Scary-sounding new virus in the news? Here are the questions you should ask

Jun 18, 2024 05:22 am UTC| Health

In the US, a dairy-farm worker develops itching, blood-shot eyes. In Australia, a young girl falls ill after a foreign holiday and is rushed to hospital. In Mexico, another man, already ill and bed-bound, becomes seriously...

Mealtimes can be tough when your child is autistic or has ADHD. Here are 5 tips to try

Jun 18, 2024 04:33 am UTC| Health

Gathering as a family for a meal can serve several purposes: from social connection to nutrition. But this can also make eating and mealtimes tricky to manage when someone in the family is neurodivergent. Many autistic...

Cancer is affecting more young people than ever before: How health care can learn to meet their needs

Jun 18, 2024 04:31 am UTC| Health

The Princess of Wales cancer diagnosis at the relatively young age of 42 brought attention to the realities of being diagnosed with cancer as a younger person. By definition, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are people...

African swine fever: are there better ways to manage the disease than Italy’s mass pig culls?

Jun 13, 2024 06:14 am UTC| Health

Prime Minister Giorgia Melonis attacks on Italys cultural heritage from libel suits against intellectuals to her governments censorship of texts critical of Mussolini have made headlines across Europe. Less attention,...

Mental health services are scarce in Nigeria but there’s a huge need: what we learnt from callers to a hotline

Jun 13, 2024 06:14 am UTC| Health

Emergency hotlines have a crucial role to play in improving access to mental health services, particularly in countries where these services are in short supply. This is the case in Nigeria, where in one study one in...

Microrobots made of algae carry chemo directly to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment

Jun 13, 2024 06:10 am UTC| Health

Tumors that travel to the lungs, or lung metastases, pose a formidable challenge in the realm of cancer treatment. Conventional chemotherapy often falls short because its inefficient. It doesnt directly target the lungs...

An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous

Jun 13, 2024 06:08 am UTC| Health

Bird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new pandemic is imminent. We still have a chance to stop a possible humanitarian disaster, but only if we get to work urgently, carefully and...