STAT - Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine
Children in Northern Uganda were hit by a devastating illness that mysteriously disappeared, leaving victims with severe developmental disabilities and psychiatric disturbances.
Japan has the largest percentage of elderly people in the world, with 27.3 percent of its citizens 65 and older. Now the country is tapping its love of technology to find a way forward.
By 2025, Japan will face a shortage of 37,700 care workers. Robots are starting to find their way to households and nursing homes to fill the gap.
Japan’s average life expectancy was the highest in the world, at 83.7 years in 2015. But what’s the point of living longer if you are not happy? Can seniors find happiness in a virtual journey?
Japan has the largest percentage of older people in the world, with 27.3 percent of their citizens 65 and older. It has turned to technologies from VR to robotics to solve challenges of super-aging.
Women workers on Indonesia's oil palm plantations face significant health risks.
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