ll movement鈥� has been halted at an ICE detention facility for families in Dilley after two measles infections were confirmed, .  

• The facility, which holds about ~1,200 people, including 400+ children, has already been scrutinized for its medical care of detained families, including a child hospitalized after symptoms of appendicitis went undiagnosed, 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES Related: Violations of medical neutrality during protests in Iran 鈥�   HUMAN RIGHTS Pregnant, Breastfeeding, and Detained by ICE    An increasing number of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women are among those detained in ICE detention facilities, which are unequipped to provide them with adequate care, say lawmakers and immigration rights activists.      One case: Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, a mother of two who came to the U.S. as a child, learned of her third pregnancy while in custody in a Louisiana facility.  

• She has not had routine prenatal care, despite complications that include heavy bleeding, advocates say. And one of her children was still breastfeeding. 

• 鈥淭he fact that parents aren鈥檛 with the kids, that she鈥檚 breastfeeding an infant, pregnant and having complications鈥攖hose kinds of things are not being looked at or considered as relevant鈥攊t鈥檚 inhumane from my perspective,鈥� said immigration lawyer Kerry Doyle.  

    Related: Children with disabilities particularly vulnerable to Minneapolis ICE crackdown 鈥�   OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS 鈥榊ou take what you can and run鈥�: families describe harrowing journey to escape fighting in DRC 鈥� 
  Michelle A. Williams: The EPA just erased a century of public health progress 鈥�

EU sets toxin limit amid global infant formula recalls 鈥�     2 or more alcoholic drinks a day linked to 91% higher colorectal cancer risk 鈥�  Thanks for the tip, Xiaodong Cai!

Converging global crises and the re-emergence of neglected tropical diseases: the case of noma 鈥�      David Wallace-Wells: The Real Reason MAHA Hates Vaccines 鈥�  Thanks for the tip, Dave Cundiff!     It鈥檚 freezing cold and you鈥檝e lost power. Here鈥檚 what emergency doctors want you to do 鈥�      Helping with grandkids may slow cognitive decline 鈥�  Issue No. 2856
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The familiar labels 鈥渘ight owl鈥� and 鈥渆arly bird,鈥� long used in sleep research, don鈥檛 fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found.

The 涩里番-led study published in found the two sleep-wake patterns, called chronotypes, contain a total of five distinct biological subtypes, each associated with different patterns of behaviour and health.

The familiar labels 鈥渘ight owl鈥� and 鈥渆arly bird,鈥� long used in sleep research, don鈥檛 fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found.

The 涩里番-led study published in found the two sleep-wake patterns, called chronotypes, contain a total of five distinct biological subtypes, each associated with different patterns of behaviour and health.

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that cuts to international aid and persistent funding gaps are undermining the global health system.

96 CNNTD Newsletter: World NTD Day 2026 |Bulletin du RCMTN: /Journ茅e mondiale des MTN 2026 Recent news and updates from CNNTD | Nouvelles et mises 脿 jour r茅centes du RCMTN January 29, 2026/ Janvier 29, 2026 -->  Join us on World NTD Day, January 30th, 2026!  
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We hope you will join us in celebrating the incredible achievements made in eliminating NTDs, with 58 countries having eliminated at least 1 NTD to date. World NTD Day also provides an opportunity to mobilize greater attention and support for these diseases that continue to affect more than one billion people today. Here's hoping for more incredible achievements in 2026 for people living with and at risk of NTDs. 

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For the first time, drug targeting genetic mutation shown to have positive impact in mice models

Hydrocephalus is a life-threatening condition that occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborns and is often treated with invasive surgery. Now, a new study offers hope of preventing hydrocephalus before it even occurs.

