The new truth about Aspirin, and your doctor's slow uptake of medical evidence
Apr 05, 2019 10:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
For decades, millions of patients have been taking a daily Aspirin in an attempt to prevent hearts attacks and strokes. But in March 2019, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released...
Most of us support mandatory vaccines for schoolkids, but is it good policy?
Apr 05, 2019 10:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
Recently, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including a measles outbreak in British Columbia, have ignited a firestorm of public debate about childhood vaccination and what should be done about current...
Going to the naturopath or a yoga class? Your private health won't cover it
Apr 03, 2019 10:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Starting this week, private health insurers are prohibited from providing benefits for a number of natural therapies. This includes aromatherapy, Western herbalism, homeopathy, naturopathy, pilates, reflexology, Rolfing...
Alcohol misuse is more common in the armed forces than post-traumatic stress disorder
Apr 03, 2019 10:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Alcohol has historically been used in the UK armed forces to encourage bonding and to deal with difficult experiences. And while alcohol use is now on the decline, harmful drinking in the forces is still double that of the...
A new drug promises to lower risks of asthma attack
Apr 01, 2019 17:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
A recent study shows that a gamechanger drug called Fevipiprant promises to lower patients risks of suffering an asthma attack and being admitted to a hospital. This is the first time a drug reducing airway smooth...
Apr 01, 2019 17:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is currently looking to expand the list of medicines available over the counter that is, via a pharmacist without a prescription. If these changes get off the ground, we could...
How social media is helping Big Tobacco hook a new generation of smokers
Apr 01, 2019 17:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Big Tobacco is increasingly using social media to find new ways to hook young people on smoking, circumventing decades of laws restricting the marketing of traditional cigarettes to minors. In major cities around the...
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