While the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has triggered panic among Americans on its spread, it is hardly...
Aug 29, 2014
How polio is crippling Pakistan
This week, two children – 1-year-old Ahmed and 16-month-old Laiba – became the latest victims to polio in...
Aug 22, 2014
War reporting in the time of the Islamic State
Correspondent James Foley’s execution by the Islamic State forces sober reflection on the perils of front-line coverage. BOSTON...
Aug 22, 2014
Why these young Nigerians aren’t waiting for their government to help them
By Lauren E. Bohn and Chika Oduah LAGOS, Nigeria — Tayo Olufuwa remembers the day he realized he could do...
Aug 19, 2014
How Youngstown, Ohio became a poster child for post-industrial America
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Ken Bowman joins the line for a free lunch in the Youngstown Salvation Army canteen,...
Aug 12, 2014
Doctors to Congress: Ebola will likely rage for a year or more
WASHINGTON — A Congressional hearing on the Ebola outbreak Thursday brought sharply into focus the delay in international response...
Aug 12, 2014
Africa’s next big health challenge: non-communicable diseases
WASHINGTON — Facing inadequate health care resources in their home country, each year more than 7,000 Kenyans seek...
Aug 06, 2014
Mobile health unproven but not without potential in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Towering over downtown Johannesburg is a huge cylindrical skyscraper, a red banner at its...
Aug 04, 2014