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Accessing super early may be the only way for some people to access life-changing medical care. But there aren’t currently enough safeguards to protect consumers from potential exploitation.
Primary prevention is a crucial but underused component of a comprehensive public health approach to ending the opioid crisis — starting with children.
Geoscience literacy and awareness among the Ghanaian public is poor.
Obesity leads to a number of maternal and child health problems.
South Africa’s healthcare services are overburdened. But this is not because of non-nationals.
Declaring monkeypox a national health emergency will allow the U.S. government to direct resources and funds where needed to help slow the spread of the virus.
An expert explains how reproductive rights are changing globally.
Poor areas are more likely to have low COVID vaccination rates, even though residents in these areas have greater exposure to the virus.
It’s the comparison behind COVID-19 claims Scott Morrison has been making for two years. But comparing with countries at the same environmental risk shows Australia’s pandemic failures throughout.
The health care system is hemorrhaging medical lab workers, in part because of COVID-19 infections and also because of burnout, low wages and better opportunities elsewhere.
Routine collection of work information from people testing positive for COVID-19 from the start of the pandemic would have enabled better understanding of the role of workplaces in transmission.
Canada’s largely private dental care system exacerbates inequalities and is a barrier to integrating oral health with general health.
Crowdfunding campaigners appeal to potential donors by describing the recipient as the subject of misfortune, rather than personal irresponsibility, and therefore deserving of their sympathy.
It’s common to find medical doctors providing supportive health services and in the process getting distracted from their main clinical job concerns.
Oral health is a key part of overall health, but many Canadians skip dental care due to the cost, resulting in emergency room visits and health issues. It’s time for a dental care plan for all Canadians.
The premiers are demanding more funding from the federal government for health care. Yet more cash without real change would be the real betrayal of Canada’s public health-care system.
Nigeria’s unreliable power supply comes with a triple challenge of social, economic and environmental costs.
Recent Alberta legislation increasing privatization in the health sector risks undermining the public health-care system, and will likely put profits over the public interest.
Most Kenyans are able to access basic care but face the barrier of potentially catastrophic fees.
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Postgraduate Student in Geography, School of Environment, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor, Canadian Public Law & Governance, York University, Canada
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Research associate, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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PhD graduate, University of Cape Town
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Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Vice President of Research, Innovation and Strategic Initiatives, University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Wollongong
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Chair professor, University of Cape Town
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Research Fellow, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
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Senior Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Chief Scientific Adviser, Honorary Professor, University of Manchester
