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April 01, 2020 | Science Magazine
Should Pets Be Tested for Coronavirus?
Pet testing gains interest after three dogs tested positive for coronavirus.
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Chronic Illnesses and Challenges
April 01, 2020 | Science Magazine
Speed Coronavirus Vaccine Testing by Deliberately Infecting Volunteers? Not So Fast, Some Scientists Warn
A provocative, ethically complicated proposal to speed up coronavirus vaccine development is gaining traction.
March 30, 2020 | Science Magazine
Can China Return to Normalcy While Keeping the Coronavirus in Check?
Public health officials worldwide are watching closely as China addresses COVID-19.
October 31, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
Treating Dementia in Japan: How a Mushroom and a Community Work Together
Dementia is proving more prevalent in the world around us. Japan has been dealing with this crisis for the past decade and has turned to its community and agriculture for answers.
September 14, 2019 | Associated Press
How a Clean-Cut Eagle Scout Became a Fentanyl Drug Lord
Aaron Shamo made himself a millionaire by building a fentanyl trafficking empire with not much more than his computer and the help of a few friends.
September 11, 2019 | Nature
Exclusive: Behind the Front Lines of the Ebola Wars
How the World Health Organization is battling bullets, politics and a deadly virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
August 17, 2019 | Field Notes
Russian Boarding House: Elena
Elena and her son stay at the hospital before handing the child over to an orphanage. Elena would like to leave her son there until she finds a job.
August 17, 2019 | Field Notes
Russian Boarding House: New Year's Party
The New Year's party organized for patients of the "female" psycho-neurological boarding house is receiving guests—patients from the "male" psycho-neurological boarding house.
July 31, 2019 | Field Notes
Scrutinizing CRISPR Studies in the Wake of Gene-Edited Babies
Grantee Jon Cohen writes about his encounters with Wu Shixiu, an oncologist running a trial of a CRISPR-related esophageal cancer treatment in Hangzhou.
July 29, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
‘My Ears Keep Ringing All the Time’: Mercury Poisoning Among Grassy Narrows First Nation
Since the 1970s, a First Nations community in Ontario has suffered from symptoms of mercury poisoning. With promises made and broken, they continue to petition the Canadian government for relief.
July 24, 2019 | Nature
Science Under Fire: Ebola Researchers Fight to Test Drugs and Vaccines in a War Zone
Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has interrupted clinical trials to treat Ebola and forced scientists to change how they immunize people.
July 10, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
A Kidney for Eliécer
As the Venezuelan healthcare crisis worsens, children in need of an organ transplant are amongst the most affected. Eliécer Aguiar (12) waits for a kidney trasplant he needs to survive.
Daily Challenges of Costa Rican Youth Living with Type 1 Diabetes
How do youth with Type 1 diabetes live with and manage a disease in a country where proper supplies, insulin, education and support can be hard to find?
Bringing Hope to Women with Cancer in Haiti
Cancer is a terrifying word to anyone, but for women living in developing countries, it can be truly devastating. In Haiti, women must overcome immense challenges to seek diagnosis and care.
Mental Illness and the Global Health Agenda
Mental illnesses take a huge toll on people in low and middle income countries, yet they're virtually ignored by most governments and aid agencies. That's starting to change.
New Frontline in the Battle Against HIV: The Youth of Malawi
As the world sprints to end AIDS, adolescents and young people suffer from HIV in the shadows with girls and young women bearing the brunt in Malawi.
HIV and TB in South Africa, Revisited
According to all the latest reports, South Africa is making major steps in treating and preventing HIV/AIDS. A look at how the lives of women here have changed in the past three years.
Migration, Xenophobia, and Epidemics in Europe
Europe's failure to provide adequate health care to tens of thousands of migrants trapped in Greece threaten the continent with a flood of new contagions
What's Driving HIV in South Africa?
Young women are at particularly high risk for HIV in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where about 5,000 of them acquire the disease each week. Is a drug to prevent HIV really the best solution? Amy Maxmen looks at alternative solutions in South Africa.
Turning a Blind Eye on India's HIV Epidemic
More than half of all HIV-positive individuals will experience an eye complication during their lifetime. One such complication is CMV retinitis, which can lead to permanent blindness.
