Jul 25 Escaping the Epicenter of Eastern Africa's Famine By Talea Miller More than 11 million people are in need of aid due to the worst drought to hit Eastern Africa in 60 years. Kenya and Ethiopia are struggling to absorb refugees from hardest-hit Somalia who are desperate for any food and… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Extremists, Corruption Pose Big Problems Getting Aid to Famine-Stricken Somalis In Somalia's Food Crisis, Children Face Greatest Peril… Continue watching
Jul 22 Global Health Twitter Roundup Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development. Be sure to send us your suggestions, and you can nominate organizations for our weekly "one way to help" feature!… Continue reading
Jul 22 Texting to Track Malaria Supplies By Talea Miller Mobile phones are pervasive in the developing world, and now a new wave of mobile technology is dramatically changing the way health care workers provide services to rural communities in these regions. Continue reading
Jul 21 Medical Apps Slated for FDA Checkup Dr. Antonella Tosti uses an iPhone to check Michael Casa Nova,12, for symptoms of skin cancer. The FDA plans to begin regulating such apps. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. They can check your heartbeat, count your calories, and even… Continue reading
Jul 21 Life in the Post Food-Surplus World By Ray Suarez Women shelling mussels in Indonesia. Photo by Cat Wise. Hunger activists used to argue that the world produces more than enough food for all of its people -- it's the transportation, storage, and waste that cause the problem. Now, that… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Soaring Food Costs Hit Indonesian Families' Budgets The price of rice has risen 25 percent in less than a year in Indonesia, and more families have stunted or malnourished children as a results of soaring costs. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Birth Control Set to Become More Accessible Under Health Law This week, a panel from the Institute of Medicine recommended complete coverage for birth control and FDA-approved contraception for women. Jeffrey Brown discusses what services could be covered under the health care reform law signed by President Obama last year… Continue watching
Jul 20 Sperm 'Cloak' Could Be a Factor in Some Male Infertility Cases A missing protein may be the culprit in millions of cases of male infertility, according to a report released Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, discovered that the absence of a… Continue reading
Jul 20 Wanted: New Birth Control Choices for Men By Talea Miller Condoms or a vasectomy? Those are the choices for sexually active men who want to control their own fertility -- at least for now. These two options are currently the only available contraceptive methods for men, and both have well-documented… Continue reading