Baseball Is A Field Of Dreams — And Dashed Hopes — For Dominicans
The Dominican Republic sends more players to MLB than any other country. That's a boon for the local economy — but it's also sparked controversy.
Health & Safety
Scientists Say It's Time To End 'Parachute Research'
Researchers drop in. They take specimens. And they head home and don't share. That's no way to fight an epidemic. Can they do things differently when it comes to Zika?
PHOTOS: Giving Ex-Child Soldiers A Chance To Be Kids Again
They're trying to rebuild their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo — and one way to start is by learning capoeira, a Brazilian martial art.
Fashionable Prosthetics Trade Realistic Color For Personal Pizzazz
A firm in New York is making brightly colored, personalized covers for prosthetic legs that each wearer helps design — sort of like a tattoo.
No Joke: N.J. Hospital Uses Laughing Gas To Cut Down On Opioid Use
Physicians at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center say they hope treating ER patients with alternatives to opioid painkillers will serve as a model for cutting down on opioid abuse nationwide.
#LongReads: Blame It On Bollywood
What happened when teens in a conservative Muslim neighborhood in Kolkata began watching lush, romantic Bollywood films.
Study Finds More Adults Are Obese Than Underweight
NPR's Ari Shaprio speaks with James Bentham, a research associate at the Imperial College London. He's one of the authors of a report on global obesity published in the journal Lancet. He says the study shows there are now more obese people than underweight people worldwide.
Neither Rain Nor Snow Nor Lack Of Address Will Stop These Deliverymen
Lots of houses in Nigeria have no numbers, so deliveries are often late. But two techies have devised a solution. And they're creating new jobs in the process.
Malware Attacks On Hospitals Put Patients At Risk
A computer virus that may be an inconvenience for another business leaves hospitals unable to effectively care for patients. Cyberattacks have left 14 U.S. hospitals without access to critical data.
How A Painkiller Designed To Deter Abuse Helped Spark An HIV Outbreak
When a special coating was added to the opioid Opana, it deterred people from abusing the pills by crushing and snorting them. But some users soon learned how to prepare the pills for injection.