Without Clear Pandemic Rules, People Take On More Risks As Fear...
Over the summer in New York City, customers could patronize restaurants by using outdoor sidewalk seating. Physical distancing and masks were encouraged, but at this Brooklyn restaurant in July, few stayed far apart or wore a mask. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Over the summer in New York City, customers…
Without Federal Protections, Farm Workers Risk Coronavirus Infection To Harvest Crops
With the coronavirus spreading, farms try to keep workers like these in Greenfield, Calif. safe through physical distancing and other measures but advocates for laborers say protections are often not adequate. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brent Stirton/Getty Images With the coronavirus spreading, farms try to keep workers like these in Greenfield, Calif.…
Doctors Without Borders Responds To Charges Of ‘Racism’ From Its Staff
A dirt road cuts through a sprawling Doctors Without Borders camp in South Sudan. In a letter, 1,000 current and former employees are accusing the aid group of racism and white supremacy. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption toggle caption David Gilkey/NPR A dirt road cuts through a sprawling Doctors Without Borders camp in South Sudan. In…
How Will The U.S. And WHO Fare Without Each Other?
Last week, President Trump declared that he is "terminating" the decades-long U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over the agency's relationship with China and withdrawing U.S. funding. But it's unclear what will happen next — and what the short- and long-term implications will be. Global health experts are scratching their heads. "It's still kind…
Jane Goodall: ‘Without hope there’s no point in continuing on’
Jane Goodall is known for her work with primates, but she's also an avid animal rights and environmental activist. National Geographic Jane Goodall has a lot to say about how human disregard for animals and the environment brought on the coronavirus pandemic. But the famed British primatologist believes there's still a chance we can repair…
Battling Discomfort Without Opioids: How One Nurse In The Gambia Does...
Nabia Drammeh, 27, a nurse, talks with Maram Ceesay, and her granddaughter, Awa at the Brufut Minor Health Center outside of Banjul, the capital of the Gambia. Awa's mother passed away during childbirth leaving Maram to look after her. The 2-year-old is being treated for pneumonia. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption toggle caption Samantha…
Physicians Without Borders Require More Openness In Circulation Of Ebola Vaccine
A girl receives the Ebola vaccine in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption toggle caption Jerome Delay/AP A girl receives the Ebola vaccine in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo. Jerome Delay/AP Doctors Without Borders is accusing the World Health Organization of restricting the availability of the Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic…
A World Without Water
What would happen if we ran out of water? For an increasing number of people, that question is moving from a hypothetical to a reality. New data from the World Resource Institute show that a quarter of the world’s population is at high risk of running out of water. In India, residents of southern India’s…
Can Any Animal Endure Without Sleep?
Some do it hanging upside down. Some do it for a few hours at a time. Some do it buried under a blanket of mud. Regardless of their preferred mode, bats, elephants, frogs, honeybees, humans and more have something in common: They all sleep. In fact, scientists have yet to find a truly sleepless creature.…
Research Study Supports Claims That Teeth Worsen Without Fluoridated Water
Using Medicaid payment data from towns in Alaska that have rejected fluoride in recent years, a new study supports dentists' claims that teeth get worse when the water supply is not fluoridated. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A little more than a decade ago, the city of Juneau, Alaska, became one of many American cities that stopped…
