Marc Silver
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They were about 100 feet above the ground. They had been there for hours. And they didn't know how to get down. Operation Goat Rescue begins!
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There can be unintended consequences when doctors and med students volunteer to improve local health care. A new position paper offers up ethical guidance.
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Norovirus is that awful ailment that can make you barf and suffer from diarrhea. A new study tries to figure out the best way to stop it.
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NPR correspondent Jason Beaubien talks about his trip to the teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh.
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With this flu season in the U.S. described as "severe," is high-fiving a no-no? How do we keep those flu germs at bay?
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A new study looks at patient records for a variety of cancers from 71 countries. Some of the data is encouraging — and some is discouraging.
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We pulled some offbeat and surprising facts from Goats and Soda stories. See how much you know about a viral YouTube video from Kenya, the lifestyle of ancient Arctic people and more.
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Now's your chance to learn about an all-female orchestra from Afghanistan, the boy who escaped from Boko Haram, a board game that's all about running away from the matchmaker — and more.
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One sign of the poverty they're investigating — the recent (and surprising) reemergence of hookworm in Lowndes County, Ala.
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If you live on $1.90 a day or less, the World Bank says you are extremely poor. Two new poverty lines offer a way to measure poverty in middle income countries.