The U.S. is pulling the plug on its membership with the World Health Organization. What does that mean for Illinois?

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Calls for Israel to release director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has been condemned amid demands to release director whose whereabouts are unknown.

As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the ...

In confirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the focus was on domestic issues. The agency has a vast global scope as well.

WHO’s constitution, drafted in New York, doesn’t have a clear exit method for member states. A joint resolution by Congress in 1948 outlined that the U.S. can withdraw with one year's notice. This is ...

The agency was founded in 1948 in an attempt to protect the world’s health. Its constitution ... Because the organization is so large, its effects are often “diffuse,” said Francois Balloux, director ...