Why A 106-Year-Old Event Is Still Relevant In 2017
International Women's Day has taken on a life of its own. Here's how it's celebrated around the world.
Global Health
Report: Environmental Hazards Kill 1.7 Million Kids Under 5 Each Year
Indoor and outdoor air pollution is one of the most extreme threats to children's health — and is on the rise, according to the World Health Organization reports.
No One Was Prepared To Care For So Many Wounded In Mosul
The number of wounded civilians and fighters is higher than expected in the battle to force ISIS from the Iraqi city. Care is coming from several sources, including U.S. forces.
Menstruation 101 For Boys: A Comic Book Is Their Guide
It's two comic books in one: A guide for boys (so they won't tease girls) and advice for girls on how to handle their period.
$190 Million Raised To Fill Aid Gap Left By Trump's Abortion Rule
When the president took action to block U.S. foreign aid funding of groups linked to abortion, a Dutch government official started fundraising.
Just How Much Pee Is In That Pool?
Scientists have now identified an easy way to measure pool urine—by looking for traces of a common artificial sweetener. Urine in pools mixed with chemicals can pose a potential health threat.
A Husband Loses His 'Best Friend' — Salome Karwah, Ebola Hero
She survived the virus and made the cover of Time magazine as an 'Ebola fighter.' Now she's dead at 28, leaving behind a husband and their four young children.
WHO's First-Ever List Of The Dirty Dozen Superbugs
For the first time, the World Health Organization has released a list of 12 bacteria that "pose the greatest threat to human health" because of their antibiotic resistance.
PHOTOS: In Sri Lanka's Tea Paradise, A Social Enterprise Is Brewing
The island nation is one of the world's biggest exporters of tea, an industry that employs a sizable part of the population. We visit one organic tea farm that shares revenues with its workers.
Liberian Nurse Who Recovered From Ebola Dies In Childbirth
Steve Inskeep talks to Aryn Baker of Time magazine about a Liberian nursing assistant, who cared for Ebola patients, but who died earlier this month after childbirth because no one would help her.