Grim And Hopeful Global Trends To Watch In 2020 (And Fold Into A Zine)
There's cause for pessimism and optimism in the year ahead as our expert sources share their predictions. Plus: Print and fold your own global trends zine.
Health & Safety
Trump Administration Cracks Down On Some Flavored Vaping Products
The federal government is taking action to pull many flavored products popular with kids off the market. Public health advocates say the move doesn't go far enough.
Effort To Control Opioids In An ER Leaves Some Sickle Cell Patients In Pain
People with sickle cell disease aren't fueling the opioid crisis, research shows. Yet some ER doctors still treat patients seeking relief for agonizing sickle cell crises as potential addicts.
Trump Administration Issues Partial And Temporary E-Cigarette Ban
The FDA plans to ban all flavors from e-cigarette cartridges except menthol and tobacco. Flavored vaping products will be allowed back on the market after companies submit to an FDA review process.
7 Women's Health Topics We Need To Talk About In 2020
Shame and taboo have kept many issues affecting women's bodies from getting the attention they deserve. Women are ready to start new conversations about their health.
Massachusetts May Drop Requirement That Minors Get Permission For Abortion
The state now requires women and girls under 18 to obtain permission from their parents or a judge. But in a recent poll, most Massachusetts voters favored letting minors decide on their own.
VA Offers Intimacy-Building Skills To Struggling Couples
Studies show that veterans are more likely to separate or divorce than non-veterans. In response, the Department of Veterans Affairs expanded a program that teaches intimacy skills to veteran couples.
Researchers Have Found A Way To Improve TB Vaccine
The vaccine for tuberculosis has been around since the 1920s but it doesn't work very well. A new study shows that the vaccine could be far more effective if given at higher doses, intravenously.
Adolescent Addiction Expert Weighs In On Proposed Ban On Flavored E-Cigarette Pods
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Sharon Levy, a pediatrician and an adolescent addiction expert with Boston Children's Hospital, about the FDA's proposed ban on most flavored e-cigarette pods.
UNICEF Says Even In 2020, Newborns Are Still Vulnerable
If you want to know where the world's demographics are trending, look at the babies born this New Year's Day.