Breast cancer: five tips from an expert on catching it early and keeping safe
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Every year it claims more than 650,000 lives. Breast cancer...
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What Parliament refused to hear about Canada’s new extreme intoxication law
In case you missed it, and if you blinked you probably did, Parliament passed Bill C-28 in June 2022. Bill...
Lesotho elections: newcomers score impressive win, but politics will still be unstable
The 2022 national elections in Lesotho will go down in the country’s history as among the most eventful. A party...
Tigray’s healthcare workers haven’t been paid in over a year — and bear the brunt of the war
Tragic stories of suffering and death have emerged from Tigray since 2020, when civil war erupted between the central Ethiopian...
Just how safe are cosmetics on the European market?
When was the last time you read the ingredient label on a bottle of shampoo? Have you ever sneezed when...
How a cancer drug could be repurposed to fight malaria-causing parasites
Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is transmitted by mosquitos. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that...
Ebola outbreak in Uganda: the health system has never been better prepared
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus was announced by Uganda’s ministry of health on 21 September 2022. Uganda has...
From e-cigarettes to hookah pipes, South Africa aims to tighten tobacco laws
Tobacco is a leading cause of disease. It is estimated that it kills half of its consumers. Over a million...
How to steer money for drinking water and sewer upgrades to the communities that need it most
When storms like Hurricane Ian strike, many people have to cope afterward with losing water service. Power outages mean that...
Cannabis corporates should be taxed to fund mental health programmes
Mental health is the state of mental well-being that contributes to individual and population health. This state of mental well-being...
