Disease
A spike in ringworm cases in Spain leads to a surprising culprit: the barbershop
A ringworm outbreak among Spanish teens has been traced back to barbershops and a fashionable haircut: the fade. Spanish dermatologists blame dirty electric razors.
Warsaw Ghetto’s defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies
‘Haiti has zero elected officials’ as cholera, gang violence persist, journalist says
Desperate pet owners turn to illegal drug markets to cure a rare cat virus
‘Winter of discontent’ for UK as nurses begin strike action
Health crisis unfolding in Pakistan even as floodwaters recede
Flooded areas have seen surges in malaria and other waterborne illnesses.
The war in Ukraine is hampering efforts to stop a polio outbreak
Just 10 days before the war began last February, Ukrainian officials launched a nationwide vaccination campaign to stop a rare polio outbreak in the country. But the war has made controlling the outbreak nearly impossible.
Taiwan reopens its borders after years of COVID controls
On Oct. 13, Taiwan finally reopened to tourists after 2 1/2 years of relative isolation. The country had focused border restrictions to keep COVID-19 cases and death rates low. Travelers and tourism business owners say they’re thankful that their main source of revenue is returning.
Discussion: Long COVID, the search for answers
This panel explores the state of research, potential treatments and proposals to address the broad societal impact of this novel, and sometimes, debilitating condition.
People shouldn’t put their guard down when it comes to COVID, Fauci says
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease specialist, joined The World's host Marco Werman to assess the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic and reflect briefly on five decades of service in public health.
Why has polio emerged in the US, UK and Israel? A polio eradication expert weighs in.
New cases of polio have emerged in the US and Israel, and the disease has been detected in wastewater in the UK. Oliver Rosenbauer, the spokesperson for polio eradication at the World Health Organization, explains how some of them could be linked to the oral vaccine that's long been used to prevent the disease.
West African countries adopt new strategies to encourage COVID-19 vaccination
For much of the pandemic, West African countries have lacked the vaccines needed to protect their populations against COVID-19. Now, supply in the region has finally caught up with demand for the vaccine. Still, too few people are vaccinated.
Sri Lankan doctors say the country can't survive on donated drugs forever
Sri Lanka imports at least 80% of its drugs and medical supplies, and the economic crisis has left it with inadequate foreign reserves to pay for them.
'Everything is destroyed': Extreme flooding in Ghana tests climate resilience
Accra has been hit with heavy rain and flash flooding in May and June, leaving many experts worried about the city’s capacity for climate resilience if trends continue.
Dancing away the loneliness: In the UK, social prescriptions help fight isolation during the pandemic
Social prescriptions are relatively common in the United Kingdom, especially to treat loneliness and isolation. When these conditions were exacerbated by the pandemic, the UK already had a strategy in place to help those who need it most, including the elderly.