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How My Struggles as a Teen Mom in Africa Inspired Me
On that special evening when my son was born, I was just 13-years-old and six months pregnant. Everyone had just retired to sleep when all of a sudden I needed to urinate. My water broke but I didn’t...
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The DEA Will Soon Decide Whether It Will Reclassify Marijuana
The Drug Enforcement Administration says it will make a decision in the coming months that could prove to be a watershed moment for the burgeoning legal marijuana industry. In a memo to lawmakers this...
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Midwives Are Essential to Global Health
Four babies are born each second of every day. By the time you finish reading this sentence, eight children will have been born. Childbirth is among the most common, constant and natural of human...
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Researcher Accidentally Infects Herself With Zika Virus
A University of Pittsburgh researcher accidentally infected herself with the Zika virus. While conducting a lab experiment with the virus on May 23, the researcher pricked herself with a needle. Nine...
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Zika Is Spreading Rapidly in Puerto Rico, Health Officials Say
Zika infections are increasing rapidly in Puerto Rico, U.S. health officials said Friday. “This could lead to dozens or hundreds of infants being born with microcephaly in the coming year,” said Dr....
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Why We Need to Talk About Sickle Cell Disease
I am sitting in a hospital waiting room when a young man walks in and sits beside me. His simple “bonjour” makes me raise my eyes to him. One look tells me he is also a sickle cell patient. I don’t...
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‘Super Bacteria’ Detected at Rio de Janeiro’s Beaches
One month before Rio de Janeiro is set to host the 2016 Olympic Games, Brazilian scientists have discovered a drug-resistant bacteria at some of the city’s beaches. Lead researcher Renato Picao told...
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Florida Confirms First Cases of Zika Caught From Local Mosquitoes
Florida‘s Department of Health announced Friday that four people infected with the Zika virus probably caught it from local mosquitoes. One woman and three men were infected with the Zika virus in...
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Sweden’s Government Is Investigating Whether Swedes Are Having Less Sex
Swedish tabloids have reported that Swedes are having less sex than before, and now the government wants to investigate if this is true. The Public Health Agency will carry out a study on Swedish sex...
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How New Doctors Are Redefining the Hippocratic Oath
1. Learn how new classes of doctors are redefining the Hippocratic oath. By Melissa Bailey in STAT 2. We need to reimagine the refugee camp. By Marie Doezema in CityLab 3. Want to live a better life?...
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