They Dreamed Of Being Doctors. Now They Help Syrians With The Same Dream
Two Iranian brothers didn't let a war keep them from medical school. Now they're using mobile phones to build the next generation of doctors in Syria.
Global Health
Fight Against World's Worst Cholera Outbreak Continues
Cholera is spreading rapidly across Yemen, where civil war has decimated the public health services needed to contain the outbreak.
Want To Teach Your Kids Self-Control? Ask A Cameroonian Farmer
The "marshmallow test" is a famous experiment for studying kids' self-control. For the first time, a psychologist gave the test to kids outside Western culture. And they crushed it.
Hoop Dreams: Wheelchair Basketball Is Changing Lives In Afghanistan
The head of the Red Cross orthopedic program wasn't sure a basketball team was a good idea. The players proved him wrong.
Chibok Girls And Trump Appear In Unannounced Photo Op
The meeting with two of the schoolgirls who'd been kidnapped by Boko Haram was not promoted in advance. But it led to a White House "photo of the day."
How To Stop The World's Worst Cholera Outbreak
There are more than 200,000 cases in Yemen, a war-ravaged country whose health system is collapsing. We asked specialists what needs to happen to bring the disease under control.
The Plague Is Back, This Time In New Mexico
In medieval times, they called it "the black death." It's still around, routinely cropping up in the U.S. This time, the New Mexico Department of Health reports three cases.
State Department Honoree Was Trapped In A Brothel For Nearly 20 Years
Alika Kinan, a victim of sex trafficking in Argentina, made history when she sued her captors — and won. This week, she was honored as a "hero" for her activism.
Mutant Strains Of Polio Vaccine Now Cause More Paralysis Than Wild Polio
So far this year, there have been only six cases of wild polio — and 21 cases of vaccine-derived polio, most of them in Syria.
This Filipino Dish Is So Good It Might Make You Sing
Like many girls around the world, Wilma Consul had kitchen duty growing up in the Philippines — and resented it. But today making a childhood dish brings back fond family memories.