On March 16, 2026, in the matter American Academy of Pediatrics et al. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. et al., 25-11916-BEM, the Federal Court of the District of Massachusetts temporarily suspends (through a stay) a January 2026 memorandum of...
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Detention in facilities that lack enforceable standards of medical care, safety,...
Authors: Yaneer Bar-Yam, Stephane Bilodeau, Špela Šalamon, Greta Fox, Sunil K Raina, Andrew Ewing
Long COVID in Children: Science, Precautions, and Protection
For years, many parents, doctors, and policymakers were told that...
Overview
Throughout the COVID pandemic, there has been confusion from public health and medical leaders over which masks to wear to prevent transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Inadequate supplies of respirator masks and a...
By Spela Salamon, Andrew G. Ewing, Yaneer Bar-Yam, Deborah Lupton, Resia Pretorius, Arneaux Kruger
World Health Network, New England Complex Systems Institute, Cambridge, MA
When COVID-19 first emerged, we focused on the acute...
Sunil Raina1, Matthias Schneider2, Stephane Bilodeau3, Yaneer Bar-Yam4
1 Dr. RP Government Medical College, Tanda (HP), India and World Health Network2 Medical and Biological Physics, TU Dortmund University and World Health Network3...
Submitted to: covid19@who.int
Subject: Public comment submission – strategic and operational plan for coronavirus disease threat management
We appreciate WHO’s continued leadership in coordinating global efforts to reduce the...
The World Health Network (WHN) expresses grave concern over the ongoing dismantling of core public health institutions in the United States. In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has taken actions that...
Overview
The fading of COVID-19 from media headlines—especially when compared to the emergency phase of the pandemic—along with misleading, but widespread, declarations that the “pandemic is over” by governments, has resulted in a...
Is the ongoing debate on COVID-19 a conspiracy theory?
No, it isn’t. Everything explained here is supported by peer-reviewed scientific research published in reputable journals. The problem is that UK government and public health...
The World Health Network (WHN) is deeply concerned about the ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas, which has tragically claimed the life of an unvaccinated child—the first U.S. measles-related fatality since 2015. This outbreak is part...
Ensuring Global Access to Reliable COVID-19 Testing
The World Health Network (WHN) is committed to advocating for accessible, reliable, and high-quality COVID-19 testing worldwide. As new technologies emerge to enhance testing...
