How A Dog Could Stop The Global Spread Of Malaria
One scientist is training the ultimate disease watchdogs — canines that can smell the disease's parasites living inside a person's blood.
Global Health
As Spain's Immigration Rises, More Women Arrive With Experiences Of Sex Abuse
Experts say nearly every woman migrating to Spain from Africa is sexually abused along the way. They sometimes arrive pregnant or with infants conceived on their journey, often a result of rape.
A Call For A Cease-Fire In Yemen Makes News. Its Catastrophe Doesn't
Observers offer three key reasons why the world isn't paying heed to what a UNICEF official calls a "living hell for its citizens and their children"
Merck Pulls Out Of Agreement To Supply Life-Saving Vaccine To Millions Of Kids
The pharmaceutical giant will stop delivering its rotavirus vaccine to four West African countries and will begin to sell it in China for likely more than 10 times the cost.
How Yellow Fever Turned New Orleans Into The 'City Of The Dead'
Some years the virus would wipe out a tenth of the population, earning New Orleans the nickname "Necropolis." The gruesome disease killed thousands, scapegoated immigrants and upheld white supremacy.
Why Are People So Angry At Ebola Responders In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo?
Health workers and other responders are threatened as often as three or four times a week in the country. And efforts to bring security are proving difficult.
Patients In Wheelbarrows Inspired Him To Start A Free Ambulance Service
It's been a welcome alternative for Somalis in Mogadishu. But now, says its founder, it may have to cut back.
The Remarkable Photos Of Lynsey Addario
The award-winning photographer tells the stories behind the profoundly moving images in her new book, Of Love & War — and confesses that she still gets nervous before a new assignment.
When Is It OK To Wear The Clothing Of Another Culture?
The line between appreciation and appropriation can be hard to pinpoint. Experts weigh in on the writer's dilemma: Should her husband have worn a Filipino barong to a family party?
Methamphetamine Roils Rural Towns Again Across The U.S.
Meth is back "with a vengeance," police say. Now made mostly by superlabs in Mexico, it is stronger, cheaper and more prevalent, cutting across demographic barriers and sparking serious crime.