Volunteer Recap: Connecting Moms To Midwives In Timor-Leste
A global health student from Seattle went to the tiny country to study maternal health. But she also learned how to be more friendly to her neighbors.
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On A Scale Of 1 To 10, Brazil Gets A Zero For Disability Access
Brazil is hosting not just the Olympics in 2016 but also the Paralympics. And activists for the disabled say Rio de Janeiro has a long and potholed road ahead of it to get ready for the games.
Proper Sanitary Pads Are Keeping Girls In School
Teenagers in a Ugandan village would skip school every month because they didn't have sanitary pads. A new project called AFRIpads is starting to solve that problem.
Superslick Coatings Conquer Ketchup, But What About Ebola?
A new coating makes ketchup slide out of the bottle and toothpaste slip out of a tube, right down to the last drop. So why not put the slick surface on an Ebola suit so the virus doesn't stick?
Several Americans Possibly Exposed To Ebola, As Epidemic Smolders
This week an American aid worker contracted Ebola in West Africa and may have infected other people. No one else is showing symptoms, but one person is being flown to Atlanta for observation.
How Advances In Battlefield Medicine Can Save Civilians' Lives
In Iraq and Afghanistan, Army medics got really good at treating wounded troops. Scientists want to adapt these new technologies and tricks to help injured people in poor countries.
What China Can Teach The World About Successful Health Care
From free, universal care to for-profit hospitals, China has tried out radically different health care systems in the past 60 years. So what works — and doesn't work — for 1.3 billion people?
Drug-Resistant Food Poisoning Lands In The U.S.
Travelers are bringing a nasty bacterial disease to the U.S. and spreading it to others. The bacteria cause bad diarrhea and are tough to treat because they're resistant to the top antibiotic.
The Kids Brainwashed By Boko Haram Were Silent For Good Reason
That's how children cope with a fearful situation. We learn more about the 84 boys rescued from a school reportedly influenced by the terrorist group, which is notorious for kidnapping youngsters.
If You Know Where The Missing $6 Million Is, Please Tell Sierra Leone
Funds allocated to fight Ebola have vanished into thin air. That kind of funny money business happens all too often when disaster strikes and donations roll in.