Miscarriages affect 1 in 6 pregnancies. We need better investigations and treatments
Oct 29, 2019 19:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
A miscarriage is a devastating event. Those who experience them are suddenly and unexpectedly robbed of the promise of new life and the dream of an expanded family. The emotional toll can be even greater if conception was...
How steak became manly and salads became feminine
Oct 26, 2019 08:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
When was it decided that women prefer some types of food yogurt with fruit, salads and white wine while men are supposed to gravitate to chili, steak and bacon? In my new book, American Cuisine: And How It Got This...
Oct 20, 2019 10:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Would you eat a burger if you knew it contained almost 6,000 calories? Some would gladly tuck in while others would recoil in horror. But if you have calories on the menu, at least you know what youre biting into. And as...
For people with a mental illness, loved ones who care are as important as formal supports
Oct 20, 2019 10:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
People living with mental illness often require support from carers, such as family and friends, on a long-term and somewhat unpredictable basis. But these support networks are not always in place. Geographical or...
Does choice overload you? It depends on your personality – take the test
Oct 20, 2019 10:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
When you wander down most supermarket aisles are you befuddled by too much choice? Do you feel overwhelmed when comparing new phone deals, insurance offers, energy provider plans? Theres a lot of research in consumer...
Three reasons you have neck pain – and why 'bad posture' probably isn't one of them
Oct 20, 2019 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
If you suffer from neck pain, youre not alone. Spinal pain is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and its occurrence has increased dramatically over the past 25 years. While most episodes of neck pain are...
Even short periods of physical inactivity are damaging to our health
Oct 20, 2019 10:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
As a society, we arent getting as much exercise as we should. In fact, current activity guidelines state that adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderately intense activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity every...
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
The Mattei Plan: why Giorgia Meloni is looking to Africa
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight