Strategic risk communication is needed to curb fearmongering and racist sentiments on social media related to COVID-19
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Aggressive marketing of prescription opioids by pharmaceutical companies provided doctors with scant information about potential harmful effects.
From the neighborhood to the newsroom to the White House, nobody stays silent during a health emergency. These terms are often mixed up, and it matters who is using them and when.
In a health crisis, decisions about treatment and containment must be made quickly. It’s crucial those decisions be based on research evidence, but fast and easy access is not always available.
Ghana’s lack of a palliative care policy is posing a significant challenge to effective healthcare for cancer patients.
Research shows a wider impact than you might think, including on mental health and pain.
Large-scale adoption of simple, individual actions — like disinfecting our germ-laden phone screens — can limit the ability of COVID-19 to get a foothold.
The Tubeho Neza programme has showed that it is possible to provide interventions against major diseases to vulnerable households.
Pediatric epigenetic clocks have the potential to accurately assess biological age. However, possible applications in law enforcement and immigration raise ethical issues.
The use of online health platforms is on the rise, allowing us to track and share our personal data. While such platforms have promise, significant scientific, ethical and privacy questions remains.
PODCAST: The first episode of a new series from The Anthill focuses on precision medicine.
The flu shot is a bargain – and people are more likely to get it if they know that.
Concerned about rising cases and spread of Lassa fever, the Nigerian Academy of Science has called on government to declare it a national health emergency.
Laser surgery is touted as a good way to get rid of eyeglasses, but not everyone is suited for it. Plenty of research should be done before taking the plunge.
Introducing a new series from The Anthill podcast on the future of personalisation in healthcare.
Addiction to cocaine is wildly difficult to conquer. But physicians may soon have a new type of gene therapy for patients that makes the drug less alluring.
In Canada, regulation of professions usually falls under provincial jurisdiction, but there may be feasible models for a national licence for health-care professionals.
Plant-rich diets can help tackle the climate crisis, prevent disease and improve mental health.
The Chinese Communist Party has long used healthcare as part of its propaganda operation.
Anthrax is best known as a bioweapon. But researchers have figured out how to tweak the deadly toxin and use it to fight cancer. So far, dogs are the first to benefit from the new therapy.
Principais colaboradores
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation - School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University
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Professor and Director Academic Excellence, Macquarie University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Black Health Lead, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
