Author Archives: Carmel Williams

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…

Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 351-362 PDF 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…

PERSPECTIVE Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 393-398 PDF Carolina Tannenbaum-Baruchi and Orli Grinstein-Cohen People with disabilities often face discrimination and barriers when seeking medical treatment.[1] They may experience violations of their basic rights…

Week ending 27 September 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now United Nations 80th anniversary: better together At this week’s 80th UN General Assembly in New York City, UNGA President Annalena Baerbock said signing of the UN…

Shambhavi Singh In trauma medicine, the “golden hour” is the first 60 minutes after a serious injury—the period when rapid intervention can be the difference between life and death. Countries have built emergency systems around this principle: in the…

UN declares genocide in Gaza Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a UN Independent International Commission announced on 16 September. The Commission urges Israel and all States to fulfil their legal obligations under…

Week ending 13 September 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now No ministries of peace, laments Türk “We need to safeguard 80 years of progress on freedom, equality, and justice,” Human Rights Chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights…

VIEWPOINT, Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 285-289  PDF Joseph J. Amon  On September 2, 2025, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., wrote in the Wall Street Journal that “politicized science had corroded”…

Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 375-391 PDF Michelle Suh, Marc David Robinson, and Holland Kaplan Abstract Dual loyalty dilemmas are conflicts between health care professionals’ obligations toward their patients and third-party interests. These conflicts…

Week ending 7 September 2025 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Harvard wins legal victory in Trump’s power battle Harvard University (co-publisher of Health and Human Rights) has won a crucial legal victory in its clash with the…