Health & Medicine

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

December 10, 2019

As more doctors and nurses go on strike in Zimbabwe, free public hospitals have been severely understaffed or shut down, forcing more pregnant women to turn to informal, "backyard" maternity wards.

Health & Medicine

Samoa’s measles epidemic is part of a global, unprecedented resurgence of cases

The World

December 06, 2019

Measles cases worldwide are surging at a record rate. “It’s tragic. Every single measles case is entirely preventable,” said Katrina Kretsinger, a measles specialist with the World Health Organization.

Health & Medicine

The NHS is ‘not for sale.’ But is it a victim of Brexit woes?

The World

December 04, 2019

Public anxiety is growing over the United Kingdom's National Health Service — a national institution that guarantees tax-funded medical care to anyone in the UK. But parts of the NHS have begun to erode in the last decade — and there are concerns about US involvement in the system.

Health & Medicine

Invisible ‘superbug’ could be more deadly than bombs in Middle East war zones

The World

December 04, 2019

The “superbug” bacteria often strike at much higher rates in the Middle East, according to Doctors Without Borders. The bacteria attack invisibly and without warning in the mangled limbs, bullet holes and other wounds of civilians and fighters in war zones.

LGBTQ

This senior center is helping Mexico’s ‘invisible’ LGBTQ seniors

The World

December 02, 2019

The center, called Vida Alegre, Spanish for Happy Life, was founded just over a year ago by Samantha Flores, an 87-year-old transgender woman. Nothing similar exists in the country.

Health & Medicine

Chinese medicine is getting WHO recognition. Some doctors are alarmed.

The World

November 21, 2019

For the first time, The World Health Organization is including a section on traditional Chinese medicine in its upcoming guide for diagnosing and classifying diseases.

Health & Medicine

Brazil reduces sex education amid spike in sexually transmitted infections

The World

November 15, 2019

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11/22/2019 - 12:00pm

Under President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s ascendant religious right is winning a war over sexual health information — and sexual health educators find themselves increasingly marginalized.

Health & Medicine

In Borneo, healthy people equals healthy forests

Living on Earth

November 12, 2019

When Kinari Webb first visited Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park in the 1990s as a student, the rainforest was being deforested at a frightening rate. Webb went on to found the nonprofit, Health in Harmony, which aims to keep the forest healthy by keeping people healthy.

Health care reform: The ‘insurance company model’ is flawed, says historian

Innovation Hub

November 11, 2019

Why have so many attempts to reform our market-driven health care system failed, and how might that history inform us about the challenges that lie ahead?

82-year-old British cyclist completes 1 million miles

The World

November 08, 2019

Russ Mantle has achieved a milestone by riding 1 million miles in 68 years.

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