Debate over closing UK parliament bars: MPs in survey drink more than the general population
The UK business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, said that closing the bars in parliament would be “excessively puritanical” as a response...
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Giving people money with no strings attached is good for their health, dozens of studies indicate
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When people living in poverty in...
Why COVID-19 gaslighting by politicians is so dangerous for democracy
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising at the United States Capitol building, the Republican Party faced a...
Most maternal deaths are preventable: how to improve outcomes in South Africa
The past 20 years have seen a significant decline in maternal mortality rates from 342 deaths to 211 per 100,000...
7 principles to guide a national dental care program in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced plans to establish a national dental care program for low-income Canadians. The program arguably...
Community healthcare workers were left feeling isolated and under-appreciated during the pandemic
Aotearoa New Zealand’s community nurses and home and community care assistants have played a crucial yet largely invisible role in...
South Africa is proposing plans to manage diseases like COVID. Why they’re flawed
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the South African government published “special regulations” to contain the spread of the...
Isolation rules for close contacts are changing. What happens next?
Close contacts of people with COVID in New South Wales and Victoria will soon no longer need to isolate for...
Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there
In recent years South Africa has made significant progress in its effort to eliminate malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO)...
Fresh signs of mosquito insecticide resistance in South Africa
Most South Africans aren’t worried about malaria even though the disease is endemic in the country. Four of the country’s...
