Democrats debate health care, farmers and minimum wage: 4 essential reads – and a chart
Nov 24, 2019 14:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Politics
The top candidates vying to be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2020 took the stage in Atlanta for their fifth televised debate on Nov. 20. With 10 participants and only two hours to discuss dozens of complicated...
Omega-3 fish oil as effective as drugs for some children with ADHD
Nov 24, 2019 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is quite common. It affects about one in 20 children and is three or four times more common in boys than in girls. Children with ADHD, which is characterised by inattention,...
Nail salon workers suffer chemical exposures that can be like working at a garage or a refinery
Nov 24, 2019 14:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Anyone who has walked past a nail salon is familiar with the noxious odors that emanate from acrylic nails, polishes and removers. Customers getting manicures and pedicures endure the smell temporarily, but manicurists who...
Turning to turkey's tryptophan to boost mood? Not so fast
Nov 24, 2019 14:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Every Thanksgiving, myths of the quasi-magical powers of tryptophan rise again. Theres the turkey/drowsiness myth: Eating lots of juicy turkey meat supposedly makes people feel tired because it contains an amino acid...
Nov 24, 2019 14:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Blood may seem like its all the same, just a red liquid. But if you look at a drop of your own blood under a microscope, you would see objects floating in it that look like balls and doughnuts. If you looked closer, you...
How universal childhood trauma screenings could backfire
Nov 24, 2019 14:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
It is well established that child maltreatment and other childhood adversities are associated with poor outcomes later on in life. As a result, many child advocates have embraced the idea that we should screen all...
Lack of equity and diversity still plague global health research
Nov 24, 2019 14:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The field of global health has evolved from colonial and military medicine, tropical medicine and international health. While it is evolving for the better, research shows that global health is still struggling to shake...
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
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects