As COVID cases rise again, what do I need to know about the new FLiRT variants?
We’ve now been living with COVID for well over four years. Although there’s still much to learn about SARS-CoV-2 (the...
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When a Texan farm worker caught bird flu from cattle recently, social media was abuzz with rumours. While bird flu...
Alcohol use disorder can be treated with an array of medications – but few people have heard of them
More than 29.5 million Americans ages 12 and up had alcohol use disorder – the medical term for the disease...
California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence
Starting in July 2024, California will be the first state to charge an excise tax on guns and ammunition. The...
Cancer drug pollution is a growing global concern
As incidence of cancer increases globally, the use of cancer drugs is also growing at a rate of approximately 10...
Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing
For nearly 200 years, Florence Nightingale’s name has been synonymous with gentle compassion and mercy. In the mid-19th century, Nightingale...
Why do religious teens engage in less risky behavior? A psychologist explains
Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why....
Too many Australians aren’t getting a flu vaccine. Why, and what can we do about it?
Australia’s childhood immunisation program gets very good uptake every year – almost 94% of five-year-olds have had all their routine...
Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it
Many medical organizations have been recommending lung cancer screening for decades for those at high risk of developing the disease....
Cycling: The untapped potential for improving our health (and the climate)
When the French government recently announced a plan to cut state spending by 10 billion euros, the budget for ecology,...
