How can you define a 'drug'? Nobody really knows
Nov 21, 2023 04:05 am UTC| Health
Whats a medical drug? Ask someone on the street and theyre likely to tell you its the kind of thing you take when youre unwell. This understanding is wrong, as we will see. But after a thorough investigation, my...
With COVID surging, should I wear a mask?
Nov 21, 2023 04:04 am UTC| Health
COVID is on the rise again, with a peak likely over the holiday season. Given this, health authorities in a number of Australian states have recommended people start wearing masks again. In Western Australia, masks have...
Nov 21, 2023 04:01 am UTC| Health
For immune health, some influencers seem to think the Goldilocks philosophy of just right is overrated. Why settle for less immunity when you can have more? Many social media posts push supplements and other life hacks...
Nov 21, 2023 04:01 am UTC| Health
Each year antimicrobial resistance the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on...
Bayer Halts Key Drug Trial Amid Performance Concerns, Faces Growing Challenges
Nov 20, 2023 09:41 am UTC| Business Health
Bayer announced the premature termination of a significant late-stage trial for an experimental anti-clotting drug. The trial was halted due to the drugs inferior performance when compared to Bristol-Myers Squibb and...
Adidas, Disney, Walmart Linked to Cambodian Factory Pollution Scandal
Nov 20, 2023 07:10 am UTC| Business Health
A report by The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) has unveiled alarming practices in Cambodian brick factories. Waste materials from major international brands, including Adidas and...
Flame retardant chemicals can cause serious health risks – and they only slow fire by a few seconds
Nov 19, 2023 06:23 am UTC| Health
House fires are many peoples worst nightmare. But chemicals created decades ago to protect peoples homes from out of control flames opened our front doors to a new menace: toxic chemicals. Ones that we are consistently...
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