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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

Health & Medicine

Legal abortions remain elusive in Argentina, especially for the most vulnerable

PRI's The World

March 22, 2019

In Argentina, abortion is illegal — except in cases of rape, incest and danger to the life of the mother. But abortion rights activists say even those rare cases where abortion is lawful, women and girls have a hard time accessing one.

The world's first Vagina Museum opens this fall in the UK

PRI's The World

March 21, 2019

Iceland already has a penis museum.

Environment

Mozambique starts three days of mourning after cyclone kills hundreds

Reuters

March 20, 2019

Mozambique started three days of national mourning on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone and flooding killed hundreds of people and left a trail of destruction across swathes of southeast Africa.

Environment

Death toll in Mozambique cyclone, floods could surpass 1,000

Reuters

March 19, 2019

The number of people killed in a powerful storm and preceding floods in Mozambique could exceed 1,000 putting the potential death toll greatly more than current figures.

Science

Why history's most famous scientists are usually a bit weird

Innovation Hub

March 15, 2019

Obsessed with work, insensitive, socially detached, and neglectful of family and friends — these may not be the most endearing qualities in a person, but they are just a few of the common characteristics a researcher found when studying some of the world’s most famous and prolific inventors.

Why some parents are afraid to vaccinate their kids

PRI's The World

March 12, 2019

Eula Biss used to be a "vaccine hesitant," but after researching anti-vaccination in the US and other parts of the world for her book, she changed her mind.

Medicine

A micro safari through household germs reveals that cleanliness isn’t always a good thing

Innovation Hub

March 11, 2019

Take a look around — you might not be able to see them, but they are everywhere. We are surrounded by forests of bacteria and microbes. And it turns out, that might not be such a bad thing. But our obsession with cleanliness could be.

Trudeau apologizes for mistreatment of Inuit during tuberculosis epidemic

PRI's The World

March 07, 2019

On Thursday, the Canadian government apologized for the mistreatment of families like Anawak's in the mid-20th century.

Health & Medicine

Are viruses the best weapon for fighting superbugs?

The Conversation

March 06, 2019

Scientists and physicians may need to look to medical treatments from the past to solve the superbug problems of the future.

A second HIV patient has been ‘cured,’ but researchers say reducing cases is still the top priority

PRI's The World

March 05, 2019

Researchers say a cure for HIV/AIDS is on the horizon, but it's important to reduce cases overall while a cure is developed.

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