Do Wi-Fi and mobile phones really cause cancer? Experts respond
Feb 17, 2016 08:07 am UTC| Health
On 16th February, Catalyst aired an episode on the ABC titled Wi-Fried, hosted by Dr Maryanne Demasi, claiming that radiation from mobile phones and Wi-Fi may constitute a brain cancer risk. We invited experts who have...
New app helps people with neurological conditions practise speech
Feb 17, 2016 08:02 am UTC| Health Technology
Researchers at CSIRO and University of Queensland have developed an app called Harlie that is designed to chat with humans. Unlike Siri and Google Now which are designed to answer specific questions Harlie is designed...
AIDS: how far the world has come and how far it needs to go to get to zero
Feb 17, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Health
Foundation essay: Our foundation essays are longer than usual and take a wider look at key issues affecting society. There is no story in global health as transformative, awe-inspiring, and yet as tragic as the AIDS...
No, pesticides are not causing microcephaly in Brazil.
Feb 17, 2016 07:28 am UTC| Health
The explosive expansion of the range of Zika virus in the Americas has only been exceeded by the rise of conspiracy theories blaming everything from vaccines to genetically modified mosquitoes. While not a conspiracy...
Diagnosed with Parkinson's at 30 – behind a life-changing moment
Feb 16, 2016 15:28 pm UTC| Health
Billy Connolly picked up a special recognition award at the recent National Television Awards for 50 years in the entertainment industry but it was the effects of the comedians illness that shaped the...
Judging Jenner: was his smallpox experiment really unethical?
Feb 16, 2016 14:14 pm UTC| Health
You have to pity Edward Jenner. He develops a vaccination for smallpox, saves countless lives in the process and eradicates one of the greatest scourges of humanity, yet is often accused of conducting unethical...
We can't eradicate drugs, but we can stop people dying from them
Feb 16, 2016 06:52 am UTC| Health
There is something very special about illicit drugs. If they dont always make the drug user behave irrationally, they certainly cause many non-users to behave that way. Harvard Professor of Psychiatry Lester...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects