Gay men who use crystal meth need integrated care
Dec 08, 2018 17:28 pm UTC| Health
The use of cheap and potent crystal methamphetamine (meth) is reaching a crisis point in Canada and globally, replacing opioids as the drug of choice in some areas. In media and policy conversations about this drug, one...
Five ways to reduce the risk of stillbirth
Dec 08, 2018 17:27 pm UTC| Health
Six Australian babies are stillborn each day. This equates to more than 2,000 babies each year. Stillbirth is defined as the death of a baby of at least 20 weeks gestation or 400 grams in weight. Most stillbirths occur...
Why women reject breast cancer preventing drug – new study
Dec 04, 2018 16:40 pm UTC| Health
Women who have a family history of breast cancer can reduce their risk of getting the disease by more than a third if they take a drug called tamoxifen. But our latest study shows widespread reluctance, with only one in...
Health impacts and murky decision-making feed public distrust of projects like WestConnex
Dec 04, 2018 16:33 pm UTC| Health
WestConnex, the most expensive piece of transport infrastructure being built in Australia, looms large over the next New South Wales election. Construction is well under way, fuelling community concern about the projects...
Health Check: I’m taking antibiotics – when will they start working?
Dec 04, 2018 00:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
So youve got an infection (probably), feel terrible, saw your doctor and now have a freshly filled prescription for antibiotics. Once you start taking them, when will you feel better? This is difficult to predict. Each...
Fear, more than hate, feeds online bigotry and real-world violence
Nov 26, 2018 17:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
When a U.S. senator asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Can you define hate speech? it was arguably the most important question that social networks face: how to identify extremism inside their communities. Hate crimes...
Viral bear video shows how drones threaten wildlife – and what to do about it
Nov 26, 2018 17:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
A recent online video took what seemed like an inspirational moment viral. The video, shot by Dmitry Kedrov using a drone, shows a baby bear climbing up and falling down the side of a mountain near Russias Sea of Okhotsk....
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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