The world hopes to enact a pandemic treaty by May 2024. Will it succeed or flail? This week leaders at the U.N. adopted a declaration recognizing the need for nations to work together to address future pandemics. But Questions loom. How will it be enforced? Who's footing the bill? Ari Daniel
As Ozempic use grows, so do reports of possible mental health side effects Many people taking Ozempic and related drugs have reported mental health concerns. Those side effects aren't in Ozempic's instructions for use. Are the problems a coincidence or related to the drug? Sydney Lupkin
The U.N. plan to improve the world by 2030 is failing. Does that make it a failure? The 17 Sustainable Development Goals — starting with an end to poverty — were set in 2015. At the halfway mark, the world is reeling from crises. Progress is stunted. Do the goals still help? Michae Igoe
Free Covid tests by mail are back, starting Monday People will be able to go to covidtests.gov and get four free tests per household, starting next week. The Biden administration says it is trying to prepare for the fall and winter Covid season. Selena Simmons-Duffin
This major discovery could help detect genetic risk for Parkinson's disease An effort to diversify genetic studies has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease: a gene variant that raises the risk of Parkinson's in people of African ancestry. Jon Hamilton
How wildfire smoke is erasing years of progress toward cleaning up America's air A new study finds that smoke from massive wildfires has eroded about a quarter of the air quality gains from the last few decades. Alejandra Borunda
Dear U.N.: Could you add these 4 overlooked items to the General Assembly agenda? A physician from Nigeria and a scientist from Kenya propose ideas for the United Nations to consider — issues important in Africa and other regions that are often neglected by global bodies. Ifeanyi Nsofor
Jumping for joy and sisterhood, the 40+ Double Dutch Club holds a playdate for women Hundreds of women aged 40 and older gathered in Chicago recently to jump rope and play other games from their youth. It was the 3rd national playdate held by the Double Dutch Club. Cheryl Corley