Vaccines in Low-Income Countries: Reasons and Remedies for their Stunted Performance
Vaccines for rotavirus, cholera and other diseases result in relatively weak immunity among children in Asia and Africa. Can treating pervasive, chronic gut disease boost vaccine performance?
The Life Equation
Big Data is coming to global health. But who should decide who lives and dies: Doctors on the front lines or a mathematical formula?
Ebola Survivors
As Liberia grapples to care for thousands of Ebola survivors, scientists strive to understand post-Ebola syndrome.
Ending AIDS
An on-the-ground look at efforts in Africa and the United States to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
April 11, 2016
Big Data: How to Turn a Topic into a Story
Grantee Rob Tinworth explains how big data can be used in journalism.
April 07, 2016
Global Health Journalism: A Powerful Tool for MPH Students
Paul Nevin and Joanne Silberner explore ways that public health students can leverage news media to communicate health issues in an engaging, accessible way.
April 05, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Jon Cohen
With Pulitzer Center support, Jon Cohen is coordinating a package of video, print, and online stories on ending AIDS for Science, PBS NewsHour, BuzzFeed, and UCTV.
February 10, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Carina Storrs
Why don’t certain vaccines work as well in low-income countries as they do in the U.S. and other high-income countries? And how can we shrink the gap?
February 03, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Rob Tinworth
In his project, "The Life Equation," grantees Rob Tinworth and Miles O'Brien explore the concept of "big data" and the cost effectiveness of global health.
June 29, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Beth Gardiner
Beth Gardiner discusses her reporting from Poland, a country with among the worst coal-driven health problems in Europe.
June 09, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Bridget Huber
Bridget Huber visited operating rooms in Uganda and Mozambique while reporting on surgery's place on the global health agenda.
June 09, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Sim Chi Yin
Photojournalist Sim Chi Yin discusses her reporting on a family affected by silicosis, an occupational lung disease that affects an estimated 6 million in China, most of them miners.
February 25, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet Journalist Roger Thurow: Infant's First 1,000 Days Integral to Maternal Health
Roger Thurow reports from India on the necessity of proper healthcare and nutrition during an infant's first 1,000 days.
April 21, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Joanne Silberner on Climate Change and Mental Health
Joanne Silberner is visiting Australia and Fiji to find out if changing weather patterns can affect the mental health of a population. The answers aren't so simple.
November 25, 2013 | Meet the Journalist
Martina Merten on Heart Disease, Diabetes and Cancer in India
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cause 63 percent of all cases of death in the world. In India, heart attacks, diabetes and cancer are increasing within the wealthy and poor communities.
November 08, 2013 | Meet the Journalist
Robin Hammond Discusses Mental Health in Liberia
Robin Hammond discusses the mental health issues facing former child soldiers. His work documents the treatment of mental health issues in various African countries, focusing specifically on Liberia.
February 21, 2019 | Project news
A Look at Jackie Spinner's New Film, 'Don't Forget Me'
The film, which explores daily life for autistic children in Morocco, was inspired by Spinner's own experience as a mother.
July 23, 2018 | General news, Project news
Science Magazine and PBS NewsHour Exhibition Featured at 2018 International AIDS Conference
A multimedia exhibition of worldwide HIV/AIDS reporting from Science magazine and PBS NewsHour will run from July 23 - July 27, 2018 at the International AIDS Conference.
May 31, 2018 | Education news
SPJ Selects Seven Student Fellows as Mark of Excellence Regional Award Finalists
The annual Mark of Excellence Awards are presented to students in the categories of print, radio, television, and online collegiate journalism.
May 25, 2018 | Awards
Multiple Student Fellows Selected for 2017 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
Several Student Fellows are awarded the 2017 Society of Professional Journalists regional Mark of Excellence Awards.
April 26, 2018 | General news, Awards
Grantee Sim Chi Yin Honored with 2018 Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award
Multiple Pulitzer Center grant recipient Sim Chi Yin has been recognized by Getty Images and the Chris Hondros Fund.
