In this Viewpoint, Gostin and colleagues review the emerging novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, discuss the public health benefits and risks of the Chinese

This Viewpoint provides historical and legal context for governmental directives to close schools and businesses, ban public gatherings, impose curfews, issue s

Health and human rights are complementary approaches for defining and advancing human well-being. This article presents a three-part provisional framework for e...

This Viewpoint examines the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and the recent decision by the director-general of the World Health Organization to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.