The Fijian diet has shifted in recent years away from food and vegetables, towards carbohydrates and sugar. (Pacific Community) International
Sugar tax could boost both health and economy
Sarah Mounsey 2022-09-27 09:11:00
Students at a school in China were reportedly asked to wear American devices that monitored their concentration levels (file image). (Thomas Galvez) International
Ethics of mind-reading
Jared Genser 2022-09-26 08:42:00
At the confluence of the Zanskar (middle) and Indus (left) rivers. (Ridhi D'Cruz/Wikimedia Commons) International
India and Pakistan can future-proof their threatened rivers
Medha Bisht 2022-09-24 09:57:00
Antidepressant prescriptions are often freely available in India. (Amit Gupta) International
How social factors affect overprescription in India
Anindita Chaudhuri and Paromita Goswami 2022-09-21 07:26:00
Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medication is legal in the USA. (Nicholas Erwin) International
Ban drug ads to promote health
Joel Lexchin 2022-09-20 08:58:00
Many people are taking more medications than they need to. (Danilo Alvesd on Unsplash) International
Overuse of medicine: the silent pandemic
Justin Turner 2022-09-19 08:47:00
Sunscreen is a non-drug intervention that is safe and effective. (Wavebreak Media LTD) International
The untapped potential of effective non-drug treatments
Paul Glasziou 2022-09-14 08:37:00
The SpaceX rocket launches with the DART spacecraft onboard. It will nudge an asteroid from its orbit in September 2022. (NASA/Bill Ingalls) International
Dream-walking toward the planetoid bomb
Daniel Deudney 2022-09-13 07:04:00
The boundary between sovereign airspace and space is blurry and contested (NASA) International
Governing space for the benefit of humanity
Steven Freeland 2022-09-11 08:12:00
Health worker burnout hit new highs during COVID-19, but the issue existed long before the pandemic and will continue to be a concern for the entire community (Michael Joiner, 360info) International
Reducing health worker burnout
360 2022-09-10 09:11:00
Health workers are suffering from burnout, and employers could implement a variety of approaches to address it. (Natanael Melchor, Unsplash) International
Medical burnout battle rests with employers
Karen Walker-Bone 2022-09-08 08:23:00
International
Indian court fighting against a tide of death sentences
Anup Surendranath 2022-09-03 08:31:00
Freedom fighter or terrorist is subjective, but the Arms Trade Treaty aims to prevent human rights abuses. (Ministry of Defense Ukraine) International
Arms Trade Treaty at risk of irrelevance
Swaran Singh 2022-08-25 06:50:00
Universality was the cornerstone of the agreement but the time may have come to ditch this approach. ('Javelin Fire' by US Army's Sgt Liane Hatch avaialble at https://tinyurl.com/yckz52ar ) International
How compromise unraveled the UN Arms Trade Treaty’s promise
Borja Álvarez Martínez 2022-08-24 07:33:00
The era of household robots who understand spoken natural language is not yet upon us, so how far off is it? (Andy Kelly, Unsplash) International
When can I get my new household robot?
Ingrid Zukerman 2022-08-19 08:31:00
International
English language bias goes beyond words
Celeste Rodriguez 2022-08-18 07:27:00
People from disadvantaged neighbourhoods have a higher risk of being hospitalised with asthma. (US CDC) International
There's no safe level of air pollution
Guy Marks 2022-08-12 08:44:00
A laptop casts a glow on bedsheets at night. https://unsplash.com/photos/loAgTdeDcIU (Jay Wennington/Unsplash) International
Waking up to AI's sleep loss potential
Simon Angus 2022-08-06 09:38:00
Machine learning could be used to help support government programmes. (Mike MacKenzie/Flickr. CC BY 2.0) International
Machine learning to help predict future dengue fever outbreaks
Wiwik Anggraeni/Mauridhi Hery Purnomo 2022-08-05 06:43:00