Ari Daniel

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WHO warns illness in Gaza may ultimately kill more people than Israel's offensive

Thursday, December 28, 2023

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated Gaza's health infrastructure, and overwhelmed the few remaining hospitals. Health professionals are increasingly concerned about infectious disease outbreaks.

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Concern grows over infectious disease outbreaks in Gaza

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

The war between Israel and Hamas has devastated Gaza's health infrastructure and overwhelmed the remaining hospitals. Health professionals are growing concerned about infectious disease outbreaks.

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Reindeers catch up on sleep when you would least expect it

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Scientists measured reindeer brainwaves as they chewed their cud, and found that the animals are in deep sleep while they ruminate.

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Songbirds flex singing muscles every day to stay in shape, shows new study

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

A new study shows male zebra finches must sing every day to keep their vocal muscles in shape. Females prefer the songs of males that did their daily vocal workout.

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Members of Israeli and Palestinian communities discuss compassion

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Israeli Jews, Arab citizens of Israel, and Palestinians speak about the pain they share and their desire for a better way forward, one that releases them from a prison of retribution and violence.

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Unlike chimps, bonobos offer hope that maybe we can all get along

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Chimps are notorious for hostility toward chimps from another group. Is that part of the human makeup as well? A new study of bonobos, our other closest relative, offers a more cooperative vision.

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Lice DNA is a revealing textbook of human history

Wednesday, November 08, 2023

A new study shows how the annoying little louse has hitchhiked around the world with humans and has much to teach us about history.

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The Israel-Hamas war has not quashed their compassion, their empathy, their hope

Sunday, November 05, 2023

They're from Israel and Gaza. A man who lost his parents feels as if he is swimming in an ocean of sorrow. A teen has a bullet lodged in his spine. How do they find room in their hearts for empathy?

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Conditions in Gaza hospitals remain in crisis

Friday, October 27, 2023

For three weeks, medical staff at hospitals in Gaza have been working nonstop. Doctors say they're making life and death decisions about who they can treat while dealing with their own personal loss.

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Hospitals in Gaza are struggling to save people even as the IDF tells them to evacuate

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Doctors in Gaza say conditions in hospitals there are deteriorating due to a lack of power and supplies.

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Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians

Friday, October 13, 2023

After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point.

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The medical situation for Palestinian citizens becomes increasingly desperate

Friday, October 13, 2023

The war between Hamas and Israel has made the medical situation for Palestinians increasingly dire. The view from inside Gaza, through the eyes of two doctors.

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The world is guzzling more and more sugary beverages, a new study says

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Worldwide, between 1990 and 2018, intake of sugary drinks was up by almost 16%, according to findings of a study published in the journal Nature Communications.

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There are now 2 vaccines to slash the frightful toll of malaria

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

The World Health Organization has recommended usage of a second vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 3, 2023.)

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A 'dream' come true: Now there are 2 vaccines to slash the frightful toll of malaria

Tuesday, October 03, 2023

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.Tedros, says he used to "dream of the day when we would have a ... vaccine against malaria. Now, we have two."

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Scientific dynamic duo aims to stop the next pandemic before it starts

Monday, September 25, 2023

Two scientists, one Nigerian and one American, created a cutting-edge surveillance network to catch the next emerging disease before it becomes a pandemic.

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The world hopes to enact a pandemic treaty by May 2024. Will it succeed or flail?

Thursday, September 21, 2023

This week leaders at the U.N. adopted a declaration recognizing the need for nations to work together to address future pandemics. But questions loom. How will it be enforced? Who's footing the bill?

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Scientists pal up on pandemic prevention program

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Deadly diseases kept emerging in West Africa, but going undetected. Now a program spearheaded by two scientists hopes to catch the next emerging disease before it becomes a pandemic.

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Malaria is on the ropes in Bangladesh. But the parasite is punching back

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

What does it take to beat malaria? Thousands of moccasins walking down rural roads, overnight bus rides for lab tests ... and a highly effective drug. But the parasite isn't going along with the plan.

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Bangladesh has been effective at fighting malaria. Can it eliminate the disease?

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Bangladesh has slashed its malaria numbers dramatically. But the parasite that causes the disease has a history of fighting back — and it seems it's doing so once again.

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