Potential cure for death cap mushroom poisoning

Hip-hop and public health; the triumph of a disability advocate [View this email online]( [NPR]( Goats and Soda editor's note Skoll Foundation Have you heard the rap song "Stroke Ain't No Joke"? It's part of hip-hop history that isn't that widely known: a longstanding effort to deliver [public health messages via hip-hop rhymes.]( Correspondent Ari Daniel interviewed Dr. Olajide Williams, who helped craft the "stroke" lyrics back in 2005 working with Doug E. Fresh, aka "The Original Human Beat Box." Their goal: to teach people to detect stroke symptoms and respond appropriately. "We make the good and necessary things cool," says hip-hop artist Darryl "DMC" McDaniels (pictured above, center, with Senegalese rapper Sister Fa and Colombian rapper Ali A.K.A. Mind). That's what he told NPR about the ongoing effort to craft raps that tap into public health messages. "For instance, we can make going to get a colon checkup cool." To learn about hip-hop's stealth mission, [read the story here.]( Marc Silver Editor, Goats and Soda Anushree Bhatter for NPR in the news \De Agostini Picture Library via Getty Images [The death cap mushroom can be lethal. Now there's new hope for an antidote]( The death cap mushroom is one of the deadliest fungi on earth. Few effective treatments are available. But a team of Chinese and Australian scientists say they've made a leap forward. q and a Ernest Ankomah for NPR [She's a U.N. disability advocate who won't see her own blindness as a disability]( Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame could not imagine "what the future had in store" when she began to lose her vision at age 10. "Is this the end for you?" some asked. It clearly was not. coronavirus faq NurPhoto via Getty Images ['Emergency' over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries?]( As the world enters a new phase of the pandemic, we talked to public health gurus about how to move forward -- since the disease appears to be here to stay even as the emergency is lifted. Dear readers, if you have questions about this new phase of the pandemic, write us at goatsandsoda@npr.org and put "FAQ" in the subject line. Please include your name and location. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- links we like - [Goats are doing good.]( In Chile, they're being mobilized to fight wildfires "with their superpower: Eating." The Washington Post has the story. - Al Jazeera profiles [a woman Uber driver in Delhi.]( She works 18-hour days, fears for her safety and brings home around $300 a month. - [Teachers at Angola's universities are on strike]( for the third time in two years, raising questions about the future of higher education. africasacountry.com reports. - “If there’s one notification on my phone that I don’t ignore, it’s definitely the one that sends out earthquake information.” That's a comment from a Mexican citizen about SkyAlert, [the country's earthquake warning app.]( restoftheworld has the story. - With her all-female crew, [Colombian singer Karol G]( "shined brighter than ever" at NPR's Tiny Desk concert. She's the first female artist to have a Spanish-language album top the Billboard 200 chart. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [goatsandsoda@npr.org](mailto:goatsandsoda@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Health, Daily News, Code Switch and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Goats and Soda emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]