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Meet the Texas doctor risking his life to help Ukraine war victims

Monzer Yazji is an internist in rural southern Texas, but to civilians caught in the crossfire of Ukraine’s battle with Russia, he’s a savior.…

    
Culture & Community/On the Front Lines

He came here to be safe, but it turns out it wasn’t’: Mourners remember Syrian doctor killed in earthquake in Turkey 

A doctor who colleagues say cared for thousands of Syrians over his career was among more than 45,000 killed during the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.…

    
Culture & Community/On the Front Lines

A conflict journalist on the unique challenges of reporting on COVID in Holmfirth, England

No corner of the world was left untouched by COVID-19. That includes the quiet village of Holmfirth, England, where Will Wintercross was quarantined for 16 months.…

    
Brain & Behavior/On the Front Lines/Women & Children

Kids at Risk: Germany Helps Ukraine Refugees

Childhood trauma puts kids at a lifetime of risk for everything from depression to chronic illness to pregnancy complications. To help young Ukrainian refugees, Germany is drawing on lessons from an earlier crisis.…

    
Culture & Community/On the Front Lines

A Diary From The Frontline: Sheena

Sheena Williams is a nurse at one of Philadelphia’s biggest hospitals and an overnight Instagram celebrity that finds herself at a crossroads between COVID-19 and nationwide protests against police brutality.…

    
Culture & Community/On the Front Lines

A Diary From The Frontline: Giuliana

Dr. Giuliana Battagin, an infectious disease doctor in a small city near Venice in Italy, tested positive for COVID-19 as she was watching case numbers skyrocket in her small hospital.…

    
Culture & Community/On the Front Lines

A Diary From the Frontline: Ali

Alison Harris, an Operating Department Practitioner at a regional hospital in England, currently works solely on the COVID wards, focusing on intubating critically ill patients. This role is new for Harris.…

    
Culture & Community/On the Front Lines

A Diary From the Frontline: Davey

Dr. Davey Smith, a Professor and Chief of Infectious Diseases at UC San Diego, firmly believes that a scientific response is the only way out of this pandemic, specifically by conducting rigorous clinical trials, in his case the hot topic drug - hydroxychloroquine.…

    
Epidemics/On the Front Lines

A breakthrough in Ebola, New treatment and vaccine

PBS Newshour Piece Part II…

    
Epidemics/On the Front Lines

War and misinformation in DRC’s Ebola battle

PBS NewsHour Piece Part I…

    
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