Oct 20, 2018 16:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Nail-biting, nose-picking, mouth-chewing, skin-picking, hair-pulling we all do some of them, some of the time. Some normal grooming behaviours help maintain good hygiene (such as picking at a dirty finger nail) and...
We're doing drug trials wrong – here's how to fix it
Oct 20, 2018 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
By the age of 65, at least half of us will suffer from two or more long-term diseases. And the chance of having multi-morbidity, as it is known, increases with age. Only 9% of people with coronary heart disease have no...
Wicked problems and how to solve them
Oct 20, 2018 15:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Wicked problems are issues so complex and dependent on so many factors that it is hard to grasp what exactly the problem is, or how to tackle it. Wicked problems are like a tangled mess of thread its difficult to know...
Why health apps are like the Wild West, with Apple just riding into town
Oct 20, 2018 15:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Technology
The heart rate monitor built into the new Apple Watch has sparked sharp debate over its risks and benefits, even though the feature was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration. But out of the spotlight, the FDA has...
Spiders scare me, but I also find them fascinating – and they help with my art
Oct 20, 2018 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Eight schools in London have closed this month because of an infestation of spiders. The schools reported that they were concerned for the childrens well-being so they sent their pupils home in one case for a whole month....
Do some people really want to get HIV? I spoke 'bug chasers' around the world to find out
Oct 20, 2018 15:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Why would anybody want to get infected with HIV? That is what most people ask when they first hear about bug chasing. In fact, a number of gay men, at least online, appear to clamour for HIV. They are known as bug chasers...
What's needed to do a better job of pre-empting disease outbreaks
Oct 20, 2018 15:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The concept of One Health is deceptively simple: its the recognition that human, animal and environmental health are all inherently linked. Put into practice, it means approaching global health issues such as disease...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects