What it would take to set up an African drug discovery ecosystem
Africa has great potential for drug discovery. The continent has natural resources, indigenous knowledge and human capacity. And it has...
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The Northern Territory is about to ease alcohol restrictions, but more consultation from First Nations community members is needed first
In 2012, legislation was introduced in the Northern Territory to restrict the possession and supply of alcohol without a liquor...
Belfast’s silent public health crisis? Why we need widespread testing for lead-contaminated water
The water crisis at Flint, a town in Michigan, US in 2014 has focused public attention on the dangers of...
Misinformation will be rampant when it comes to COVID-19 shots for young children – here’s what you can do to counter it
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all children ages...
Federal gas tax holiday: Biden says it will provide ‘a little bit of relief’ – but experts say even that may be a stretch
President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to “bring families just a little bit of...
At what point is a disease deemed to be a global threat? Here’s the answer
Whenever there is an outbreak of a disease in the world – such as monkeypox – it is up to...
Supporting women with mental ill-health in pregnancy and after birth: lessons from South Africa
Women in low- and middle-income countries experience high levels of common mental disorders – anxiety and depression – during pregnancy...
What’s in a name? Why giving monkeypox a new one is a good idea
In its latest update on monkey pox in mid-June, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that cases had been reported...
Decriminalizing hard drugs in B.C. follows decades of public health advocacy
British Columbia has become the first province to be granted an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to...
First, COVID hit disadvantaged communities harder. Now, long COVID delivers them a further blow
Disadvantaged communities not only suffer disproportionately from COVID, they are even more likely to be impacted by the cascading effects...
