Dec 16 Preview: Is Morocco’s ‘Evolution Not Revolution’ Working? When a series of revolts known as the Arab Spring swept through northern Africa this year, taking down government after government, Morocco was not immune to the unrest. Protesters filled the streets for weeks in February and March… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Army Program Aims to Build Troops’ Mental Resilience to Stress Army Program Designed to Alleviate PTSD for Troops Returning From Combat… Continue watching
Dec 14 Submit Questions About New Army Mental Resilience Program Soldiers walk past military vehicles and trucks loaded with equipment as part of preparations to leave their military base in Iraq. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images. On Wednesday's NewsHour, Betty Ann Bowser profiles a new program from the United States Army… Continue reading
Dec 13 Mysterious Kidney Disease Killing Central American Men By Talea Miller In Central America's sugarcane fields, more and more workers are falling ill with a disease that shuts down their kidneys. Researchers are struggling to find the cause. Continue reading
Dec 12 The Army’s Newest Drill: Building Mental and Emotional Resilience EmbedVideo(2153, 514, 320); Master Sgt. Jennifer Loredo never thought that an improvised explosive device, or IED, on the side of a road in Afghanistan would forever alter her life. But when she and her husband Eddie were deployed… Continue reading
Dec 09 Global Health Week in Tweets Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development. Follow us on Twitter at NewsHourGlobal. View the story "Twitter Round Up " on Storify]… Continue reading
Dec 09 Night Satellite Images Give Clues to Measles Outbreaks A 3D plot shows the nighttime brightness of areas of Niger over the course of a year. Image courtesy Science/AAAS. The intensity of light shining from cities at night could help identify hot spots where outbreaks of infectious disease… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch The Army’s New Boot Camp: Building Mental Toughness The Army's new Comprehensive Soldier Fitness seeks to build psychological resilience. Continue watching
Dec 08 Aid Groups: Children in North Korea at Risk for Starvation this Winter Malnourished children line the floor of a pediatric ward of Rinsan County Hospital in flood-affected North Hwanghae province in North Korea. Photo courtesy visiting U.S. NGOs. North Korea is approaching another severe food crisis, according to international relief groups… Continue reading