How Did A Jam Queen From Ghana Get To Be A Google Doodle?
Esther Afua Ocloo, a microfinance champion who got her start making marmalade, is the star of today's Google Doodle.
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Secret Data On Hospital Inspections May Soon Become Public
The federal government wants to require that private accreditors release reports of problems they find during hospital inspections. Right now, the reports are kept confidential.
In Portugal, Drug Use Is Treated As A Medical Issue, Not A Crime
Since 2001, possession or use of any drug has been treated as a health issue in Portugal. The country's drug-induced death rate has plummeted to five times lower than the European Union average.
Nonprofit Working To Block Drug Imports Has Ties To Pharma Lobby
An organization campaigning against foreign drug imports has deep connections to the lobbying group PhRMA, which includes Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Bayer, an analysis by Kaiser Health News reveals.
Home-Based Drug Treatment Program Costs Less And Works
Treating addiction is expensive and patients often relapse. A new company is offering better results at a price that's lower in the long run — and clients get treatment right at home.
Big City Escapee Is Living In A Mud Hut — And Loving It
Most young people in the tiny Indian village of Chanka dream of life in the big city. But Girindra Nath Jha give up his New Delhi life to return to his birthplace.
Untangling The Mystery Of Why Shoelaces Come Untied
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have figured out why shoelaces seem to come untied at the worst moments, like when you're running.
'Powwow Sweat' Promotes Fitness Through Traditional Dance
Native Americans are 60 percent more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic whites. The Coeur D'Alene Tribe in Idaho is using traditional dance to get fit and lose weight. They call it "Powwow Sweat."
At Intel, A Retirement Perk That Can Kick Off A New Career As A Paid Fellow
The tech company pays retirement-age employees a stipend to transition to jobs with mission-driven nonprofits. And for some, the fellowship can turn into a second act.
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Artist Sets Futuristic Dinner Party In World Reshaped By Rising Seas
How will our diets shift as climate change causes sea-level rise and coastal flooding? Photographer Allie Wist attempts to answer that with pictures of an imagined "post-sea-level-rise dinner party."