Drug use among young people in England is down 24%
Adolescence is the time of life when young people – but especially boys – are more prone to experiment and...
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How migrants who move between Zimbabwe and South Africa access healthcare in border towns
Zimbabwe and South Africa share a 225 km common border. There is only one official border crossing, at Beitbridge. An...
HIV patients in Botswana get adequate treatment but not all of them – one group is slipping through the cracks
HIV remains a major public health challenge globally. Around 38 million people are estimated to be living with the infection....
NZ’s most walkable towns and cities ranked: see how your neighbourhood stacks up
If you live in a city or town, you have a mental map of the places you travel to most....
Cutting COVID isolation and mask mandates will mean more damage to business and health in the long run
From Friday September 9, the isolation requirements for people with COVID and no symptoms will be cut from seven days...
Reactions to Marin and Albanese show how women’s alcohol consumption is treated differently from men’s
Gendered expectations around alcohol are far from equal. Safety suggestions around alcohol and even the way that alcohol is marketed...
Canada’s low-risk alcohol use guidelines have been slashed to 6 drinks per week. Here’s why.
New Canadian guidelines for reducing risks to health from alcohol use were released for public comment this week. Key messages...
Women refugees fleeing violence seek safety in South Africa: but they don’t find it
When I ran away from home there was no safety, and when I came to South Africa there is no...
‘Oh well, wine o’clock’: what midlife women told us about drinking – and why it’s so hard to stop
Many of us enjoy a drink at the end of a stressful day. But for some, this is less of...
Climate change will cause more African children to die from hot weather
Climate change has already increased global temperatures, greatly increasing extremes. This will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to...
