Beth’s Recent Stories
Health Dec 18
Diphtheria takes a deadly stranglehold on war-torn YemenYemen is already suffering from a devastating civil war and widespread hunger. Now, circumstances caused by the conflict have also paved the way for diphtheria to thrive. The airborne disease kills 1 of every 10 patients even with medical treatment--and…
Science Nov 14
What’s the truth about Zika virus in post-hurricane Puerto Rico?At the Zika epidemic's 2016 height, 10 percent of Puerto Rican women were testing positive for the disease. But when Hurricane Maria slammed the island in September 2017, crippling its health care system, the focus shifted to hurricane recovery, and…
World Jul 04
Educated Afghan women offer economic resilience in the face of climate change and conflictDrought is drying up farms across Afghanistan, cracking the earth and threatening the only way of life the majority has ever known. It's in the fields where a new war is being waged between two forces the people can't control:…