Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties
Every year, almost 1 in 6 Americans gets a foodborne illness, and about 3,000 people die from it, according to...
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Cooking with ‘dirty’ fuels affects women’s mental health
About 2.6 billion people – nearly half of the global population, most of them in Africa, Asia and central and...
What it would take to set up an African drug discovery ecosystem
Africa has great potential for drug discovery. The continent has natural resources, indigenous knowledge and human capacity. And it has...
The Northern Territory is about to ease alcohol restrictions, but more consultation from First Nations community members is needed first
In 2012, legislation was introduced in the Northern Territory to restrict the possession and supply of alcohol without a liquor...
Belfast’s silent public health crisis? Why we need widespread testing for lead-contaminated water
The water crisis at Flint, a town in Michigan, US in 2014 has focused public attention on the dangers of...
Misinformation will be rampant when it comes to COVID-19 shots for young children – here’s what you can do to counter it
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all children ages...
Federal gas tax holiday: Biden says it will provide ‘a little bit of relief’ – but experts say even that may be a stretch
President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to “bring families just a little bit of...
At what point is a disease deemed to be a global threat? Here’s the answer
Whenever there is an outbreak of a disease in the world – such as monkeypox – it is up to...
What’s in a name? Why giving monkeypox a new one is a good idea
In its latest update on monkey pox in mid-June, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that cases had been reported...
Supporting women with mental ill-health in pregnancy and after birth: lessons from South Africa
Women in low- and middle-income countries experience high levels of common mental disorders – anxiety and depression – during pregnancy...
