The dream of polio eradication might need a rethink(npr.org)

27 points by lxm 3 years ago | 39 comments

A new way to prevent HIV delivers dramatic results in trial(npr.org)

22 points by yakito 2 years ago | 1 comments

An e-waste dumping ground(npr.org)

376 points by andsoitis 2 years ago | 258 comments

NPR Goats and Soda photo story about a vast e-waste dumping ground in Ghana and the people who make a living salvaging electronics there.

We're losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought(npr.org)

78 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 20 comments

Lead pigment in turmeric is the culprit in a global poisoning mystery (2024)(npr.org)

337 points by perihelions 1 year ago | 162 comments

NPR Goats and Soda article and radio segment on how lead chromate pigment added to turmeric was traced as a cause of lead poisoning from Bangladesh to New York.

CPR's true survival rate is lower than many people think(npr.org)

162 points by rntn 3 years ago | 184 comments