Coronavirus outbreak: WHO's decision to not declare a global public health emergency explained

Jan 28, 2020 08:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The World Health Organizations decision to not declare the novel coronavirus outbreak in China a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, will surprise many. The number of reported cases and deaths is...

Messages about male circumcision aren't clear: why this is dangerous

Jan 28, 2020 08:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

In March 2007, international experts endorsed voluntary medical male circumcision as a partial but effective way to reduce the risk of HIV infection in men. According to the World Health Organisation, medical male...

Cheap diuretic pill could help with autism symptoms

Jan 28, 2020 08:23 am UTC| Health

It is possible to improve symptoms in autistic children with a cheap generic drug, our latest study shows. The drug, bumetanide, is widely used to treat high blood pressure and swelling, and it costs no more than 10 for a...

More than skin deep, beauty salons are places of sharing and caring

Jan 28, 2020 08:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

What happens when people visit beauty and hair salons? Are trips to the salon simply about shaping how one looks on the outside, or can these spaces involve something deeper? Research shows that beyond beauty, salons...

Coronavirus: Disease may have originated from bats

Jan 28, 2020 04:01 am UTC| Health

The recent epidemic that is the coronavirus has plagued the world, and more and more cases of people who tested positive for the disease are popping up. As doctors and scientists are hard at work trying to keep the disease...

Are you in danger of catching the coronavirus? 5 questions answered

Jan 27, 2020 03:21 am UTC| Health

Editors note: The Chinese government has quarantined Wuhan, a port city of 11 million people, and it has restricted travel to and from several other cities, including Beijing, to contain the coronavirus that has sickened...

The serious consequence of exercising too much, too fast

Jan 27, 2020 03:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Every 365.25 days, when the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, we humans have the opportunity to hit the reset button and become fitter, finer versions of ourselves. As usual for January, social media is humming...