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Prescription for a superbug crisis
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (146+ words) Not every virus or disease responds to medicine. And the number of drug-resistant bugs is growing. It’s largely the result of overusing antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, when pharmaceuticals end up in our water and soil. The World Health Organization…...
Fiji is in the midst of an HIV crisis
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (744+ words) In the South Pacific archipelago of Fiji, HIV cases have spiked in the past five years. An estimated 1 in 60 adults currently lives with the virus. A drug epidemic and stigma have made the transmission difficult to keep under control. Host…...
Indonesia's free student meal program still making students and teachers sick
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (88+ words) Indonesia’s free student meal program still making students and teachers sick The World from PRX Indonesia’s free student meal program still making students and teachers sick Some 800 students and teachers in Central Java got food poisoning last week, just after…...
Loneliness Solutions Archives
2+ week, 4+ day ago (51+ words) The World from PRX Economic inequality, social media, migration and barriers to education are among drivers of a growing public health crisis that often goes unacknowledged: loneliness and social isolation. The World digs into what is working — and what we…...
UK first to create National Strategy For Loneliness
2+ week, 4+ day ago (228+ words) People hold hands during a gathering to celebrate the life of murdered British MP Jo Cox, in Trafalgar Square, London, June 22, 2016. Loneliness is killing people. Between 2014 and 2019, more than 800,000 people died annually due to conditions connected to loneliness, according to…...
Longevity in Japan's Okinawa
2+ week, 6+ day ago (158+ words) For decades, Okinawa has prided itself as a hotspot for longevity. In 1999, the Japanese islands were listed as one of five “blue zones,” where people statistically live the longest, often into their 100s. A strong diet and emphasis on human connection…...
Three doctors??? harrowing journey through Gaza
3+ week, 2+ day ago (114+ words) ©2026 The World from PRX Getting into Gaza is extremely difficult, even for medical professionals whose expertise is urgently needed. At any given time, Israeli authorities only allow a few dozen international doctors to work in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, and just…...
Three doctors' harrowing journey through Gaza
3+ week, 3+ day ago (85+ words) Three doctors’ harrowing journey through Gaza The World from PRX Three doctors’ harrowing journey through Gaza Since the current war in Gaza began nearly three years ago, a small number of US medical professionals have been rotating in and out…...
The loneliness diagnosis: A national strategy in the UK
3+ week, 4+ day ago (108+ words) The World from PRX The loneliness diagnosis: A national strategy in the UK Loneliness is killing people. The World Health Organization reports more than 800,000 people die each year from causes linked to loneliness; social isolation has been shown to increase…...