Medicine
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Diverting children away from the criminal justice system gives them a chance to ‘grow out’ of crime
Prison is no place for a child. Putting children in youth justice facilities can have long-lasting consequences for their physical, psychological and…
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Malaria in Africa: why most countries haven’t beaten it yet
In 2020 there were around 241 million cases and 672,000 malaria-related deaths. Authors The Conversation This is a sharp increase from…
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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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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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‘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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Question Time showed that you can’t counter anti-vax myths with cold reason alone
How do you react when someone politely but firmly tells you that you’re talking nonsense about something that’s important to…
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Australia’s proud history of free medical care is at stake
COVID-19 is starting to play out like a real life version of The Hunger Games. When the decision was made to…
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How the battle against Covid became a forever war
It has been two years since Covid-19 started spreading out of the industrial city of Wuhan in China, but the…
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Greece to make COVID vaccines mandatory for over-60s, but do vaccine mandates work?
A monthly fine of €100 (£85) will be imposed from January 16. Samantha Vanderslott The Conversation Faced with surges in…
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Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed
Early evidence suggests it may be more transmissible than other variants, and the World Health Organization has raised concerns about its potential to…
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What do we know about the new ‘worst ever’ Covid variant?
What is the new Covid variant and why is it a concern? Andrew Gregory, Tom Ambrose and Haroon Siddique The…
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Why researchers are turning to music as a possible treatment for stroke, brain injuries and even Parkinson’s
Singing, playing an instrument or listening to music have all been shown to activate numerous areas of the brain that…
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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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I’m a pediatric brain surgeon and I’m concerned about the impact of delayed diagnoses on my patients due to COVID-19
Brain cancers are treatable when they are localized but prognosis worsens and they become less treatable as they grow larger,…
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‘I advise everyone to get it’: UK Covid patients tell of regrets over refusing jab
For some people, the moment the ambulance arrives is the time they start expressing regrets about not receiving a coronavirus…
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