Hidden hunger quietly affects more than 2 billion people worldwide, leaving them malnourished even when their plates look full, and the effects on kids’ growth and development can be serious. The fix might be simpler than you’d think: food fortification packs essential nutrients into staples people already eat, like rice, flour and salt, no drastic diet overhaul required. It’s not flashy, but it works, and paired with real access to food, clean water, and healthcare, it could be one of the most powerful tools we have for fighting hunger at scale.
Chloe Shellhammer
Opinion: Haiti’s crisis needs more than another military mission
Haiti’s crisis has been decades in the making, shaped by political instability, devastating earthquakes and now overwhelming gang violence that has displaced over a million people and left more than half the population food insecure. Past interventions like the UN’s MINUSTAH mission brought real help but couldn’t stop the cycle, proving that security forces alone won’t fix what’s broken. What Haiti actually needs is rebuilding: functioning roads, courts, water systems, and disaster readiness, all led by Haitians themselves rather than dictated from outside, so the country can finally break the pattern of crisis after crisis.
When AI looks at skin, does it see everyone?
Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, but questions remain about whether these technologies work equally for everyone. As AI becomes more common in dermatology, researchers discover limited representation in medical datasets causing racial gaps in diagnosis accuracy. This article explores how biased data affects healthcare AI and why increased diversity in the field is essential.
