Medical issues following a disaster

We expect that FDA-approved drugs have been shown to be safe and effective. But, that isn’t always the case. 

Should a state have the authority to override a woman’s wishes regarding her body—not for her benefit, but for someone else’s? 

It’s often hard to let go of traditions, but it's time to rethink the role of anatomy dissections. 

Is there any way we can stop natural disasters being so damaging? 

Disasters don’t just happen. Like anything in life, there’s usually a buildup. In the case of the Chernobyl disaster, the series of failures stretched back more than a decade. But what happened the day before the explosion? 

Learn how to describe a situation that is getting worse and might end in disaster. 

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and hurricanes all have the power to cause deadly destruction. One event can lead to another, causing a chain reaction of devastation that can take years to rebuild from. But do all natural events have to turn into a disa ... Show More

The great falling away will happen before the second coming. 

What’s the worst that could happen? And why is it that’s generally the first thing we think about; the worst possible scenario! Listen in as we learn how to stop thinking the worst, or in technical terms, catastrophizing. 

Selon l’Organisation météorologique mondiale, le nombre de catastrophes naturelles a été multiplié par cinq depuis 1970. Des chercheurs du monde entier se sont consacrés à en étudier les conséquences. Et tous sont d’accord sur un point. Plus on est démuni, plus on a de chances de ... Show More

Hurricane Otis, which killed more than two dozen people in southern Mexico this week, exemplified a phenomenon that meteorologists fear will become more and more common: a severe hurricane that arrives with little warning or time to prepare.Judson Jones, who covers natural disast ... Show More