Rina Shaikh-Lesko
WHYY
San Jose, CA, United States
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What you learn when you put smelly socks in front of mosquitoes
They made children wear socks until they got good and smelly. Later on, they decapitated mosquitoes. Those were two steps in an … unusual … study to learn why female mosquitoes (males don’t bite) are more likely to feed on people with malaria than non-infected people. But scientists haven’t known exactly how the parasite that … → Read More
What You Learn When You Put Smelly Socks In Front Of Mosquitoes
Researchers are trying to figure out what makes a mosquito more likely to bite people infected with malaria. → Read More
Children Face The Greatest Danger From Chemical Weapons
The effects of such weapons are more devastating for a number of reasons. And if children survive, they suffer from the trauma of the attack for far more years because they have more years to live. → Read More
Ineffective Treatment Often Prescribed For Lower Back Pain, Report Says
And the number of sufferers is expected to increase, especially in lower-income countries as people in rural areas move to urban centers and adopt more sedentary lives. So what can help them? → Read More
Ineffective Treatment Often Prescribed For Lower Back Pain, Report Says
Chances are, you — or someone you know — has suffered from lower back pain. It can be debilitating. It's a leading cause of disability globally. And → Read More
Ineffective Treatment Often Prescribed For Lower Back Pain, Report Says
Chances are, you — or someone you know — has suffered from lower back pain. It can be debilitating. It's a leading cause of disability globally. And → Read More
Ineffective Treatment Often Prescribed For Lower Back Pain, Report Says
And the number of sufferers is expected to increase, especially in lower-income countries as people in rural areas move to urban centers and adopt more sedentary lives. So what can help them? → Read More
Ineffective Treatment Often Prescribed For Lower Back Pain, Report Says
And the number of sufferers is expected to increase, especially in lower-income countries as people in rural areas move to urban centers and adopt more sedentary lives. So what can help them? → Read More
A neglected family of killer viruses: Hepatitis
The five hepatitis viruses claim over 1 million lives each year. Yet the attention — and funding — can't compete with HIV, TB and malaria. → Read More
A Neglected Family Of Killer Viruses
We think of HIV, TB and malaria as some of the deadliest infectious diseases on earth. And the death tolls bear that out. But there's a family of → Read More
A Neglected Family Of Killer Viruses
The five hepatitis viruses claim over 1 million lives each year. Yet the attention — and funding — can't compete with HIV, TB and malaria. → Read More
New Report Shows 64 Of 195 Countries Aren't Meeting A Basic Vaccination Target
Vaccine progress is stalling. That's the message from a new report issued by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. The report focuses on the DTP → Read More
New Report Shows 64 Of 195 Countries Aren't Meeting A Basic Vaccination Target
The goal is to reach 90 percent of children with the DTP vaccination — a child's first scheduled immunization. Some countries are barely at 50 percent. → Read More
New Report Shows 64 Of 195 Countries Aren't Meeting A Basic Vaccination Target
The goal is to reach 90 percent of children with the DTP vaccination — a child's first scheduled immunization. Some countries are barely at 50 percent. → Read More
Gonorrhea — AKA The Clap — Is Excellent At Resisting Antibiotics
The sexually transmitted disease is typically not fatal but can cause a lifetime of suffering. And the go-to drugs are increasingly less effective. → Read More
Gonorrhea — AKA The Clap — Is Excellent At Resisting Antibiotics
The sexually transmitted disease is typically not fatal but can cause a lifetime of suffering. And the go-to drugs are increasingly less effective. → Read More
Gonorrhea — AKA The Clap — Is Excellent At Resisting Antibiotics
The sexually transmitted disease is typically not fatal but can cause a lifetime of suffering. And the go-to drugs are increasingly less effective. → Read More
How To Stop The World's Worst Cholera Outbreak
There are more than 200,000 cases in Yemen, a war-ravaged country whose health system is collapsing. We asked specialists what needs to happen to bring the disease under control. → Read More
How To Stop The World's Worst Cholera Outbreak
There are more than 200,000 cases in Yemen, a war-ravaged country whose health system is collapsing. We asked specialists what needs to happen to bring the disease under control. → Read More
Cholera Hitches A Ride On The Backs Of Soft-Shell Turtles
A new study finds that turtles are really good at carrying the bacteria that causes the potentially fatal disease. → Read More