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Christina Zampas and Åsa Nihlén Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 291-304  PDF Abstract This paper provides an overview of states’ current obligations concerning key areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) under United Nations (UN)…

Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 317-330  PDF Prisca Tarimo, Gillian MacNaughton, Tarek Meguid, and Courtenay Sprague Abstract Tanzania is among the countries with high rates of maternal mortality. In 1976, Tanzania ratified the International Covenant on…

Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 331-342  PDF 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…

Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 363-374 PDF 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…

PERSPECTIVE Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 343-349  PDF Olivia Cordingley, Natalya Zholnerova, Ekaterina Grigorchuk, Denis Gryazev, Karina Alipova, Sholpan Primbetova, Assel Terlikbayeva, Brooke West, Victoria Frye, and Tara McCrimmon Introduction In…

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…

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…

Vol 27/1, 2025, pp. 73-82  PDF STUDENT ESSAY Aubrienne Krysiewicz-Bell Abstract In today’s world of stark inequalities, medical education is increasingly recognizing the importance of exposing future physicians to topics such as health…