Abortion is wrapped up in politics in many nations including the U.S. But one in four pregnancies ends in abortion, making it a global health issue. A woman demonstrates for the legalization of abortion, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 28 May 2019 (Nicolas...
Some think there is a global conspiracy to promote harmful vaccines. But doctors and health experts agree: Vaccines are safe and they save lives. Earlier this week we published an article by correspondent Maggie Fox explaining what vaccines are and how they work. We...
Vaccines save millions of lives every year. Yet some people resist being immunized. Here’s how vaccines work and why humankind needs them. Burial of four Ebola victims in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 17 May 2019 (EPA-EFE/Hugh Kinsella Cunningham)...
This is the third article that Tunisian journalist Hafawa Rebhi has written for News-Decoder. Previously she wrote on Syrian television and economic development in Africa. By Hafawa Rebhi At the start of this academic year, an eight-year-old Tunisian boy named...
By Charlotte Crang The recent deaths of entertainment icons David Bowie, Joe Cocker and Alan Rickman cast a new spotlight on the battle between medical science and cancer. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death. The World Health Organization says 8.2 million...