How Can We Prevent The Next Global Health Epidemic?
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates stresses our dire need for a system that can take on the challenges of the next global health epidemic.
Global Health
Puerto Rico's Growing Financial Crisis Threatens Health Care, Too
Unless Congress and the White House can agree on a funding fix for Medicaid in the U.S. territory, many worry that Puerto Rico's health care system could collapse when stopgap funding ends next year.
Toms Shoes A Hit At Oscars, But Does Shoe Giveaway Hit The Mark?
The for-profit company gives a free pair of shoes to a poor child for every pair a consumer buys. Is that a good idea?
GOP Congressmen Question The Need For $2 Billion To Fight Zika Virus
Republicans say the NIH should switch funds from Ebola research to fighting Zika virusi, instead, but NIH officials balk. And a company prepares to test genetically engineered mosquitoes in Florida.
India's New Budget: Nuts To Cashew Lovers, Relief For Shoe Fans
To win support among the poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued a massive new budget that lends a hand to low-income folks and takes cash away from the wealthy.
Airbnb Is Changing The Way Tourists Get To Know Africa
Globe-trotters used to stay in hotels, eat in hotels, buy gifts in hotels. Airbnb is shaking things up — and has given one Tanzanian an unexpected new career.
This Oscar-Winning Film Could Help End Honor Killings In Pakistan
Saba was shot and then thrown into a river by her own family for eloping with her lover. She survived, and now she's fighting back.
New Study Makes The Case For A Zika Virus Link To Guillain-Barre
Researchers say Zika virus should be added to the list of diseases that cause Guillain-Barre syndrome, a neurological condition that's been rising in areas with Zika transmission.
Reporting On The Zika Virus Means Getting Up Close And Personal
A visit to a Brazilian virology laboratory at the epicenter of the Zika outbreak gives a reporter a close encounter with the mysterious virus that has triggered a global health emergency.
Puerto Rico Races To Stop Zika's Mosquitoes Before Rains Begin
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is an old foe, spreading yellow fever and dengue on the islands long before Zika gained a foothold. How do you stop an insect that can breed in a teaspoonful of stale water?