Health & Medicine

These stories range from personal to public health, from medical research to the practices and business of health care

April 13, 2018

Though Biscuit may ultimately be nothing more than a collection of plastic, wiring and sensors wrapped in synthetic fur, residents still have an emotional reaction to him.

Health

Study examines how diseases really spread during air travel

Science Friday

April 11, 2018

Airplane cabins have been labeled as strong sources of germs and spreadable diseases. But how likely is it we'll really get sick from planes?

Culture

Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence

Science Friday

April 09, 2018

Any potential money is barred by a congressional act known as the Dickey Amendment, which mandates that none of the funds available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be “used to advocate or promote gun control."

Economics

As deadline for closing island nears, Boracay's workers worry about their livelihood

Reuters

April 08, 2018

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who described Boracay as a "cesspool," ordered the island closed for six months starting April 26.

Lifestyle

As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments

PRI's The World

April 02, 2018

"We cannot arrest our way out of the problem," some advocates say.

Music

Study begins to reveal genetic ties behind a neurological phenomenon

Science Friday

March 31, 2018

When you listen to a song, you hear music ... but do you see an accompanying color with it?

Business

Braces from home: The next stage in global dental care?

PRI's The World

March 30, 2018

As traditional business models continue to break down, entrepreneurs have their sights on one more area to disrupt: traditional orthodontics.

Business

'Day Zero' has been postponed, but Cape Town is still scrambling to deal with its water crisis

PRI's The World

March 28, 2018

The water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa is easing a bit, but the city and many of its businesses and institutions are forging ahead with expensive efforts to increase supply, including private desalination plants.

Education

Highly trained and educated, some foreign-born doctors still can’t practice medicine in the US

PRI's The World

March 28, 2018

There are tens of thousands of foreign-trained doctors who could help alleviate the US’ shortage. But many of them are not allowed to work here.

Global Politics

Liberia was founded by people enslaved in the US. Advocates say the US should not end an immigration program that helps them.

PRI's The World

March 26, 2018

Updated

03/27/2018 - 4:15pm

A small immigration program for Liberians in the US will expire at the end of March. Minnesota economists and health care companies says their losing immigration status will have an outsized effect.

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