Health
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Suicides among Japanese children at record high during pandemic, Japan education ministry’s survey shows
As the Covid-19 pandemic prompted school closings and disrupted classrooms last year, 415 children from elementary to high school age…
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Multiple sclerosis: the link with earlier infection just got stronger – new study
Genes have been identified as important, which is why having other family members with MS is associated with a greater…
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Standing on one leg is a sign of good health – and practising is good for you too
Being able to stand on one leg is linked to increased levels of physical activity and decreased risk of falls and is associated with…
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Some people are willing to pay more for sustainable seafood – new research
By 2050, our planet’s human population is likely to reach almost ten billion, an extremely challenging number of people to feed…
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Vaccination status – when your medical information is private and when it’s not
In Australia, discussion of vaccine passports has also highlighted this issue. Megan Prictor The Conversation We value the idea that…
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2 in 5 workers are ready to quit their jobs, as the ‘Great Resignation’ comes to Australia
As the pandemic makes workers reconsider their careers, two in five Australians are getting ready to leave their current roles…
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Wealthy nations must share more resources or risk crisis for billions, warns UN chief
The head of the UN has called on rich countries to step up efforts to protect workers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic…
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Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa?
There has been a lot of focus on COVID-19 vaccine inequalities between high-income and low- and middle-income countries. Catherine Kyobutungi…
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WHO says air pollution kills 7 mln a year, toughens guidelines
Urgent action is needed to reduce exposure to air pollution, said the U.N. body, ranking its burden of disease on…
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Liberty Victoria statement on Vaccine Mandates and Vaccine Passports
COVID-19 has seen unprecedented restrictions on the human rights of Victorians. Where limitations on human rights are a proportionate response…
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Work-life balance: what really makes us happy might surprise you
But the tension between the two has been heightened by the pandemic, with workers increasingly dwelling over the nature of…
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What are the protests against Victoria’s construction union all about? An expert explains
Yesterday these protests continued, with up to 2,000 demonstrators holding up traffic around Melbourne’s CBD and clashing with police. Giuseppe…
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Vaccine passports are coming. But are they ethical?
This stops people getting infected and infecting others. Julian Savulescu The Conversation It is the justified basis for lockdowns, isolation,…
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Here’s What the Next Six Months of the Pandemic Will Bring
For anyone hoping to see light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel over the next three to six months, scientists have…
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Living with disability in a world only built for ‘the normate’ is a ‘draining’ experience
In fact, the short stroll from Aurora Disability Services to the Glenorchy bus mall in Hobart’s northern suburbs provides enough…
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COVID-19 exposes Australia’s stark health inequalities — and threatens to entrench them further
Generally, people enjoy a high standard of living and access to universal health care, and Australia consistently ranks well on…
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