Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights
In 1992 a group of academics from the University of the Witwatersrand introduced a health and socio-demographic surveillance system in...
In 1992 a group of academics from the University of the Witwatersrand introduced a health and socio-demographic surveillance system in...
One of my patients, Emma (not her real name), recently told me that she didn’t seek help for her alcohol...
More people in the UK have gone dry this January than ever before, so drinking, not drinking, and navigating a...
Forty years ago, Medicare as we know it today was born. It was the reincarnation of the Whitlam government’s Medibank,...
This year, the Australian government will progressively ban the retail sale of all e-cigarettes, known as vapes. Vapers will only...
When you reach for that bottle of wine this Valentine’s Day, do you know how healthy it is? Many people...
Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as rewarding when you are hungry...
According to Greek mythology, Zeus punished Prometheus for giving fire to humans. He chained Prometheus up and set an eagle...
The US developers of a 300ft glowing orb, set to be built in the middle of Stratford, east London, and...
Some people get allergy-like symptoms when drinking alcohol, but can you really be allergic to alcohol? Alcohol allergies are rare,...