Global Health
Doctors question effectiveness, morality of taking an obese 8-year-old out of his home
An 8-year-old Ohio boy was taken from his parents and his home because he's overweight. He weighs nearly 200 pounds when a typical third grader weighs 60 pounds. Now the state has put him in foster care, but many are wondering if it's going to help — and if it's even right.
Romania's healthcare system leaving poor without access to care, for years
Romania's public healthcare system is under fire for being woefully inadequate. According to many, the poor will wait years for even basic services, doctors are leaving the profession or going overseas to practice medicine....
For Movember (moustache November), men are letting their whiskers grow
An international effort to raise money for and awareness of men's health has taken root on men's faces around the world....
American midwife discovers challenges of medicine in Haiti
Erin Curtiss, a midwife in Seattle, went to Haiti to help train more midwives. What she found, though, shocked her and disappointed her, but left her wanting to help more....
Larger social networks — especially earlier in life — leads to larger brain development
New research out of the United Kingdom indicates that people with larger social networks, especially early in life, will develop larger brain areas....
CDC urges boys also now get HPV vaccine, starting at age 11 (with video)
The HPV vaccine that has been given to girls for years is now recommended for boys and young men, starting at age 11. Doctors are hoping this will boost effectiveness and cut down on controversy....
Obama administration considering whether to test anthrax vaccine on children
A group of scientists have recommended testing out the safety of the current anthrax vaccine, which is deemed safe for adults, when its administered to children....
VIDEO: Officials continue frantic rescue efforts after Turkish earthquake
The earthquake that rocked Turkey over the weekend has killed hundreds, left thousands homeless and has rescue workers digging through rubble looking for survivors....
Book traces history of AIDS back to 1930s, examines current outbreak's history
Dr. Jacques Pépin, who spent years battling disease in Africa, has published a new book that looks at the history of HIV/AIDS, tracing not only the current outbreak, but also looking at earlier outbreaks perhaps dating to the 1920s and 1930s....
Two forms of birth control put women at risk for HIV
A recent study shows women using two popular hormonal contraceptives put themselves and their partners at greater risk for contracting HIV. ...
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