COVID-19 drug and vaccine patents are putting profit before people
Nov 08, 2020 10:52 am UTC| Health
Since the birth of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, most member states have had to abide by the Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which protects patents and copyrights including...
COVID-19 news: Weather does not affect virus transmission, says researchers
Nov 05, 2020 08:58 am UTC| Science Health
Even as the weather is getting colder in most countries, the COVID-19 pandemic continues spreading even as there have been some improvements in certain places. Researchers have now revealed that the virus can still spread...
UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature
Nov 02, 2020 10:38 am UTC| Health
Human damage to biodiversity is leading us into a pandemic era. The virus that causes COVID-19, for example, is linked to similar viruses in bats, which may have been passed to humans via pangolins or another...
Do I really need this crown? Dentists admit feeling pressured to offer unnecessary treatments
Nov 02, 2020 07:01 am UTC| Health
If your dentist recommends a crown, your wisdom teeth extracted, or some other common treatment, you may wonder whether its really necessary. We dont know how common such over-servicing is. However, our research, which...
COVID-19 cure news: Papua New Guinea allocates $3 million to firm to find coronavirus treatment
Nov 02, 2020 06:18 am UTC| Science Health
As of now, there is still no definitive cure for coronavirus and scientists are scrambling to find and develop a cure. Papua New Guinea is also on the search for a cure as its government has allocated $3 million to an...
Oct 22, 2020 14:41 pm UTC| Health
Volunteers in the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine trial research have agreed to be infected with the virus. They volunteered to help find something that will help people become immune to the highly contagious disease that is...
A no-deal Brexit could damage the UK's ability to cope with pandemics
Oct 21, 2020 23:21 pm UTC| Health
As the UK-EU deal or no-deal drama limps on, most attention focuses on the economic consequences of a new trade relationship. But UK health security in the sense of measures to prevent and mitigate health emergencies such...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects