Health

May 22, 2018

Adeline Hocine saw the holy month — when everyone would abstain from food and water — as an opportunity to hide her illness.

From Burkina to Zimbabwe, US aid cuts squeeze family planning services

Reuters

May 22, 2018

The US development agency, USAID, cut all money for Marie Stopes International when it refused to comply with an anti-abortion rule reinstated by President Donald Trump in January 2017. NGOs say contraceptive programs are crucial in Burkina Faso, where the fertility rate is 5.5 births per woman.

Health

The health risks of a toxic workplace

Innovation Hub

May 22, 2018

Our jobs can have a major impact on our health. Toxic management causes 120,000 excess deaths a year in the United States, according to one scholar.

Health & Medicine

In ebola outbreak, an experimental vaccine is put to the test

Reuters

May 18, 2018

Because it is not yet licensed, the Merck & Co vaccine has been offered to Congo under a "compassionate use" protocol agreed by national and international health and ethics authorities.

Residents worry Massachusetts waste incinerator is contaminating waterways

Living on Earth

May 12, 2018

It was supposed to close 22 years ago. Now an aging waste incinerator landfill north of Boston has been given the go-ahead to add a half million tons of fly ash and bottom ash to its collection of materials — and local residents and community leaders are not happy about it.

Arts, Culture & Media

How I learned to stop worrying and love the mom

Studio 360

May 10, 2018

When it comes to the intricacies of pregnancy, sometimes truth can be stranger than fiction.

Conflict

One doctor's experience on a 'medical mission' to treat Rohingya refugees

PRI's The World

May 10, 2018

Dr. Baseer Qazi talks about trying to diagnose and treat refugees who have been through traumatic experiences.

Environment

Kerala’s making an ambitious pledge to go organic

Living on Earth

May 07, 2018

With cancer rates increasing more than 10 percent faster in Keralta, India, than in the rest of the country, the urgency to become agriculturally self-sufficient and chemical-free has started to grow.

Health & Medicine

Bhutan, known for its Gross National Happiness Index, comes to terms with mental health crisis

PRI's The World

May 07, 2018

The country’s tourism council paints an image of a real-life Shangri-La. But Bhutanese identity has been undergoing a seismic shift as it is thrust into a modern age, prompting a mental health crisis in a country that is struggling to keep up.

Environment

Another problem with China's coal: Mercury in rice

The Conversation

May 07, 2018

Seven provinces in central China account for 48 percent of Chinese rice production and receive nearly double the atmospheric mercury deposition as the rest of China.