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As a child, Rachael Goldring had multiple open-heart surgeries to treat her congenital heart disease. At 24, she still sees pediatricians because she has had difficulty finding the right care in adult medicine.

Survivors Of Childhood Diseases Struggle To Find Care As Adults

11:00am June 21, 2017

by Kerry Klein

A few decades ago, babies born with conditions such as congenital heart disease or cystic fibrosis often didn't survive past childhood. Now many live longer, but adult medicine has not kept pace.

Chris Ategaka speaks at the TED conference in Vancouver this week.

Health & Safety

His Parents' Death Gave Him A Mission: Stop The Medical Brain Drain

11:13am April 28, 2017

by Nina Gregory

Chris Ategeka left his native Uganda and earned an engineering degree in the U.S. He could have gone to Silicon Valley — but his personal history set him on a different path.

Amanda McMacken, a registered nurse at Temple University Hospital, shows North Philadelphia residents how to slow bleeding in trauma victims.

In Philadelphia, Neighbors Learn How To Keep Shooting Victims Alive

4:31pm August 30, 2016

by Taunya English

A first-aid class in Philadelphia is designed to help people learn how to keep shooting victims alive until the paramedics arrive. It teaches skills such as applying tourniquets to stop bleeding.

Nathan Tasker is transgender and adopted. He was surprised and delighted to meet other adopted transgender children at his camp in Maine.

Trans And Adopted: Exploring Teen Identity

6:09am August 07, 2016

by Martha Bebinger

A Boston health clinic that treats transgender kids and teens finds that the percentage of its young patients who are adopted is higher than expected. These kids might need extra support, doctors say.

Harald Neidhardt (left) and Mirko Bass, shown here with a model of their mobile medical clinic, had been volunteering to help asylum seekers in Hamburg but wanted to do more. The clinic they created from a refurbished shipping container received more than

In Germany, Asylum Seekers' Medical Needs Are Being Contained

9:42am June 13, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Providing care to asylum seekers has been a challenge, not least due to language barriers. Two entrepreneurs have turned shipping containers into mobile clinics, with 24-hour access to translators.

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Dr. Raju Rao, in glasses, during his volunteer stint in India.

Treating The Poor In India Made Him A Better Cancer Doc In The U.S.

12:22pm November 29, 2015

by Ankita Rao

Journalist Ankita Rao asked her father, a doctor, to spend time with her in India, volunteering at a medical clinic. Then she interviewed him about the experience.

Miller examines Donald Lacross, 48, who has had multiple sclerosis for almost 20 years. Miller has been his home care physician for three years.

Doctor Treats Homebound Patients, Often Unseen Even By Neighbors

8:11am November 08, 2015

by Misha Friedman

"You can evaluate the person as a whole," says Dr. Roberta Miller, who has been a home care physician for more than 20 years. The traditional house call may be the future of medicine.