China: Environment Beijing Races to Clear Its Skies Before the Olympics January 30, 2008 • China's capital faces an uphill fight to solve its notorious air pollution problem in time for August's Olympic Games, and the government is preparing to ban traffic to keep skies blue. Meanwhile, athletes are bracing for at least some bad air. Beijing Races to Clear Its Skies Before the Olympics Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18415235/18549083" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Bush's AIDS Funding Proposal Gets Mixed Reviews January 29, 2008 • President Bush announced in Monday's State of the Union address that he plans to double the funding for his Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. But critics say there's less to that increase in money than meets the eye. Bush's AIDS Funding Proposal Gets Mixed Reviews Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18518909/18521190" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Adults Need Immunizations, Too January 23, 2008 • When parents bring their children in for shots, one can often sense a touch of relief that, as adults, their time with the needle is over. Wrong. Immunizing adults is the most natural, cost-effective way of preventing illness. Adults Need Immunizations, Too Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18335774/18337958" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Yellow Corn Could Boost Vitamin A, Save Sight January 20, 2008 • Researchers have discovered some long-abandoned varieties of corn that contain higher levels of beta-carotene, which the body uses to make vitamin A. Wider use of this corn in the developing world could keep millions of people from going blind. New Yellow Corn Could Boost Vitamin A, Save Sight Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18203237/18269332" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Green Movement Grows December 26, 2007 • Jakada Imani, the executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, discusses why using eco-power for housing projects could be a solution for helping the environment and communities. Green Movement Grows Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17614636/17614625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Still Wary of Flu Pandemic December 26, 2007 • After spending billions to prepare for a bird-flu pandemic, world health officials are in a holding pattern. But there are signs that the bird-flu virus is spreading in parts of the world. Authorities are now focusing on whether Indonesia — the most-affected nation — should share samples of the bird-flu virus with scientists and drugmakers from richer countries. Health Officials Still Wary of Flu Pandemic Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17611083/17611036" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Doctor Outlines West's Role in India's 'Brain Drain' November 30, 2007 • Fitzhugh Mullan, a professor of health policy and pediatrics at George Washington University, says the West undertrains doctors and nurses, creating a vacuum — "an irresistibly appealing vacuum to ambitious, well-trained people in the developing world," including India. Doctor Outlines West's Role in India's 'Brain Drain' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16783065/16783036" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Globalizing Health Care India's Doctors Returning Home November 30, 2007 • No other country has exported as many physicians as India. But the needs of India's growing middle class are luring doctors back. They're trading their lucrative U.S. incomes for a chance to reunite with family and build India's medical system. India's Doctors Returning Home Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16774871/16783035" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Globalizing Health Care Medical Tourism Creates Thai Doctor Shortage November 29, 2007 • Millions of people go to Bangkok for medical care. These medical tourists, who get everything from face-lifts to heart-bypass operations, have helped boost the Thai economy. But doctors are so busy, Thais are having trouble getting care. Medical Tourism Creates Thai Doctor Shortage Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16735157/16747689" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Into the Heart of India's Underground Bone Trade November 29, 2007 • Many bones used for medical purposes in the United States and Europe were originally stolen from graves in Calcutta, India. Despite changes in laws, the bone trade is going strong. Into the Heart of India's Underground Bone Trade Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16678816/16736085" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Report: Global AIDS Estimates Revised Downward November 20, 2007 • The United Nations' AIDS agency announces a drop in its estimates of the number of people who are infected with the AIDS virus around the world. Report: Global AIDS Estimates Revised Downward Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16466268/16466258" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Globalizing Health Care Globalizing Health Care: Series Overview November 14, 2007 • In a series of stories during November, NPR's All Things Considered examines the new globalization of health care. Here, a series overview.
Globalizing Health Care November 14, 2007 • Medicine is changing around the world. People are traveling far from their homelands to get health care. And by some estimates, as many as a half million Americans are seeking health care abroad at a better price. A look at the new globalization of health care.
Globalizing Health Care Q&A: Preparing for a Surgery Abroad November 14, 2007 • Faced with rising health-care costs, more Americans are digging out their passports. But there's no easy way to find reliable, independent information on foreign hospitals and physicians. So if you are considering a surgery abroad, what do you need to know?
Research News Doubts About Haiti and the Spread of HIV/AIDS November 12, 2007 • Dr. Warren Johnson wrote the first papers describing HIV/AIDS in Haiti. He talks about problems he sees with new research that points to Haiti as the first stop for the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Doubts About Haiti and the Spread of HIV/AIDS Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16223498/16223487" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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