AI steps in to detect the world's deadliest infectious disease There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities. Gabrielle Emanuel
A declaration of famine is rare. It's now happened twice in 2025, this time in Sudan Famine declarations are relatively rare. But the leading international authority on hunger crises this week declared that regions of war-torn Sudan face catastrophic shortages of food. Nurith Aizenman
With fewer samples from other countries, CDC has dimmer global view of flu and COVID There's been a significant slowdown in influenza and COVID samples sent to CDC from other countries, which could impair pandemic preparedness and vaccine development Jonathan Lambert
Candy is dandy but trick or treat for UNICEF has heft. And this year it turns 75! The idea of asking kids to collect coins for needy children abroad was born of one couple's desire to add meaning to Halloweening. Some say it's now more important than ever. Ari Daniel
How will the dismantling of USAID affect U.S. relief efforts in Jamaica? USAID was the lead American agency in disaster response. Now that it's been dismantled, questions are arising about how effective U.S. relief efforts will be in Jamaica after the hurricane. Fatma Tanis
Drone photo winners will amaze your eyeballs: From a high-up horseman to a holy river The dazzling aerial photos honored by the 2025 Siena awards offer "new ways of seeing familiar places," as one judge puts it. Kamala Thiagarajan
Some viruses can play a deadly game of hide and seek inside the human body Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can they be kayoed? Gabrielle Emanuel
This nation has the fastest rising rate of cancer cases -- and deaths -- in the world According to a new report, cancer rates are skyrocketing in this tiny country. What's causing this to happen? And what steps can be taken to turn the tide? Ari Daniel
Some ant architects design a colony to cut the risk of disease. Humans, take note! One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new study shows how they do it. Ari Daniel
Coffee transformed her life — and the lives of women from her village in Uganda Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee beans she'd grown up with on her parents' farm could lead her to a better life. Fatma Tanis
