The more you sit, the more movement you need.
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Choosing the right “cocktail” of light activity, exercise and sitting, can improve health and decrease risk of premature death.
An almost-dry dam, surrounded by wheat fields, in WA’s wheatbelt region.
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Our research found that in 700 years, the 20th century was the wheatbelt’s wettest. This means all our drought predictions are skewed.
Ghana is struggling to curb a surge in car accidents.
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The inability to curb road accidents in Ghana is tied to colonial and neocolonial legacies.
El polen puede suprimir la forma en que el sistema inmunológico humano responde a los virus.
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A medida que el cambio climático impulsa el conteo de polen hacia arriba, eso podría resultar en una mayor susceptibilidad humana a los virus.
Incidents of road accidents are on the rise in Ghana.
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Authority culpability as a facet of road accidents has been overlooked in Ghana.
La donne a changé et le déploiement mondial, même réussi, des vaccins actuels ne garantit plus la victoire.
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April 7, 2021
Susan Michie , UCL ; Chris Bullen , University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau ; Jeffrey V Lazarus , Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) ; John N. Lavis , McMaster University ; John Thwaites , Monash University ; Liam Smith , Monash University ; Salim Abdool Karim , Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) , and Yanis Ben Amor , Columbia University
Les variants ont changé la donne. Nous devons agir en conséquence pour éviter de nouvelles vagues d’infections, de nouvelles fermetures, restrictions, hospitalisations et décès évitables.
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April 5, 2021
Susan Michie , UCL ; Chris Bullen , University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau ; Jeffrey V Lazarus , Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) ; John N. Lavis , McMaster University ; John Thwaites , Monash University ; Liam Smith , Monash University ; Salim Abdool Karim , Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) , and Yanis Ben Amor , Columbia University
COVID-19 variants of concern have changed the game. We need to recognise and act on this to avoid future waves of infections, yet more lockdowns and restrictions, and avoidable illness and death.
Many parents have had to play the role of a substitute math teacher during the pandemic.
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Parents thrust into the role of math teacher can take simple steps to help their children understand math better and dread it less.
Abortion is highly stigmatised in the DRC.
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Though initial reactions towards abortion were negative, there were displays of understanding and empathy when discussing why women have abortions.
Pollen can suppress how the body’s immune system responds to viruses.
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As climate change drives pollen counts upward, that could potentially result in greater human susceptibility to other viruses, as well.
Putting less emphasis on grades is essential.
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In order to keep students honest, research suggests that educators should focus on what’s driving them to learn in the first place.
A bus and tro-tro station in Accra, Ghana.
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A range of factors influence the behaviour of minibus drivers in Ghana. This involves a complex web of factors, motivations and constraints.
Religious courts like this sharia court uphold practices that discriminate against women.
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Nigeria must work towards the harmonisation of laws that protect and promote access to sexual and reproductive health.
Senator Bernie Sanders, a strong advocate for the establishment of a public health insurance system in the United States.
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From Vice-President Kamala Harris to Senator Bernie Sanders, voices were raised during the campaign for a more accessible US health care system. What can we expect from the Biden administration?
A coalition of physicians, AIDS activists and medical students protest Trump’s global gag rule, which expands the policy restriction to all US health funding.
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Trump’s expanded global gag rule weakened national health systems and created barriers to women’s sexual and reproductive healthcare access.
Le sénateur Bernie Sanders, fervent défenseur de l'instauration d'un système d'assurance-santé publique aux États-Unis.
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De Kamala Harris à Bernie Sanders, des voix se sont élevées durant la campagne pour un système de santé plus universel. Qu’attendre de l’administration Biden ?
Images of death have been used as a scare tactic in public health campaigns for years.
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History holds some lessons about when scaring people to change their behavior works. Two public health experts offer a case for caution right now.
Building collapses, like this one in Nairobi, Kenya in late 2019, are unfortunately common in many large African cities.
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Ghana has a long institutional history that’s shaped the practices which create dangerous buildings.
Joe Biden shows a mask at a press conference on November 16. He is concerned about Donald Trump’s refusal to engage in the power transition process. This, according to him, hinders the fight against the virus.
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Does the president-elect have the means to solve the health crisis? How much leeway does he have when it comes to public health?
La dissimulation d’informations concernant les effets secondaires d’un médicament peut provoquer des scandales sanitaires.
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En diminuant l’asymétrie d’information, les données sur ce type d’études aident notamment les acteurs des marchés financiers à évaluer l’avantage concurrentiel des entreprises pharmaceutiques.