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Health & Safety

A report on violence against kids with disabilities is sobering — if not surprising

8:01am April 12, 2022

by Fran Kritz

Abuse ranges from being struck by a family member to cyberbullying. A study reports that nearly a third of children with disabilities have experienced such violence. And that's surely an undercount.

Why Are Health-Care Providers Slapping And Yelling At Mothers During Childbirth?

12:41pm October 14, 2019

by Susan Brink

Physical and verbal abuse are a shockingly common experience for mothers, a new study in The Lancet reports.

Two reports from the federal government have determined that many cases of abuse or neglect of elderly patients that are severe enough to require medical attention are not being reported to enforcement agencies by nursing homes or health workers — even

Health Workers Still Aren't Alerting Police About Likely Elder Abuse, Reports Find

2:24pm June 12, 2019

by Ina Jaffe

Workers in nursing homes, hospital ERs and other health facilities are required by law to notify police whenever they notice likely signs of physical or sexual abuse. But that's often not happening.

Queue Listen Now

Fisherman in Papua New Guinea, living on their boats, wait for the tide to change before going out to fish. Tuberculosis is a major health threat in the Pacific Ocean nation.

Surprising And Sobering: 7 Facts About Global Health

4:09pm April 11, 2017

What's an often overlooked killer in the world of global health? Why is heart disease both rising and falling? How did the Model T solve a health problem?