Food/Nutrition

The damage humans have done to the Earth is coming back to harm us.

Recent research has highlighted disparities in research between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, with Type 1 long—and mistakenly—associated only with childhood onset. Elizabeth Selvin and Michael Fang challenge previously held assumptions about Type 1 diabetes.

In a white shipping container converted into a community soup kitchen, Vusi Msomi provides meals for children in need in Alexandra, South Africa. It helps, but it’s not enough to address community hunger—which worsened after the pandemic started.

Anti-hunger programs tend to focus on feeding parents and young children. The benefits often fail to reach adolescents, who need more calories than younger kids.