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
Dec 07 Watch 'A Big Surprise' as Sebelius Nixes Plan B for Young Girls Without Prescription In a very public disagreement Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius blocked the Food and Drug Administration from allowing girls under 17 to buy the Plan B morning-after pill without a prescription. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversy with… Continue watching
Dec 07 Plan B to Remain Off-Limits to Many Teens Photo Illustration by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. Just when it seemed that the "morning-after pill" would be making its big debut in American grocery store aisles, the federal government has ruled it should stay behind the pharmacy counter. The… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Death of NHL 'Enforcer' Boogaard Puts Spotlight on Repeated Head Trauma Death of Hockey 'Enforcer' Raises Mental Health Concerns for NHL… Continue watching
Dec 06 Possible Compromise on Labeling of Combat-Related PTSD Some Army officers and mental health advocates have been calling for a change in the "PTSD" moniker on the basis that calling it a "disorder" is stigmatizing soldiers and preventing them from getting the help they need. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch After String of Disasters, Aid Organizations Struggle to Meet Demands Private aid organizations are struggling to maintain their funding levels for relief efforts in the wake of multiple crises around the world. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the trend as part of the Under-Told Stories project. Continue watching
Dec 05 Surge of Young Nurses Could Help Reverse Shortage Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images. Breathe a little easier, baby boomers. The nursing shortage that looked like it might deepen just in time for your retirement may not be so certain after all. According to a report published… Continue reading
Dec 04 The Gray Area of Gay Refugees A gay Ugandan couple fled to a Kenyan refugee camp after being disowned by their families and threatened by their community. Continue reading