Australia’s system of taxing alcohol is ‘incoherent’, but our research suggests a single tax rate isn’t the answer
The best word to describe the way Australia taxes alcoholic drinks is “incoherent”. It was the word used by the...
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Cervical cancer can be beaten – the key is vaccinating young girls
In 2020 the World Health Organization introduced a plan to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat by 2030....
120 hours of supervised learner driving: our research suggests it may be too many
During the Easter school holidays, scores of learner drivers will hit the roads, with parents carefully logging all their driving...
Fake medicines are a dangerous threat in Africa: 3 ways to spot them
At the end of a long day, you realise you’re starting to get a headache. So you buy painkillers from...
‘Drinking isn’t an option, it’s more of a requirement’: the reasons for high alcohol consumption among some student athletes
Binge drinking is commonplace in university sport. Students who play sport drink more heavily and frequently than other students. Research...
Companies that frack for oil and gas can keep a lot of information secret – but what they disclose shows widespread use of hazardous chemicals
From rural Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, more than 17 million Americans live within a mile of at least one oil...
1 in 5 South African households begs for food – the link between food insecurity and mental health
At least ten million South Africans didn’t have enough food or money to buy food in 2019, according to the...
Polio: leading virologist offers a beginner’s guide to the different viruses and vaccines
On 17 March 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that health officials in Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo...
The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off
It is almost impossible nowadays to listen to the radio, watch TV or scroll through social media without being exposed...
Industries can harm health in many ways: here are 3 that aren’t so obvious
A recent ground-breaking series of reports in the science journal The Lancet unpacks what commercial determinants of health are, and...
