The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter wildlife traffickers from going about their illegal business. Their methods may offer lessons about resilience in crisis scenarios such as climate emergencies.
Only two Canadian provinces have published policy proposals for dealing with future pandemics.
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To minimize the effects of future pandemics, it is not enough that we recognize deficiencies in our responses to COVID-19; we must start to build policies for the next pandemic as soon as possible.
The health and wellbeing of primary school children declined between 2014 and 2022.
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Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
The Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, in Dartmouth, N.S. The Nova Scotia Supreme Court recently ruled that the use of lockdowns to address staff shortages at provincial jails is unlawful.
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Lockdowns can have severe impacts on an inmate’s mental and physical health and well-being.
Researchers investigated how the availability of neighbourhood amenities may have contributed to changes in youth mental health and stress levels during the first six months of the pandemic.
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Neighbourhood features may have helped youth cope with the mental health impact of pandemic restrictions. Parks didn’t play much of a role but food amenities and the suburbs did.
A new study has studied how the pandemic affected children’s language development
Public health measures such as vaccine and mask mandates, lockdowns and school closures have been widely discussed in scientific and popular media.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic fades, we may debate whether public health responses could have been better. But first we need to understand what public health errors are — and are not.
(R to L) Police minister Bheki Cele, President Cyril Ramaphosa and Fannie Masemola, the head of police, at the 2022 South African Police Service Commemoration Day.
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Government departments, civil society groups and the private sector should pool resources and work together in a co-ordinated manner to prevent violent crime.
An image from the Lockdown series that won the 2023 FNB Art Prize.
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Our findings suggest lockdown made it harder for us to accurately remember when significant events happened.
The House of Commons Committee of Privileges has released new images of parties in Downing Street during lockdowns.
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While some world leaders and foreign policy experts expected IS to increase its attacks during COVID-19’s early days, travel bans and curfews helped slow violence.
Scientist analysis flasks of saliva of TB patients.
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Although teen perfectionists often appear to be doing well on the surface, they are not impervious to hardships. They are young people who are often in need of support.
The forced confinement imposed to a greater or lesser extent in European countries is directly linked to problems of insomnia, anxiety and depression in people over the age of 50.
Economic well-being is crucial to population health.
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Lockdown measures may stop the spread of the virus. But they can also lead to a larger and more protracted public health crisis in the form of deprivation and hunger.
Women need to be involved at every level of decision-making.
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand