Globally, rates of smoking are in decline. But in Indonesia, a cigarette is a measure of masculinity and hospitality. That makes it habit hard to break. A hand holds a lit cigarette. (Credit: Geri Tech, Pexels) To see blue fire that flames up as high as five meters...
Hundreds of millions of people suffer from irritable bowel syndrome, young people in particular. But we don’t like to talk about it. A woman suffers from stomach cramps. (Photo illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for News...
In India, a private ambulance service is filling a need in a country with a dire shortage of emergency medical services. But should there be profit in that? An ambulance in Old Goa, India 8 July 2023. Credit: Radosław Botev for Wikimedia Commons Quick-commerce service...
In India, traditional medicine seems to cure most snake bites. But most snakes there aren’t venomous. When they are, that’s a different story. A non-venomous Burmese python coils around a tree branch. The snake is common in the Northeast of India. (Credit:...
We’ve come oh so close to eradicating measles and polio. But more stubborn than the viruses are people who don’t listen to doctors. The MMR vaccine. (Credit: Hailshadow/Getty Images Signature) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global...