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Quality of Care: Why Good Healthcare Is More Than Just Access
Twenty-eight-year-old Amina traveled four hours from her rural village in Tanzania to reach the district hospital when she went into…
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Primary Health Care: The Foundation of Healthy Communities
Maria lives in a rural village in Guatemala, three hours by bus from the nearest hospital. When her two-year-old son…
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Polio: The Crippling Disease We’re Close to Eradicating Forever
In 1952, polio paralyzed over 21,000 people in the United States alone, mostly children, in what became known as the…
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Pneumonia: The Infectious Lung Disease Killing 740,000 Children Yearly
Three-month-old Fatima lay gasping for breath in her grandmother’s arms in a rural health clinic in northern Nigeria. Her tiny…
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Plague: The Ancient Disease That Still Threatens Today
When most people hear “plague,” they think of medieval Europe’s “Black Death” that killed an estimated 50 million people—roughly half…
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Physical Activity: Why Moving Your Body Matters for Health
Twelve-year-old Amir from Cairo, Egypt, spends most of his day sitting—at his school desk for seven hours, then at home…
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Why Some People Stay Single: Study Reveals 92 Reasons for Singlehood
Why do some people remain single while others form romantic partnerships? Is it by choice, circumstance, or a combination of…
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Is Ornamentation a Universal Human Preference? Cross-Cultural and Developmental Evidence From Scotland, Pakistan, and Papua
Abstract Ornamentation is a widespread feature of human material culture, yet its preference varies across societies. We tested the hypothesis…
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New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking
In late 2025, Interpol coordinated a global operation across 134 nations, seizing roughly 30,000 live animals, confiscating illegal plant and…
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US experiencing largest measles outbreak since 2000 – 5 essential reads on the risks, what to do and what’s coming next
The measles outbreak in South Carolina reached 876 cases on Feb. 3, 2026. That number surpasses the 2025 outbreak in…
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From ski jumps and sliding bobsleds to engineering snow, here are 5 essential reads on the science of the Winter Olympics
Thousands of the world’s best athletes will flock to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy in February 2026 for the…
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Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances in materials science help keep them warm
The Winter Olympics and Paralympics are upon us once again. This year the games come to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo,…
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Pertussis: The Whooping Cough Still Killing Thousands of Babies
Three-month-old Amara gasped desperately for air, her tiny face turning blue as violent coughing consumed her fragile body. Her mother,…
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Patient Safety: Preventing Harm in Healthcare Settings
Twenty-eight-year-old Fatima entered a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, for routine appendix removal surgery—a common, low-risk procedure performed thousands of times…
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Palliative Care: Providing Comfort and Dignity for Serious Illness
Twelve-year-old Aisha lies in a hospital bed in Nairobi, Kenya, her body ravaged by advanced leukemia that no longer responds…
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