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HEALTH
From rare diseases to neglected ones, we got you covered
Filipino American Health Care Workers Are Taking Their Legacy of Fighting for Freedom to Trump
Caregivers are applying lessons from resisting authoritarianism under Philippine dictator Marcos Sr. to the modern-day fight against Trump.
AI Promises Cleaner Farming in Tanzania — and the World. Now Comes the Real Test.
A new AI app is helping Tanzanian farmers cut pesticide use and boost profits. Will bureaucratic hurdles hinder its wider adoption?
How Immigrant Trauma Rewires A Child’s Brain: An Interview with Harvard’s Martin Teicher
Dr. Martin Teicher explains how immigrant trauma and family separation act as toxic stressors, permanently rewiring a child’s brain, reducing IQ, and increasing the risk of lifelong mental health challenges.
‘I Am Fighting Every Single Day to Just Get Through the Day’
“ I felt guilty that my mom was home alone. I felt guilty that my dad wasn’t going to be there, either. I didn’t want my dad to think that I didn’t care that he’s in there and I’m out here having fun.”
America’s Failure To Treat Psychosis Has Turned Patients Into ‘The Lepers of Society’
Psychosis affects 3% of Americans. For those living with the condition, holistic care can offer stability across daily life. But finding such support often feels like navigating a maze.
Eighty Years Later, Asian American WWII Nurses Still Await Congressional Recognition
Their stories surfaced in fragments, often only within families. A coalition led by Asian American women is pushing Congress to make them part of the official record.
Relocated for Safety, Indian Tribe Loses Its Moorings and More
“I never had to use a medical cream in my life,” says Biren Bhuiyan. Pointing to the skin ailments which he now treats with store-bought medicine, he says, “There used to be abundant medicinal plants around us, but we can’t find them here. We are dependent on hospitals now.”
A Clammy Glimpse Into The Philippines’ Climate, Culinary, And Medical Future
Earlier this year, I embarked on a probing trip to a small coastal area in Southeast Asia to see what this ancient wood-eater could offer us: about resilience, and the many ways life endures, adapts, and sustains others.
Paraquat, A Banned Toxic Chemical, Is Leaking Into The Global Food Supply Chain
He was treated for skin burns at the hospital, yet more than a year and a half later, a numbness prevails in his groin and stomach. Ahmad still continues to use the herbicide in his crop, as it is the cheapest herbicide option.
Tracking Down the Hidden Pollutants That Make Wildlife Sick
Since some chemicals become increasingly concentrated in animal tissues as they move up the food chain, long-lived, top predators like alligators — which may spend 50 years or more swimming and eating fish in potentially polluted water — are exemplary sentinels of lurking health threats.
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