In recent years, China has implemented some of the world’s strictest limits on youth gaming and screen time. Minors are restricted to narrow time windows, enforced through real-name systems and mandatory platform compliance. These policies triggered global debate. Some framed them as authoritarian overreach. Others saw them as overdue protection. Most discussions, however, missed the deeper significance. China did not simply regulate entertainment. It treated attention as a public-health...

Venezuela is entering a moment of profound uncertainty. After more than a decade of economic contraction, institutional erosion, and humanitarian distress, recent events have triggered a potential political inflection point. Regardless of how power ultimately consolidates, one fact remains unchanged: the health of the Venezuelan population has been shaped by years of systemic collapse — and any future recovery will depend on rebuilding far more than healthcare alone. This Perspective examines...

For decades, health has been framed as a matter of personal responsibility. Eat better. Move more. Sleep enough. Manage stress. Make good choices. That model shaped public policy, healthcare systems, workplace programs, and cultural norms across much of the world. And for a time, it worked well enough. In 2026, it no longer does. Across countries, income levels, and cultures, health outcomes are increasingly determined not by individual behavior, but by the systems people live inside. Cities,...