How Do You Keep Vaccines Cool? Try Spacecraft Insulation
Typically, if a vaccine is not kept cold, it doesn't work. And that's a big problem in hot spots. A new cooler seems to do the trick — without electricity!
Health & Safety
Treating Prisoners With Hepatitis C May Be Worth The Hefty Price
About 15 percent of people in prison are infected with hepatitis C. Screening and treating inmates would save $750 million over 30 years and prevent many new cases in the general public.
Gratitude Is Good For The Soul And Helps The Heart, Too
This Thursday, people all over the country will sit around the dinner table discussing what they're thankful for. And being grateful may also reduce the risk of heart disease.
Refugees: That Time Everyone Said 'No' And Bolivia Said 'Yes'
Observers draw a parallel between anti-refugee sentiments now and during WWII. Back then, many doors where closed to those fleeing Nazism. Bolivia was a notable exception.
A Doctor Wrestles With Whether To Keep Wearing His White Coat
Putting on the white coat for the first time has become a rite of passage for medical students. Now some doctors want to retire white coats, despite their symbolism, because they might spread germs.
When A Stranger Leaves You $125 Million
A Seattle businessman left most of his fortune to a blindness organization he never contacted in life. Why the gift? Maybe, the evidence hints, to help others take the psychological leap he couldn't.
Eye On The Invisible: A Photographer's Quest To Spotlight The Stateless
Greg Constantine has spent 10 years documenting the world's stateless people. They live without passports, without ID cards, without dignity — but not without hope.
Can A Parasitic Worm Make It Easier (Or Harder) For A Woman To Conceive?
Maybe. A nine-year study in Bolivia found an unexpected association between the parasitic worms in a woman's guts and her fertility.
When Drug Treatment For Narcotic Addiction Never Ends
Medicines that help users wean themselves from opioid drugs can be prescribed in a doctor's office or clinic. But some clients question whether the clinics always have their best interests at heart.