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We need to investigate the overall health effects of vaccines.
There’s a big market for new treatments for TB, malaria and other ailments. But most of these diseases afflict low-income people unable to pay for medicine.
Local communities are wary of the sudden arrival of outsiders and of their interest in regions where there’s been violence for years
Timing is everything when it comes to making a decision about declaring a disease outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
Recommended salt intake levels should be lowered further, despite previous contradictory research.
It seems like an easy question, until you take a closer look. Then things get messy.
Ebola has now now spread to Goma – a city of 2m people.
The threat posed by measles is on the rise again in a number of countries in the world. One of them is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kenya appears prepared for Ebola outbreaks, but a lot more can be done.
Ebola is difficult to contain because of human social and behavioural factors. But it can be if 100% of the infected people’s contacts are identified and monitored.
Monasticism developed in part because people were seeking the solace of quiet places But finding solitude was a struggle. And many realized that true silence could be found only within.
The World Health Organisation has classified gaming disorder as an addiction. But it involves more than just playing videogames for hours on end. Here’s how to spot it and what you can do about it.
The data suggest that boys experience as much disadvantage as girls.
To defend traditional Italian products such as meats and cheeses – delicious, but often high in fat and salt – the country’s government has launched an intense lobbying campaign to fight nutrition labels.
World Health Organisation guidelines on screen time lack nuance.
Malaria is prevalent in developing countries. Epigenetics may be the key to finding its Achilles heel.
The WHO has called for the global scale-up of human milk banks.
Tuberculosis kills more people globally than any other infectious disease. A human-rights approach and investment in quality care are essential to ending the global epidemic.
The UN’s new rights focus has the potential to overhaul the punitive nature of the war on drugs.
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