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Officers gather kratom plants in Phang Nha province, Thailand. Thailand on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, decriminalized the possession and sale of kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia.

Thailand legalizes kratom, a mild narcotic leaf

Health & Medicine

For much of the pandemic era, bars in Thailand have shuttered, eviscerating the country’s food-and-beverage sector. But the legalization of kratom caught many by surprise, and now, some bar owners are hoping the drug can keep their businesses alive.

Emine Aslan, a doctor on the vaccine team, prepares a COVID-19 vaccine for a patient in Ömerova

Turkey’s health workers hike steep mountains to deliver vaccines in isolated villages

COVID-19
A health worker administers the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to his colleague while the prime minister's adviser on health issues Faisal Sultan, second right, and other officials watch during a ceremony to start the vaccination campaign in Islamabad

The biggest challenge for vaccine workers in Pakistan? Staying alive.

Health & Medicine
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House, Nov. 19, 2020.

‘We could crush this outbreak’ with mass vaccinations, says Dr. Anthony Fauci

COVID-19
A child is given an oral vaccine.

A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

Health & Medicine

New report urges doctors to test and alert patients to genetic conditions

Health & Medicine

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics is asking doctors to test and alert patients of genetic conditions regardless of their desire to know the information. But are doctors and patients equipped to explain and understand this kind of information?

Cancer Deaths in Chernobyl, Brazil Invests in Science

A new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists provides new, higher numbers for radiation caused cancer deaths in the U.S. Brazil lures back Brazilian scientists working in the U.S. Court rulings may be influenced by whether or not judges are hungry, according to a new study. All in the latest World Science Podcast.

Foreign-trained doctors kept out of practice in US

Conflict & Justice

Demand for medical care will grow. One possible solution would be to allow more foreign-trained doctors to work in the US. Many are ready to practice but the US system for residency keeps them out of the running. Marina Giovannelli of WLRN-Miami has more.