Should I give my teen alcohol? Just a sip, the whole can, or none at all?
You’re at a barbecue and the adults are enjoying a few drinks. Everyone is relaxed and having a great time....
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‘Men who have sex with men’ originated during the HIV pandemic to focus on behavior rather than identity – but not everyone thinks the term helps
Since the global monkeypox outbreak started to spread this past spring, more people are seeing the term “men who have...
Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views
President Joe Biden’s declaration that “the pandemic is over” raised eyebrows and the hackles of some experts who think such...
COVID pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa. Over half a million children are at risk
The COVID pandemic exposed the fault lines in health systems and national routine immunisation programmes around the world. A recent...
Canada must take action now on dementia: Recommendations to help lower risks in an aging population
There is a great deal of sobering news for Canadians in the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s new study. The recently...
Canada must act now to hold off a future wave of dementia: Recommendations to help lower risks
There is a great deal of sobering news for Canadians in the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s new study. The recently...
Obesity costs South Africa billions. We did the sums
Globally, it is widely acknowledged that obesity-related conditions and their complications add hugely to healthcare costs and productivity losses. In...
We were on a global panel looking at the staggering costs of COVID – 17.7m deaths and counting. Here are 11 ways to stop history repeating itself
A global report released today highlights massive global failures in the response to COVID-19. The report, which was convened by...
A rapid shift to electric vehicles can save 24,000 lives and leave us $148bn better off over the next 2 decades
Reducing air pollution from road transport will save thousands of lives and improve the health of millions of Australians. One...
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...
