Tag: health
How Trump’s immigration enforcement could affect families and communities
William D. Lopez, University of Michigan
When immigration officers forcibly remove individuals from their homes, it impacts the psychological, emotional and economic well-being of their...
2015, the year the was: health and medicine
Jessie Schanzle, The Conversation
As we eye a brand new year, it’s good to look back and see what stories 2015 brought us. Here is...
When is an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks too...
Craig Williams, Oregon State University
We’ve known for a long time that aspirin can help prevent damage from a heart attack or a stroke if...
The biggest infectious disease threat we face isn’t Ebola…
The biggest infectious disease threat we face isn't Ebola – it's our short attention span
Bruce Ribner, Emory University
A year ago, I received a phone...
News about the success of a new Ebola vaccine may be...
Timothy P Lahey, Dartmouth College
Ebola is on the run: the number of cases dipped below 10 a week recently, and a few days ago...
Explainer: the problem drug patents pose for…
Explainer: the problem drug patents pose for developing countries
Erica Penfold, South African Institute of International Affairs
Patents and restrictions on intellectual property have become more...
Africa is within reach of being declared a polio free region
Charles Wiysonge
, Stellenbosch University
More than 20 years after North and South America eliminated the threat of polio, sub-Saharan Africa is finally on the brink...
Alcohol guidelines ignore how people drink – that’s why they’re not...
Alcohol guidelines ignore how people drink – that's why they're not heeded
Melanie Lovatt, University of Sheffield
As part of the government’s strategy to cut the...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
