Dec 18 Why Diagnosing Adam Lanza Is a Problem Authorities are wrestling to understand what drove Adam Lanza to commit the unthinkable massacre of 20 children and their guardians. While details of his mental state are still unclear, many have said that Lanza may have suffered from a mental… Continue reading
Dec 17 Food for 9 Billion: Four Steps Toward a Climate-Friendly Diet In the next installment of the "Food for 9 Billion" series airing Monday on American Public Media's "Marketplace", Jon Miller of Homelands Productions visits Baltimore to explore how food producers are dealing with climate change and… Continue reading
Dec 17 Making an Environmentally Friendly Meal By Larisa Epatko Some Baltimore-based researchers and chefs are looking into how people's diets can be more environmentally friendly. Continue reading
Dec 14 Dying of Cancer Without Morphine This story is part of a series, Cancer's New Battleground: the Developing World. Above: A patient receives chemotherapy at the Uganda Institute. Photo by Joanne Silberner. In an open ward at Mulago Hospital in Uganda's capital city, Kampala,… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch Lawmakers Consider Raising Medicare Age of Eligibility as Budget Compromise Lawmakers Consider Raising Medicare Age of Eligibility as Budget Compromise… Continue watching
Dec 13 What's the Best Way to Control Medicare Costs? By Kaiser Health News The NewsHour's partner, Kaiser Health News, asked a range of health policy experts the following question: If you could make only one change to Medicare to control costs, what would it be and why? Edited excerpts of their answers… Continue reading
Dec 13 How Infections Can Trigger Cancer Veronica Alebo, a young Burkitt's lymphoma patient, has a large tumor in her abdomen. She receives treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala. Photo by Jacqueline Koch. This story is part of a series, Cancer's New Battleground:… Continue reading
Dec 12 Fighting Cholera, a Dose at a Time By Cat Wise As the death toll from cholera continues to mount in Haiti nearly three years after the tragic earthquake, results from a successful vaccine pilot project earlier this year are providing some hope for Haitians and international health officials. The story… Continue reading
Dec 12 In India, A Secret Weapon Against Cancer: Vinegar This story is part of a series, Cancer's New Battleground: the Developing World. Above: Indian women participate in a women's march in Mumbai on Monday. Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images. Cervical cancer used to kill more women… Continue reading
Dec 10 Living With Breast Cancer Where Treatment Is Scarce This story is part of a series, Cancer's New Battleground, the Developing World. Above, Haitians wait for the doors to open in 2006 at a free clinic in Cange. Photo by Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images. Haiti is the poorest… Continue reading