# News and Stories ## News and Stories [### Unmasking the Appeal: Countering Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction ](/news/2026/05/unmasking-appeal-countering-tobacco-and-nicotine-addiction) May 29, 2026 Globally, adolescents are now nine times more likely to vape than adults. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 15 million young people between the ages of 13 and 15 already use e-cigarettes, and more than 100 million people worldwide... ![2 hands with smoke around wrists like handcuffs, a pack of cigarettes and an ashtray.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/2026_WHOWrldNoTobcDay.png?itok=m0MOUe6L) [### Calling for Country-Led TB Responses: World TB Day 2026 ](/news/2026/03/calling-country-led-tb-responses-world-tb-day-2026) March 24, 2026 According to the latest data from the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report, the world has seen sustained global progress addressing TB. In the period from 2015 to 2024, more than 100 countries achieved at least a 20 percent reduction in the incidence of TB... ![Red paper cutouts of lungs next to the letters TB.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/20260128_GHELI_OBJ_TB-visuals_070.jpg?itok=r98XPnUa) [### Students Highlight Women’s Voices in Maternal Health Poster Gallery ](/news/2026/03/students-highlight-womens-voices-maternal-health-poster-gallery) March 16, 2026 This spring, the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator (GHELI) was excited to host the Women’s Voices Gallery, a poster viewing event for Professor Jessica Cohen’s course, GHHP20: “Maternal and Reproductive Health and Health Policy: What Do We... ![A student from GHHP20 gestures to their poster, presenting to their classmates.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/20260302_GHELI_WmnsVoice%20Stdt%20Ev_369.jpg?itok=VZnpx5bl) [### The Fatal Cost of Not Listening: Medical Mistreatment and Indigenous Maternal Morbidity ](/blog/fatal-cost-not-listening-medical-mistreatment-and-indigenous-maternal-morbidity) March 02, 2026 Indigenous women face maternal mortality rates four times higher than white women, largely due to medical gaslighting, neglect, and discrimination that invalidates their knowledge, feelings, and lived experiences. In a nation where maternal deaths are... ![Poster showing Vanessa's story with medical mistreatment.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/RosarioEdinellyPeguero_MtrnlMorbty.jpg?h=a4147750&itok=dHgMMC09) [### Midwife Shortage Across the US ](/blog/midwife-shortage-across-us) March 02, 2026 Maternal mortality rates are significantly higher in the United States than any other high-income and developed country. While there is no one cause or solution, access to midwives during birth has been shown to improve birthing outcomes and maternal... ![Poster showing midwife shortage across the US.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/MontgomeryAsher_Midwife.jpg?h=e2ef9848&itok=UbWcuMRg) [### How Health Journalists Communicate Global Health Impacts ](/news/2026/01/how-health-journalists-communicate-global-health-impacts) January 20, 2026 In 2025, health systems around the world faced many disruptions when changes to U.S. foreign aid policy led to the freezing, cancelling, and clawback of billions of dollars in global health funding. In December, the Pulitzer Center hosted a virtual... ![A small globe and set of wooden people rests on top of notepad with a sticky note saying "reporting notes."](/sites/g/files/omnuum10866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/20260128_GHELI_OBJ_GH-World-Hlth_003.jpg?itok=i1ncm9wS) [### Stepping Up for Universal Health Coverage ](/news/2025/12/stepping-universal-health-coverage) December 12, 2025 According to the new Tracking Universal Health Coverage Report, in 2023, an estimated 2.1 billion people experienced financial hardship due to health costs, while 4.6 billion people—more than half the world's population—lacked access to essential health... ![Wooden toy people underneath an umbrella, the symbol of universal health coverage.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/AS_703414898.jpg?itok=Yupo4UdW) [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/news)