April 19, 2018 | Education news
Pulitzer Center and Global Health NOW Partner to Teach Storytelling in Global Health
The Pulitzer Center partners with organizations and universities to teach health practitioners, researchers, and students how to communicate with non-academic audiences.
March 12, 2018 | General news, Project news
The Psychological Toll of Duterte's Drug War on Pulitzer Center Instagram This Week
Northwestern University student fellow Pat Nabong to take over Pulitzer Center's Instagram account.
March 07, 2018 | General news, Education news
Global Health Tour in St. Louis Bonds Strong Storytelling with Hard Data
Jon Cohen and Carl Gierstorfer visited secondary schools and classes at Washington University in St. Louis during a public health tour focused on infectious diseases.
February 26, 2018 | Education news
Pulitzer Center Participating in Washington University in St. Louis' Global Health Week
Pulitzer Center grantees Jon Cohen and Carl Gierstorfer are traveling to St. Louis to discuss their reporting on HIV/AIDS and Ebola.
February 21, 2018 | General news
Medill's Washington Newsroom Screens Pat Nabong's Film on Impact of Duterte's Drug War
Medill's Washington Newsroom screens student fellow Pat Nabong's film on the psychological toll of Duterte's drug wars in the Philippines.
December 11, 2017 | Education news
Washington University Film Fest Features Pulitzer Grantees
The festival screened five Pulitzer-sponsored films, which centered on public health challenges faced by migrants and refufees across the globe.
October 06, 2017 | Project news, Awards
"The End of AIDS?" Wins an Emmy
Another big win PBS NewsHour, Science, and the Pulitzer Center, for "The End of AIDS?" Finding new ways to tell stories that matter on issues that affect us all.
May 02, 2016 | All Grades
Discussion Questions: Roger Thurow's The First 1,000 Days
The discussion questions attached can be used by teachers to engage students and book clubs in conversation about the themes of Roger Thurow's The First 1,000 Days.
May 02, 2016 | All Grades
Roger Thurow's The First 1,000 Days, Exploring the Global Impacts of Malnutrition
This global health lesson plan for history teachers, humanities teachers, science teachers and English teachers introduces students to Roger Thurow's book The First 1,000 Days, which analyzes the...
April 01, 2016 | All Grades
Tuberculosis: A Call to Action
This lesson plan for science teachers, humanities teachers, and university professors examines the role that visuals can play in driving policy change by inspiring readers to “do something”.
March 29, 2016 | College
Telling Science Stories: Data Visualization
This lesson shows students how journalists use data visualization to effectively communicate scientific issues—and directs students to create their own projects using the mapping platform CartoDB.
March 25, 2016 | College
Global Health Journalism: A Powerful Tool for MPH Students
This Masters-level lesson introduces journalism as an important tool for public health students and researchers to communicate complex public health issues in an accessible way for the general...
March 17, 2016 | College
Global Health Journalism: A Powerful Tool for MPH Students
This Masters level lesson introduces journalism as an important tool for public health students and researchers to communicate complex public health issues in an accessible way for the general...
February 17, 2016 | All Grades
How Countries Deal with HIV/AIDS
This lesson looks at different countries and their responses to the AIDS epidemic.
January 21, 2016 | All Grades
The Debate Around Global Health Spending
This lesson introduces students to journalist Rob Tinworth's The Life Equation project. It explores the debate around how data is used to help decide how money for global healthcare is divided up.
September 16, 2015 | All Grades
Improving Students’ Blogging Skills
After a series of chats with Pulitzer Center journalists, students reflect on the experience in a creative yet relevant form of writing by producing a blog post.
September 12, 2015 | All Grades
Eva Nepal: Improving the World on a Small Scale
This lesson will give students a close-up view of a successful program dedicated to an aspect of global public health abroad.
August 06, 2015 | All Grades
Stopgap Health Care in the Developing World
Students will learn about the state of health care in developing nations, and to draw conclusions about effective health care from their successes and failures.
June 20, 2015 | All Grades
The Impact of 'Polish Gold'
Students will learn about the effects of burning coal in Poland and apply their analyses of the articles to create a presentation that they feel will best support advocacy for coal regulation.