Antipsychotics can be life-changing, but they can also put patients at risk
Mar 03, 2020 12:18 pm UTC| Health
People with schizophrenia can suffer extremely disabling and distressing symptoms, such as tormenting voices and paranoid thoughts. But with the right treatment, most people can live complete and fulfilling lives thanks...
Worried about your child getting coronavirus? Here's what you need to know
Mar 03, 2020 08:33 am UTC| Health
The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, has infected nearly 90,000 people and caused more than 3,000 deaths so far. Parents are understandably concerned. But its important to keep in mind that...
Understanding emotions is nearly as important as IQ for students' academic success
Mar 03, 2020 08:27 am UTC| Health
The ability to understand emotions contributes almost as much to students grades as their IQ. Past studies show two personal qualities are important for student academic success intelligence and...
Compulsory isolation in the fight against coronavirus: a clash of human rights and public health
Mar 03, 2020 00:09 am UTC| Health
Isolation is regarded as one of the key pillars of the novel coronavirus containment strategy. Yet there is an important legal question about whether isolation at home or in a hospital is compulsory and what the...
Airplanes spread diseases quickly – so maybe unvaccinated people shouldn't be allowed to fly
Mar 01, 2020 13:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
As the coronavirus spreads, the nations leading health official told a Senate committee on Feb. 25 that we cannot hermetically seal off the United States to a virus. The comments from Alex Azar II, head of Health and...
Can pollution face masks really protect us from exposure to toxic particles?
Mar 01, 2020 13:44 pm UTC| Health
An estimated 28,000 to 36,000 deaths a year in the UK are attributed to long-term exposure to air pollution. Exposure to air pollution can cause a range of serious health complications, including lung cancer, heart disease...
What is a rare disease? It's not as simple as it sounds
Mar 01, 2020 13:37 pm UTC| Health
If you have a rare disease, you may be the only person in Australia with that condition. You may not know, however, that being diagnosed with a rare disease means you are part of a community of up to two million...
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