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Similarly to the nutrition, exercise and alcohol use guidelines promoted by many national governments, social connection guidelines have the potential to improve our health and happiness by helping us prioritize social connections in our daily lives. (Shutterstock)

Could public health guidelines help stop loneliness? 7 tips that show how crucial social connection is to well-being

People who are lonely lead sicker and shorter lives. Just like the guidelines for food and exercise, public health guidelines for social connection can help us all live happier and healthier lives.
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Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress - how to build a resilient health system in South Africa

COVID-19 and responses to the pandemic have increased our attention on how individuals and systems cope with stress-inducing shocks.
For much of the 20th century, Americans were used to seeing people bearing the signs of past polio infection. Genevieve Naylor/Corbis via Getty Images

‘Got polio?’ messaging underscores a vaccine campaign’s success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US

Polio vaccines have been a massive public health victory in the US. But purely celebratory messaging overlooks the ongoing threat if vaccination rates fall.
A factory producing insecticidal bed nets in Arusha, Tanzania. Photo by Charles Ommanney/Getty Images

Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa

There have been disruptions. But national malaria control programmes have shown impressive resilience.
The degree to which Canadians support effective international co-operation, as essential to future pandemic preparedness and response, will shape Canada’s positioning on the draft international pandemic treaty. (Shutterstock)

The WHO’s international pandemic treaty: Meaningful public engagement must inform Canada’s negotiations

As negotiations for an international pandemic treaty get underway, public engagement is in the best interests of Canadians. Here is how the federal government is consulting affected populations.
In healthcare facilities prevention of the sepsis include practising appropriate infection prevention and control measures. GettyImages

What is sepsis? How to spot, manage and prevent it

Many infections, including bacterial, fungal and viral infections can lead to sepsis and septic shock.
Countries around the world were not prepared to respond to COVID-19. Andrew Wasike Shimanyula/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Predicting epidemics isn’t easy. We’ve created a global dataset to help

A new global dataset shows there is no clear global increase of infectious disease outbreaks over time. And it can suggest which countries would most likely be affected by an outbreak.

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