Health
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Inuit Greenlanders demand answers over Danish birth control scandal
Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many…
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How we accidentally planned the desertion of our cities
The changes in our work preferences have highlighted how vulnerable our cities are to economic shocks. Authors The Conversation Moves…
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Alzheimer’s might not be primarily a brain disease.
The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Professor Joseph Ibrahim on COVID in aged care – and the end of nursing homes
He has been a long-term advocate for improving the quality of life for those in residential care and for reform…
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How Bill Gates and partners used their clout to control the global Covid response — with little oversight
Four health organizations, working closely together, spent almost $10 billion on responding to Covid across the world. But they lacked…
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What do aged care residents do all day?
What’s the daily routine like for older people in residential aged care facilities? Authors The Conversation To find out, we…
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How to spend time wisely – what young people can learn from retirees
This is particularly true during our cost of living crisis, when investing and contributing more to your pension might fall…
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I’m a psychologist – and I believe we’ve been told devastating lies about mental health
We are living, we’re told, through a “mental health crisis”. Sanah Ahsan The Guardian Mental health services cannot cope with the…
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Human skin stood up better to the sun before there were sunscreens and parasols – an anthropologist explains why
People love sunshine, but then get hot. Nina G. Jablonski The Conversation Sweat gets in your eyes… Human skin stood…
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The U-shaped happiness curve is wrong: many people do not get happier as they get older
This so-called U-shaped curve of happiness is reassuring but, unfortunately, probably not true. David Bartram The Conversation My analysis of data from the…
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Serena Williams: why more athletes are retiring later
The tennis star has had a long and decorated career, winning 23 grand slams and establishing herself as one of…
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Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia’s ageing men
This group is growing older, feeling alone and flying under the radar. Authors The Conversation The tragedy of suicide is…
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Primary school offering treatment hope for children with ‘callous-unemotional traits’
It’s the first clinic of its kind: purpose-built on primary school grounds to deliver a new therapy for children who…
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Stop drinking, keep reading, look after your hearing: a neurologist’s tips for fighting memory loss and Alzheimer’s
And how can we delay or even prevent that change? Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian We talk to brain expert Richard…
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Eating less food from animal sources is key to reducing the risk of wildlife-origin diseases and global warming
Tropical deforestation and over-hunting are also at the root of global warming and mass species extinction. Authors The Conversation Devastating pandemics like HIV/AIDS, Ebola and COVID-19 are likely…
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‘Parents had to watch their children deteriorate’: The ‘disturbing’ effects of resignation syndrome
Refugees are increasingly being forced into “inhumane” immigration detention centres in a breach of international law, the World Health Organisation…
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