Health & Safety

Hanan Abu Qassem is the first female EMT to staff professional soccer games in Gaza.

A First In Gaza: A Female Treats Injured Male Soccer Players

4:59am November 07, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Hanan Abu Qassem is one of a handful of female emergency medical technicians working at Palestinian soccer games. Stares and jeers don't faze her. "I'm anxious to be a very famous EMT," she says.

How To Deal With 'Election Anxiety'

5:19pm November 06, 2016

A lot of Americans say they're feeling anxious before Tuesday's election. Stanford University psychiatry professor Keith Humphreys talks about how to cope before and after the votes are cast.

Middle-Class Americans Face Biggest Strain Under Rising Obamacare Costs

8:31am November 06, 2016

Last month, officials announced health care costs under the Affordable Care Act are expected to rise 22 percent. Rachel Martin speaks with Lindsay Travnicek, an Arizona woman who may forgo coverage.

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A golden wildebeest, also known as a gnu, grazes in South Africa.

Health & Safety

He Thinks He Caught TB From A Wildebeest

7:00am November 06, 2016

by Sophie Cousins

It's one of those diseases that doesn't get a lot of attention: a strain of tuberculosis contracted from animals and responsible for 13,000 deaths a year.

CaiRollers members play against each other on the handball courts of the Cairo International Stadium.

Egypt's All-Woman Roller Derby Team Is Skating Past Stereotypes

7:55pm November 05, 2016

by Marwa Sameer Morgan

It's an aggressive game that requires full body contact like hip and shoulder checks. It's empowering. And that's exactly why these young Egyptian women love it.

Prisoner guard Thomas Binamo wrote a ballad after his wife died suddenly: "I Will Never Stop Grieving For You, My Wife."

Prisoners And Guards Sing In Sequel To Grammy-Nominated Album

6:58pm November 05, 2016

by Marc Silver

One man at Malawi's Zomba Prison said that music is a form of freedom for the inmates, transporting them to a better place.

People at the Oceti Sakowin Camp enjoy a meal inside a tent that serves as a dining hall. Oceti Sakowin is the largest of several camps housing demonstrators against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

A Navajo Chef Gives A Glimpse Inside The Makeshift Kitchens At Standing Rock

8:32am November 05, 2016

by Maria Godoy

Protesters in the months-long standoff at the Indian reservation live in camps with makeshift kitchens. Chef Brian Yazzie was just there, feeding activists in a way that honors indigenous traditions.

An aerial view of a hog farm in North Carolina. The shot on the right shows a flooded manure lagoon after Hurricane Matthew.

Manure Happens, Especially When Hog Farms Flood

8:02pm November 04, 2016

by Dan Charles

When Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina last month, it flooded more than a dozen manure lagoons at hog farms. Environmentalists say it shows that these farms are too risky for the state.

A proposed change in work rules would let first-year residents care for patients for up to 28 hours without getting a chance to sleep.

Medical Interns Could Work Longer Without A Break Under New Rule

6:31pm November 04, 2016

by Rob Stein

A proposed change in work rules would let first-year residents care for patients for as many as 28 hours straight, scrapping a 16-hour limit. Supporters say longer shifts would improve patient safety.

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The figure at left is the personification of cholera, facing resistance from a group of women. This 19th century engraving is from Barcelona.

Cholera 101: Why An Ancient Disease Keeps On Haunting Us

5:22pm November 04, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

What, exactly, is cholera? And why can't we stop it?