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Health & Medicine

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

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.

Health

Lead levels in Montreal water comparable to Flint

The World

November 06, 2019

A year long investigation has found that in places like Montreal, hundreds of thousands of residents may be exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water. Old pipes and a lack of testing regulations are in part to blame, said lead investigator Patti Sonntag of Concordia University.

Pork prices soar as millions of pigs die due to African swine fever

The World

October 31, 2019

Nearly 10 million pigs have died this year due to outbreaks of African swine fever. How does the disease spread?

Health & Medicine

Massive vaccine campaign underway in the Philippines after polio's return

The World

October 21, 2019

After being polio free for nearly two decades, polio has returned to the Philippines. Now, the nation is trying to vaccinate more than a million children below the age of 5.

Reproductive rights

France moves to make reproductive technology legal for all

The World

October 18, 2019

A bill passed the lower house of France's parliament that would open up reproductive technologies to single women and same-sex couples.

Science & Technology

A heavy-duty wheelchair expands mobility in post-war Colombia

GlobalPost

October 17, 2019

Nearly 200,000 people in Colombia live with a disability as a result of a half-century of civil war. As Colombia now struggles to secure a lasting peace, the country’s vast mountains, rocky and unpaved roads and spanning pasturelands pose some of the biggest threats to people who must navigate rough terrains in wheelchairs.

Conflict

Syrian civilians plea for 'no-fly' zone

The World

October 16, 2019

'We desperately, desperately need a "no-fly" zone,' says a UK citizen volunteering in a hospital in northern Syria as Turkey continues its offensive into the Kurdish region.

Justice

Why the guillotine may be less cruel than execution by slow poisoning

The Conversation

October 16, 2019

It was the guillotine’s plummeting blade that took off head after head with just a bit of cleaning and sharpening in between, answering the need of the moment. Thus it came to symbolize state terrorism but also swift and equal justice.

Half of the world's children aren't getting enough nutrients

The World

October 15, 2019

The problem of malnutrition has changed, a new report says. Now, children in both rich and poor countries may get plenty of food, but it's nutrient-deficient.

Only 20 Nobels in the sciences have gone to women. Why?

The World

October 09, 2019

Are fewer women named Nobel laureates just because there have been fewer women scientists?

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