Health & Medicine

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

September 09, 2018

As humanity experiences relentless pressures from disease-carrying mosquitoes in many parts of the world, there is an urgent need for new tools to use against those beasts — because they keep getting scarier.

Environment

Researchers explore a pesticide link to asthma in farmworkers' children

PRI's The World

September 07, 2018

When Azul was five, doctors finally figured out the little girl had asthma. That’s become a big problem among children of farm workers, says Dr. Catherine Karr of the University of Washington.

Japan begins clean-up after typhoon kills 11 along with a major airport closed

Reuters

September 05, 2018

Japan began on Wednesday to clean up after a powerful typhoon killed 11 people, injured hundreds and stranded thousands at a flooded airport, though when the airport in an industrial and tourist hub might reopen was not clear.

Health & Medicine

Why synthetic marijuana is so risky

The Conversation

September 04, 2018

Many parts of the country have seen episodic crises due to synthetic marijuana. What happens when someone uses these designer drugs?

Health & Medicine

Cash-strapped Haitians find Voodoo a cheaper alternative to traditional medicine

Global Press Journal

September 03, 2018

Aside from their belief in the supernatural, more and more Haitians are looking for healing from Voodoo priests rather than physicians, because of far lower fees. One former priest likens healing rituals to psychotherapy.

Health & Medicine

Scientists unpick how cannabis component may fight psychosis

Reuters

August 29, 2018

While regular use of potent forms of cannabis can increase the chances of developing psychosis, the chemical cannabidiol or CBD appears to have the opposite effect.

Women & Girls

Scotland tries to combat poverty by providing free menstrual products

PRI's The World

August 28, 2018

Victoria Heaney started the #FreePeriodScotland campaign that caught the attention of the Scottish government and, ultimately, helped spur a conversation across Scotland about the fight against period poverty.

Health & Medicine

Help is scarce for Rohingya children with intellectual disabilities

GlobalPost

August 22, 2018

The Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar to camps in Bangladesh. Many are children, some of whom struggle with intellectual disabilities. But there aren’t enough medical experts to treat them.

Science

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of helium's discovery — why we need it more than ever

The Conversation

August 17, 2018

Aside from balloons and making our voice squeaky, what use is helium? Should we care whether or not we run out of the gaseous stuff?

Health & Medicine

Tested but untreated: How Uganda's new AIDS efforts are leading to a drug shortage

GlobalPost

August 07, 2018

With the country’s HIV/AIDS rate expected to rise and clinics struggling to supply medication to a growing pool of patients, some say Uganda is jeopardizing the gains made in the last two decades and leaving the country vulnerable for a renewed epidemic in the coming years.

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