Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy
Dec 03, 2019 03:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Clive James has left a valuable legacy of astute observation and witty interpretation of his world through his writing. He has also left another legacy. He has increased public awareness of leukaemia by sharing his cancer...
Are 'vaping' and 'e-cigarettes' the same, and should all these products be avoided?
Dec 01, 2019 03:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
As concerns over vaping continue to grow, researchers and public health officials are investigating the causes of more than 40 deaths and 2,000 illnesses. Its confusing even for experts. The term e-cigarette refers to a...
Why ageing should be classified as a disease
Dec 01, 2019 03:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, doctors and philosophers have argued whether ageing is a disease or a natural process. Many authors of the Hippocratic Corpus argued that growing old invariably leads to frailty,...
Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state
Dec 01, 2019 03:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Pornography has existed throughout recorded history, transforming with the introduction of each new medium. Hundreds of sexually explicit frescoes and sculptures were found in the Mount Vesuvius ruins of Pompeii. Since...
Treating HIV in the tiniest babies could have huge positive implications for their future
Dec 01, 2019 03:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Princess had a rough start in life. She was born HIV-infected. Her mother was often sick, and there was little family support for her own struggles with HIV. But Princess mother had recently started HIV treatment and...
High-intensity exercise improves memory and wards off dementia
Dec 01, 2019 03:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
For the first time in human history, older people outnumber younger people. This has created unique health challenges. Dementia may be one of the scariest a debilitating condition that erases memories; a condition without...
How better information will reduce maternal and child deaths
Dec 01, 2019 03:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
At least two-thirds of all annual maternal and child deaths worldwide occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite recent improvements, significant inequities persist across countries and regions and within countries. An...
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’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects