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Arts, Culture & Media

How public health officials of the 1940s turned to the biggest stars of the day to help fight the scourge of syphilis and other STDs.

Playing Against the Virus

Arts, Culture & Media

Reconstructing Viruses

Arts, Culture & Media

Viruses at the Movies

Arts, Culture & Media
Woman stands at front of meeting room with microphone, one man at table raises hand

In Minnesota, a measles outbreak exposes the gaps in public health

Health
A pool.

There’s a sweet new test for pee in the pool

Health

Acesulfame potassium can be found in many processed foods and drinks — and now, scientists are looking for it in public swimming pools.

A worker fogs the corridor

Singapore is dealing with an outbreak of locally transmitted Zika infections

Health

At least 56 people in Singapore have contracted Zika in what is a major case of local transmission far from the Americas, where the disease has become established.

Two boba milk teas, close up

Too much boba is bad for you. California’s new data law could show who’s most at risk.

Global Politics

A bill in California will change the way the state collects data about Asian Americans, at least in the arena of public health.A bill in California will change the way the state collects data about Asian Americans, at least in the arena of public health.

A "Water Pickup" sign points to a bottled water distribution center in Flint, Michigan in January. In an effort to save money, state officials running Flint's affairs implemented changes to the city's water system that resulted in widespread lead contamin

This is your brain on lead, and lots of other nasty pollutants

Environment

The water crisis gripping Flint, Michigan has exposed thousands of the city’s residents to dangerous lead levels. But Flint is hardly unique. Many other American cities have faced lead contamination in water supplies, and an expanding list of common substances, including some pesticides and flame retardants, may also be linked to significant developmental and neurological problems. Get the latest on this largely hidden crisis at a live forum from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, PRI’s The World and WGBH.

Brazilian soldiers distribute educational flyers about the Zika virus in São Paulo, the country's largest city.

Zika is a window into a much bigger story in Brazil

Environment

It’s a story about mosquitoes, public health, water and women, which is why The World has sent its Across Womens’ Lives team to Brazil. They’re there to report on how Zika fits into the story of Brazilian women’s struggles to improve their lives in a time of rapid and often disturbing environmental change.