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Joanne Silberner

Joanne Silberner is a freelance reporter and artist-in-residence at the University of Washington in Seattle. For 18 years, she covered health issues for NPR.

Joanne Silberner is a freelance reporter and artist-in-residence at the University of Washington in Seattle. For 18 years, she covered health issues for NPR. Silberner has an undergraduate degree in biology from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. She spent a year on a fellowship at the Harvard School of Public Health, and has also had fellowships from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Carter Center.

Rihana Shekha Dhapali, a bride-burning victim in Nepal, wants people to know what happened to her.

A bride-burning victim in Nepal says her counselors are helping her heal and look to the future

Conflict

Rihana Shekha Dhapali is a victim of bride burning in Nepal. Minakshi Rana is a counselor who is working with Dhapali and other women like her, to cope with what happened to them.

Anita Neupane

Day care and mud guards: How health officials are building a firewall against deadly burns

Health
Saraswoti Shrestha

Unmeasured and unfunded: Lack of data hinders burn prevention and care

Health
Operating on a patient

Reconstructing hope: A surgeon’s mission to help Nepal’s burn patients

Health

Cameroon finds a way to celebrate World Mosquito Day

Politics

ExxonMobil fights malaria in Cameroon against backdrop of climate change

Lifestyle

The fossil fuel giant is part of a public-private partnership with a complicated balance sheet.

Southeastern and southwestern Australia have experienced some of the country’s most severe rainy season droughts over the last two decades (L). These are also some of the country’s most productive agricultural regions (R).

Faced with dire climate change, denial may actually help Australian farmers cope

Environment

Despite growing evidence that the earth’s climate is changing, many people remain skeptical. This denialism is often seen as a political response to the issue, but some mental health experts in Australia say it can also be a beneficial coping mechanism.Despite growing evidence that the earth’s climate is changing, many people remain skeptical. This denialism is often seen as a political response to the issue, but some mental health experts in Australia say it can also be a beneficial coping mechanism.

A fireman climbs down from his truck as a bushfire approaches a town outside of of Melbourne, Australia in February, 2009. Officials blamed the dozens of blazes across the country five years ago on a "once in a century" heatwave. With climate change incre

Australians aim to build psychological resilience in the face of a changing climate

Health & Medicine

Floods, wildfires, droughts and heat waves have struck Australia in recent years, leaving survivors traumatized. With more extreme weather predicted as the earth warms up, mental health experts are seeking ways to prepare the public emotionally.Floods, wildfires, droughts and heat waves have struck Australia in recent years, leaving survivors traumatized. With more extreme weather predicted as the earth warms up, mental health experts are seeking ways to prepare the public emotionally.

Cambodian children

The Khmer Rouge may be partly to blame for diabetes in Cambodia

Health & Medicine

Adult-onset diabetes is increasingly common in Cambodia, yet many Cambodian diabetics don’t exhibit the usual risk factors. Could the country be experiencing a delayed effect of famine in the 1970s?

Hypertension in the Developing World: The View from Cambodia

Health & Medicine

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for early death around the world. Yet in developing nations, the condition often goes undiagnosed and untreated. Reporter Joanne Silberner traveled to Cambodia to find out why.