Michaeleen Doucleff

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World's First Malaria Vaccine Launches In Sub-Saharan Africa

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

It took more than 30 years to develop. The hope is it will eventually save tens of thousands of lives each year. But there are a few issues.

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Disciplining Kids Without Yelling: Readers Tell Us Their Tricks

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Our readers share ways to get your children to listen without raising your voice — sometimes without saying a word.

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Health Officials Warn The Measles Outbreak Is Accelerating

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The U.S. has confirmed more than 500 measles cases so far this year. That's 50 percent higher than the total number recorded last year, even though we're only about a quarter of the way through 2019.

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Measles Outbreak 'Accelerates,' Health Officials Warn

Monday, April 15, 2019

This year, the U.S. has confirmed 550 measles cases so far. A recent spike is connected to outbreaks in New York, but there are outbreaks in four other states too.

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Can Inuit Moms Help Me Tame My 3-Year-Old's Anger?

Thursday, March 21, 2019

After learning how parents in the Canadian Arctic address a child's misbehavior, I changed my tactics when my toddler would slap my face in anger.

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How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

At the top of the world, the Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?

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Teaching Kids To Control Their Anger

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Teaching children to control their emotions, especially anger, is difficult. We look at how another culture accomplishes this and learn about a powerful tool that American parents may be overlooking.

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Storytelling Instead Of Scolding: Inuit Say It Makes Their Children More Cool-Headed

Monday, March 04, 2019

At the top of the world, parents have figured out how to discipline kids without yelling, scolding or even speaking in an angry tone. Their secret is an ancient tool that sculpts children's behavior.

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Beyond Rash And Fever: How Measles Kills 100,000 Children A Year

Saturday, February 02, 2019

Many people consider measles to be a quaint disease from the past. But it still kills over 100,000 children a year and can cause severe complications such as permanent hearing loss.

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Got Anger? Try Naming It To Tame It

Monday, January 28, 2019

While many people believe that how we feel and express anger is hard-wired, some scientists suggest our experience and culture help shape it. One way to get a handle on it may be to personalize it.

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What's The Responsibility Of Doctors When It Comes To Yemen?

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

A commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine issues a call to the medical community around the world.

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Why A 'War On Children' In Yemen Could Get Worse

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

That's what a UNICEF official calls the conflict. And escalating violence in a key port city is jeopardizing aid to hundreds of thousands of starving children.

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How A Dog Could Stop The Global Spread Of Malaria

Friday, November 02, 2018

One scientist is training the ultimate disease watchdogs — canines that can smell the disease's parasites living inside a person's blood.

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Merck Pulls Out Of Agreement To Supply Life-Saving Vaccine To Millions Of Kids

Thursday, November 01, 2018

The pharmaceutical giant will stop delivering its rotavirus vaccine to four West African countries and will begin to sell it in China for likely more than 10 times the cost.

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Rate Of C-Sections Is Rising At An 'Alarming' Rate, Report Says

Friday, October 12, 2018

A report in The Lancet says the rate of cesarean sections has tripled globally since 1990. In some hospitals, more than 70 percent of births occur by C-section, putting moms and babies at risk.

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Is The World Finally Ready To End The Deadliest Infectious Disease?

Thursday, September 27, 2018

On Wednesday, world leaders made history by holding the first-ever high level meeting at the U.N. General Assembly focused on tuberculosis, which kills more people each year than HIV.

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World Leaders Pledge To Eradicate Tuberculosis

Thursday, September 27, 2018

For the first time, the U.N. General Assembly is holding a high-level meeting focused on tuberculosis — which is now the most deadly infectious disease. The hope is to end the epidemic by 2030.

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Can't Get Comfortable In Your Chair? Here's What You Can Do

Monday, September 24, 2018

Chair design shifted dramatically about a hundred years ago, and it hasn't been good for our backs. Our daily lives are filled with chairs that make our posture worse. Luckily, we've got hacks.

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Where Are The Most Viruses In An Airport? Hint: It's Probably Not The Toilet

Saturday, September 08, 2018

Scientists looked for respiratory viruses on surfaces throughout an international airport.

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How To Get Kids To Do Chores: Does The Maya Method Work?

Saturday, September 01, 2018

Inspired by Maya families where kids happily pitch in, correspondent Michaeleen Doucleff tries to get her 2-year-old daughter to become a household helper.

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