Archive: Oct 2025

Shambhavi Singh and Rudra Singh Krishna The Supreme Court of India has re-anchored the right to health within the constitutional framework of custodial dignity, holding that incarceration curtails liberty, not humanity. In its July 2025 decision of L.…

Week ending 25 October 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now The practice of medicine is not a crime The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, called for an end to widespread attacks against healthcare workers…

Week ending 18 October 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Financial support urged for UN Speaking at the UN General Assembly, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk called on governments to support the UN and its Human Rights…

Diederik Lohman, Nina Sun, and Joseph J. Amon Abstract Discriminatory laws and punitive policing practices have long been known to impede access to HIV and other health services. While the 2021–2026 Global AIDS Strategy calls for decriminalizing…

Evonne Miller, Lisa Scharoun, Jane Phillips, Roslyn Williams, Jane Hwang, Abbe Winter, Linda Carroli, and Lisa Nissen Abstract In Queensland, Australia, adults in custodial facilities do not have discretionary access to over-the-counter (OTC)…

Anubhuti Raje When the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) began mining in 1967, uranium was framed as a national security necessity. Environmental and health safeguards were absent; baseline studies were never conducted. For the…

PERSPECTIVE Olivia Cordingley, Natalya Zholnerova, Ekaterina Grigorchuk, Denis Gryazev, Karina Alipova, Sholpan Primbetova, Assel Terlikbayeva, Brooke West, Victoria Frye, and Tara McCrimmon Introduction In recent years, global trends in sex…

Week ending 11 October 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Amon: medical community can help end atrocities HHR editor-in-chief Joseph J. Amon and Shatha Elnakib urge the medical community to play its part in ending atrocities in an…

Week ending 4 October 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Israel intercepts Sumud Flotilla Vessels in the Global Sumud Flotilla were intercepted and crew members were detained by Israeli forces this week as the flotilla tried to get…

S. Dominique Mollet Abstract Dental caries is the most common noncommunicable disease globally and is a substantial burden for both adults and children, yet it remains largely neglected. The World Health Organization recognized the right to oral…