A child born with a serious birth defect can face challenges throughout life, and a University of South Florida researcher wants to employ better methods to track trends and identify health issues before they become life threatening.

“A plague is upon us’’ must have been a common phrase in ancient Jordan, where countless people perished from a mysterious malady that would shape both a society and an era of civilization.

Can helping women of a small, poor African country with a high illiteracy rate also benefit others beyond its borders?