diseases

A mumps outbreak benches some of the NHL's top players

December 16, 2014

Sidney Crosby is one of the NHL's top goal scorers, but he's also one of more than a dozen players currently sidelined with the mumps. The outbreak has led the league to give players and coaches booster shots in an effort to contain the spread of the disease.

Nigeria's government stunned critics in acting quickly to make the country 'Ebola free'

October 22, 2014

After the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria, the rise of Ebola seemed to be another threat too big for the country's government. But the WHO now says Nigeria has defeated Ebola thanks to the government's rapid response, which gives some Nigerians renewed hope.

The death of a key doctor damages the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone

July 30, 2014

The Ebola virus has killed nearly 700 people in West Africa, and the death toll now includes the doctor who was leading the fight against the disease in Sierra Leone. That's left the campaign there desperately short of expertise.

Lifestyle & Belief

Fertility Treatment for HIV-Positive Women in Africa

August 28, 2013

Across Africa, many HIV-positive women would like to have children, but they face a dilemma: How can they become pregnant without putting their partners at risk? Dr. Okeoma Mmeje, an ob-gyn at the University of Michigan, offers an inexpensive solution.

Health & Medicine

Combating Contraception Mythology in South Africa

August 27, 2013

Sexual attitudes are changing in South Africa. But there remains challenges in family planning and disease prevention. Anchor Marco Werman talks with reporter Poppy Louw from The Times newspaper in Johannesburg about those challenges.

Health & Medicine

Deadly MERS Virus Traced to Bats in Saudi Arabia

August 22, 2013

A deadly new SARS-like virus has been traced to bats. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, is lethal to 60 percent of those infected. A new study has found the virus is carried by a type of bat in Saudi Arabia, ground-zero for the disease.

Arts, Culture & Media

Remembering Ali Maow Maalin, the Last Person in the World to Contract Smallpox

July 26, 2013

In Somalia, Ali Maow Maalin died unexpectedly this week. His passing is a milestone in the history of a viral disease: smallpox. Ali Maow Maalin was the last person in the world to be infected with naturally occurring smallpox.

Health & Medicine

Dual Epidemics Threaten Australia's Koalas

April 17, 2013

Australia's koala population has been hit hard by two rapidly spreading diseases: chlamydia (a sexually transmitted infection) and a retrovirus similar to HIV. Scientists are working to develop vaccines, while lay citizens help care for sick koalas.

Global Politics

China's Bird Flu Credibility Gap

April 11, 2013

The Chinese government is reacting to the new outbreak of bird flu with some refreshing transparency. But The World's Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing tells anchor Marco Werman that some Chinese who have questioned official statistics have landed in jail.

Arts, Culture & Media

Tweets and Germs: Monitoring Infectious Diseases Online

April 11, 2013

Several scientific groups are tracking the global spread of infectious diseases by monitoring Twitter, web searches, and other content online. The World's Rhitu Chatterjee looks at the promise and challenges of disease surveillance via the internet.

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INSpot.org

March 12, 2008

Faith talks to Deb Levine, executive director of INSpot, a web site that allows people to notify past sexual partners that they might have an STD.

Grassroot Soccer

May 14, 2008

Faith talks to Dr. Tommy Clark, the founder of Grassroot Soccer, an HIV and AIDS-prevention program that uses soccer to reach youth all over Africa.

Global Politics

Bush on his trip to Africa

February 14, 2008

President Bush is scheduled to leave tomorrow for a trip to the African nations of Benin, Tanzania, Ghana, Rwanda and Liberia, and Anchor Lisa Mullins has details on an exclusive interview with the BBC

Global Politics

Ghana's report card on abstinence programs

February 20, 2008

President Bush is in Ghana today, and the African nation is one of the recipients of the president's emergency aid for HIV/AIDS, including funding for HIV prevention messages that stress abstinence over safer sex

Health & Medicine

Yellow fever returns

March 11, 2008

Richard Reynolds reports from Buenos Aires on an outbreak of yellow fever in South America.

Global Politics

Kenya's HIV challenge

April 01, 2008

Sheri Fink reports from Kenya on a public health challenge that comes on the heels of Kenya's own post-election crisis: thousands of Kenyan AIDS patients left their homes during the recent violence

Health & Medicine

Travels with the flu virus

April 16, 2008

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with scientists Colin Russell and Derek Smith, two of the authors of a study out today in the magazine Science on the way the flu virus travels the globe.

Health & Medicine

Iran HIV/AIDS prevention program

April 18, 2008

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with public health expert Kamiar Alaei about a new HIV/AIDS prevention program getting a test run in Iran this week: authorities have installed some vending machines in addiction centers that dispense condoms and syringes.

Health & Medicine

World malaria day

April 25, 2008

Anchor Katy Clark gets two perspectives on the global battle against malaria: one view is that of Abdullahi Boru, a BBC correspondent who contracted malaria as a teenager; the other view is that of Nils Dauliere

Malaria website

April 25, 2008

The World's Clark Boyd reports on a new effort to help combat malaria in Africa by using the Internet

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