Wounded veterans run back-to-back marathons for a cause
Two wounded veterans are running multiple marathons in a week, in Boston and London, to spark conversations about mental health.
Modified mosquitoes may eliminate malaria
Scientists are able to fight malaria by genetically modifying the disease's carrier, mosquitoes.
Vice president’s wife puts spotlight on art therapy
Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Pence, is championing art therapy as she travels with her husband to South Korea, Japan, Indonesia and Australia.
How a toy became a medical miracle
Inspired by a whirligig, a Stanford researcher developed a 20-cent paper centrifuge that could revolutionize health care diagnosis around the world.
Tackling global health care: Tips for aspiring entrepreneurs
April 7 is World Health Day. David Shoultz of PATH says global health care solutions must consider demand, cost and design to be successful.
These fish hold clues to human eyesight … and other...
April 7 is World Health Day. Find out how spinach leaves and zebrafish may soon help people around the world live longer, healthier lives.
U.S. progressing toward Zika vaccine
An experimental vaccine from the National Institutes of Health to protect against the Zika virus is showing promising results.
How soccer can save lives
April 4 is International Mine Awareness Day. Learn how teaching kids soccer can protect them from land mines.
Science and business are opening the spigot to clean water [video]
This World Water Day, nearly 750 million people lack access to clean drinking water. Scientists and businesses are doing something about it.