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The breast cancer burden in lower income countries is even worse than we thought
The World Health Organization has just released the latest worldwide statistics of the global burden of cancer. Here are five takeaways from WHO’s top expert on cancer. (Image credit: Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR) Source link
Sleater-Kinney Are Out of the Woods, for Better or Worse
Nearly 20 years ago, when Sleater-Kinney released its towering seventh album, “The Woods,” there was a convincing case to be made that the trio was the most vital, and underrated, working American rock band. Born of the fervent feminist spirit of the riot grrrl movement and the Pacific Northwest’s fertile
Kids of color get worse health care across the board in the U.S., research finds
A two-paper investigation published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent health, finds pediatric care for non-white children is universally worse across the U.S. ER Productions Limited/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ER Productions Limited/Getty Images A two-paper investigation published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent health, finds pediatric care for
How ‘The Nutcracker’ Has Been Reimagined, for Better and Worse
“The Nutcracker” is a cherished Holiday staple — one that, for every traditional treatment, inspires a left-field twist toward the contemporary. There’s a grain of truth in Lisa Simpson’s comment that everybody does “The Nutcracker” “because you don’t have to pay for the music rights.” As the critic Roslyn Sulcas
Millions of seniors struggle to afford housing — and it's about to get a lot worse
Leslie McIntire, 69, is part of the baby boomer generation that is entering older age amid a historic affordable housing shortage and rising wealth inequality in the U.S. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR Leslie McIntire, 69, is part of the baby boomer generation that is entering older
For companies, rehiring a founder can be enticing, but the results are usually worse
Dell CEO Michael Dell (left) in 2013, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in 2018 and former Apple CEO Steve Jobs in 2009. Justin Sullivan and Phillip Faraone/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan and Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Dell CEO Michael Dell (left) in 2013, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Some of Canada's wildfires likely made worse by human-driven climate change
Canada is in the midst of an unprecedented wildfire season, intensified by climate change. Firefighters came from all over the world to help, like this team from France, on the fire line north of Chibugamau, Quebec, in June. Quentin Tyberghein/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Quentin Tyberghein/AFP via
China's economic woes keep getting worse. Here's why
A person sits near a construction site of residential buildings by Chinese developer Country Garden, in Beijing, Aug. 11. Country Garden is facing major financial challenges. Tingshu Wang/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Tingshu Wang/Reuters A person sits near a construction site of residential buildings by Chinese developer Country Garden, in
How heat makes health inequity worse, hitting people with risks like diabetes harder
EMTs help a patient in Austin, Texas, this week. The man had passed out near the state capitol and was dehydrated. Cities with few trees and areas of shade are hotter during heat waves. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images EMTs help a patient in Austin,