96 Global Health NOW: Reproductive Care Collapses in Afghanistan Plus: Time to Chart a New Path to Africa鈥檚 Malaria-Free Future January 29, 2026 TOP STORIES Malaria deaths could spike to half a million across Africa over the next 25 years due to climate change, 鈥攚hich finds that shifting and extreme weather patterns could lead to an additional 123 million malaria cases across the continent.     Two animal-borne pathogens pose a growing threat to humans, warns a new ; the viruses, influenza D virus and canine coronavirus, have been 鈥渇lying under the radar,鈥� but conditions are shifting that have improved their capacity to spread among humans, researchers say.     HPV screening rates among underserved groups in Australia were 鈥渟ubstantially boosted鈥� through cervical sample self-collection programs, ; participation was especially high among women who were 10+ years overdue for screening and those living in very remote areas.     Twice-yearly PrEP is slowly becoming more accessible to people in the U.S., as insurers gradually agree to cover the high-cost drug, Yeztugo鈥攁n injection of the drug lenacapavir.  IN FOCUS Farida, 30, a midwife, monitors pregnant women close to delivering, at the provincial hospital's maternity department, on August 27, 2025, in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Elise Blanchard/Getty Images Reproductive Care Collapses in Afghanistan 
Women in Afghanistan increasingly have nowhere to turn to prevent pregnancies or find basic prenatal services, as the country鈥檚 reproductive care system deteriorates under the Taliban.     Birth control banned: The  started in 2023, with contraceptives swiftly disappearing from shelves and doctors forbidden from dispensing them鈥攅ven for women whose lives could be threatened by pregnancy.     Clinic closed: Clinics accused of violating the Taliban鈥檚 orders face risk of closure; doctors have also been forced to close their doors after the sudden drop in international aid last year. 

• 440+ hospitals and clinics have closed or reduced services in Afghanistan in the last year, . 

• Since then, women have been left largely to fend for themselves, with minimal to no prenatal care amid risky pregnancies, complications, and miscarriages.  

Dangers at home: Meanwhile, medical workers say most of the pregnant women they see are malnourished, and many women miscarry because of domestic violence and overwork.     The quote: 鈥淭hey broke her with fear, pregnancies and violence,鈥� said the mother of one 36-year-old woman who has slipped into a "permanent state of confusion鈥� after nine pregnancies and six miscarriages.     GHN EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY Faith, 3, vaccinated in the world's first malaria vaccine (RTS, S) pilot program, plays at home in Mukuli, Kenya, on March 7, 2023. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images Time to Chart a New Path to Africa鈥檚 Malaria-Free Future
As wealthy countries cut assistance and malaria surges in parts of Africa, the continent鈥檚 leaders must chart a new path to a malaria-free future, write Corine Karema, Francine Ntoumi, and Garry Aslanyan . 

• The recent dramatic reduction in aid is disrupting core activities like disease surveillance, supply chains for medicines, and delivery of care.   

A leadership moment: Africa needs to invest more of its own resources. Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda are taking steps to increase their health budgets. It鈥檚 time to accelerate those gains, the authors argue.      奥丑补迟鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;苍别别诲别诲:&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;

• All governments where malaria is endemic should have national elimination plans. 

• African institutions should set priorities, align partners around national plans, and demand accountability for results.  

• The African Union and other organizations can help coordinate efforts at the regional level, keeping malaria high on the political agenda. 

• Malaria programs need to engage other programs鈥攍ike routine immunization, antenatal care, and community outreach鈥攖o get the newly approved malaria vaccines RTS,S and R21/ Matrix鈥揗 to people.   

The takeaway: Eliminating malaria can become, they write, a defining story of African leadership that safeguards lives for generations.
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Join the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Mental Health for an urgent discussion on the risks, benefits, and practical applications of AI in mental health care. Laura Reiley, whose , will share her story. 

She will be joined by Thomas Insel, who formerly served as director of the National Institute of Mental Health and more recently led the Mental Health team at Verily (formerly known as Google Life Sciences), and Holly Wilcox, director and founder of the Johns Hopkins Center for Suicide Prevention.

The livestream of the event is open to the public, but registration is required. You will receive a link to the livestream with your registration confirmation.

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ALMOST FRIDAY DIVERSION Talk About the Weather
Year after year, epic snowstorms prove that behind every winter weather report is a comedian waiting in the wings. This week was no different across the U.S., with reporters and officials resorting to jokes and light shaming to keep people indoors.     A sampling:     鈥淥PERATION BREAD AND MILK:鈥� The  to chill out on hoarding supplies. 鈥淲e鈥檝e already seen the frantic look in your eyes,鈥� they wrote. 鈥淵ou are 鈥� not launching a three-year mission to Mars.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;    鈥淧ark it on the couch,鈥� Kansas City, Missouri. The local fire department 鈥攐r people trying to squeeze in a mani-pedi: 鈥� Hush Jessica.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;    These gems are important reminders of iconic past weather reports:     An anchorman鈥檚 鈥�.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;A reporter delivered breaking updates using a rubber chicken for reference, and struggled to make a snow angel. 鈥淚s it great snowman snow? No, man, no.鈥� Cincinnati, Ohio, 2025    鈥淗onestly the hardest I鈥檝e ever worked.鈥� A  named Big Papi. Manchester, New Hampshire, 2022     鈥淥h, boy.鈥� Less forecast, more Shakespearean monologue. A local weatherman warned that our 鈥溾�� Baltimore, Maryland, 2010   QUICK HITS Radical changes could be coming to 鈥榩sychiatry鈥檚 bible鈥� 鈥�   
 
Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly underestimated, study finds 鈥�  
 
鈥楻ise in insecurity, hostile environment affecting NTDs programme鈥� 鈥�  
 
Tanzania Among Seven Countries Included in the New Network to Strengthen Collaborative Disease Surveillance 鈥�  
 
On Public Health and Human Rights in Minneapolis 鈥�  
 
Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely 鈥�  Issue No. 2855
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A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes.

A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes.

96 Global Health NOW: Grasping for Hope as Haiti Unravels; and Volunteer Vector Control in Bangladesh January 28, 2026 TOP STORIES The U.S. maternal syphilis rate spiked 28% from 2022 to 2024, ; the latest uptick is part of a worsening trend that has involved a 200%+ rise in maternal syphilis over the past decade, which is leading to a surge of congenital syphilis in infants.     The Trump administration has directed Gavi to eliminate vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal as a precondition for continued funding; anti-vaccine groups have claimed that thimerosal causes autism, despite scientific evidence to the contrary.  
Humanity鈥檚 risk of self-annihilation is closer than ever, say scientists who set the symbolic 鈥淒oomsday Clock鈥� to 85 seconds to catastrophe yesterday鈥攏oting existential threats including nuclear war, climate change, risks of artificial intelligence, and biological disaster.     The WHO has issued global guidance for school lunches鈥攍imiting sugars, saturated fats, and sodium, while expanding pulses and whole grains; the agency says it will provide technical assistance to support countries in meeting the goal.   IN FOCUS A person walks past cars burned and used as a barricade by armed gangs during clashes last week with Haitian security forces in Port-au-Prince. January 16. Clarens Siffroy/AFP via Getty Grasping for Hope as Haiti Unravels     Violence continues to roil Haiti as powerful gangs clash with state police鈥攄isplacing civilians, gutting health care, and precipitating an ongoing exodus of foreign aid that the country has long depended on. 
  Continued escalation: 100+ violence victims have been treated in Port-au-Prince in just two weeks, 鈥攐ne of the few groups still providing medical care amid attacks from gangs, which control ~90% of the capital and have displaced more than 1.4 million people. 

• In 2025, 686 patients with violence-related injuries were admitted to MSF鈥檚 Tabarre Hospital. 47 were children under 14. 

Foreign aid falters: Dwindling aid has deepened the country鈥檚 security crises, including USAID cuts last year that canceled vital water restoration and earthquake reconstruction projects. 

• The aid exodus has also revealed the scale of national institutions鈥� dependence on foreign aid鈥攕omething local leaders say must change, .

Local resilience: As international aid retreats, small-scale solutions and interventions are cropping up, including grassroots water infrastructure projects and a gang rehabilitation and job training center known as Haiti Teen Challenge.     No safe haven in the U.S.: Temporary Protective Status for Haitians is set to expire on Feb. 3, endangering ~350,000 Haitians鈥� U.S. legal status and livelihoods in the country, .   GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES Volunteer Vector Control in Bangladesh    In Bangladesh, thousands of volunteers are taking mosquito control into their own hands, organizing weekly cleanups to collect trash from city streets and clear polluted waterways.     Background: Amid rapid population growth in cities like Dhaka, waterway pollution has increased and daily waste piles up. 

• The trash, combined with rainier, hotter weather, creates ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes. 

Grassroots response: A youth-led clean-up movement, Bangladesh Clean, was formed 10 years ago. The group has now grown to 50,000+ volunteers.  

• 鈥淲e are trying to change people鈥檚 mindset,鈥� said university student Umme Kulsum Siddiki Brishti.  

  OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS South Carolina Is America鈥檚 New Measles Norm 鈥�    After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff 鈥�     Antibiotic use in US meat production jumped 16% in 2024, report shows 鈥�     How 鈥榞as station drugs鈥� remain legal 鈥�      Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it 鈥�     What the Rise of AI Scientists May Mean for Human Research 鈥�     What 鈥楾he Office鈥� and other TV shows get wrong about CPR 鈥�   Issue No. 2854
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96 Global Health NOW: Measles Marches Across Europe; Tributes to William Foege; and Classifying Postpartum Psychosis January 27, 2026 TOP STORIES

Mozambique鈥檚 worst floods in decades are sparking fears of cholera and other threats; several people have been killed by crocodiles roaming waterlogged neighborhoods and 300,000+ have fled their homes. 

Airports in Thailand, Nepal, Taiwan and other Asian countries are stepping up health-screening measures after the confirmation of five Nipah virus cases in India鈥檚 West Bengal state, where ~100 people are quarantined following detection of the virus in a hospital last week. 

The prevalence of two proteins connected to inflammation and stress supports the 鈥渨eathering hypothesis鈥� that systemic racism accounts for much of the difference between the average life expectancy of Black and white adults, per a new study published in . 

Australia is enduring a brutal heat wave as temperatures near 50C (122F) in parts of the country today; no deaths have been reported, though three wildfires are burning in Victoria. 

IN FOCUS Luke Tanner, 7, receives the combined Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination at Neath Port Talbot Hospital. South Wales, April 20, 2013. Geoff Caddick/AFP via Getty Measles Marches Across Europe    Six European countries officially lost their measles-free status鈥攁nd the U.S. is poised to follow鈥攁s the highly contagious virus resurges. 

• The WHO called for increased vaccination rates in the U.K., Spain, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, the countries removed from the list of measles-free countries, . 

• European countries reported 127,000+ measles cases last year鈥攖he highest number since 1997, . 

What鈥檚 behind measles in the U.K.? It鈥檚 not just vaccine hesitancy. Difficulty accessing general practitioners, especially in dense urban areas, is a significant problem.  
  Meanwhile in the U.S.: The 2,400+ cases in the last year are the 鈥渃ost of doing business鈥� in a free country that has lots of global travelers, CDC principal deputy director Ralph Abraham told reporters last week, . 

• 鈥淲e have these communities that choose to be unvaccinated,鈥� Abraham said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 their personal freedom.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

• The measles-free status of the U.S. depends on proof that the virus 鈥渉as not circulated continuously in the nation for a year, between Jan. 20, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2026,鈥� Undark reports. Scientists are reviewing South Carolina, Utah, Arizona, and Texas outbreaks to determine if they are linked.   

• The research will be completed in approximately two months. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES: RIP BILL FOEGE More Tributes: 鈥� 鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌� 鈥淲e lost a giant in public health today 鈥� His legacy is the antidote to today鈥檚 antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.鈥� 鈥� 鈥撯赌搒haring William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89 鈥�

鈥� 鈥�if I remain in India, too much attention would be directed toward the external support that India received, and it is very important that recognition be given to the accomplishments of the hundreds of thousands of Indians who really did the work.鈥� 鈥�鈥撯赌揊oege on his decision to leave India after the country was certified to be free of smallpox, recounted in Madhukar Pai鈥檚 tribute: William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89 鈥�
鈥淚f you look at the simple metric of who has saved the most lives, he is right up there with the pantheon. Smallpox eradication has prevented hundreds of millions of deaths.鈥� 鈥撯赌�Tom Frieden, quoted in Leader in smallpox eradication, Dr. William Foege, dies at 89 鈥� MATERNAL HEALTH Classifying Postpartum Psychosis    As awareness of postpartum psychosis grows, U.S. psychiatrists are debating where the condition might fit into the DSM鈥攑sychiatry鈥檚 core diagnostic manual.    Background: Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric disorder occurring in 1鈥�2 out of 1,000 births. Weeks after delivery, symptoms of the disorder in new mothers鈥攊ncluding those with no history of mental illness鈥攃an include paranoia or delusions. In the worst cases, it can lead to suicide or infanticide.    The debate: Advocates say a stand-alone DSM category would improve doctor training, research, and courts鈥� handling of such cases. 

• But experts can鈥檛 agree where in the manual the condition fits鈥攂ipolar, depressive, or psychotic disorder鈥攁nd they fear a flawed definition could lead to misguided treatment or coercive interventions. 

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Dr William H. Foege, a legend in global public health, passed away on 24 January 2026. His life and legacy offer several lessons for global public health