Health & Medicine
In India, whimsical cars are public health intervention
In the Indian city of Hyderabad, an inventor named Kanyaboyin Sudhakar Yadav creates vehicles in the shape of everyday objects. At Sudha Cars Museum you can see burger cars, a basketball car, even a huge toilet car. These quirky creations have earned Yadav fans across the world, but Yadav isn’t just having fun; he’s also trying to promote public health. Jamie Fullerton went to Hyderabad for a test drive.
A new way to help Asian American teens handle college admissions stresses
Teresa Hsu and Michelle Garcia noticed teens and young adults in their Asian American community struggling with anxiety, particularly around school-related pressure. So the two have started a program to train Asian American high school students to help one another manage their mental health and understand the role history has played in shaping the pressures they currently feel.
Staying healthy on the Out of Eden Walk
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has been walking across the globe for over a decade as part of the Out of Eden Walk. He often walks through sparsely populated, extremely remote places. That trek comes with a major concern: What do you do when you get sick? Salopek tells Host Carolyn Beeler how he stays healthy on the road, noting that health care comes in many forms.
Ghana approves breakthrough malaria drug for babies — but research is ‘on ice’ amid US funding cuts
Ghana has approved the world’s first malaria drug for newborns, marking a breakthrough in infant care. But as rollout nears, US funding cuts are freezing critical research — threatening long-term progress in the fight against the disease.