Health care

The agreement includes measures on the global sharing of vaccines, drugs and technology among the dozens of nations that are members of the global health agency. However, the proposal will not impact the United States, as President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January withdrawing the country from the WHO.

Researchers announce that a new experimental vaccine shows signs of reducing the recurrence of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease. Only about 13% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer live more than five years, according to the American Cancer Society.

Luigi Mangione, charged with killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare outside a New York City hotel, was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a nationwide manhunt. The killing ignited debate over the power of health insurers and the ethics of vigilante action over the high cost of health care.

A report by The Commonwealth Fund found that, despite the United States spending almost twice as much on health care as other developed nations, the U.S. medical system ranked last among those in 10 high-income countries.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, had spread to dairy cows for the first time. The CDC also stated that, although the risk of transmission to humans remained low, the potential for further mutation by the virus meant the outbreak could develop into a pandemic.