Is it worth traveling now, amid flight cancellations and airport chaos?
We all realized the importance of the COVID-19 pandemic when we were asked by the government to stay home in Winter 2020.
When Canadians were READ ON
Long-COVID treatments: why the world is still waiting
Bhasha Mewar has had it with doctors. Over the past two years, Mewar has spent nearly all of her life savings seeing heart and respiratory READ ON
Industrial farming is one of the worst crimes in history
Animals are the main victims of history, and the treatment of domesticated animals in industrial farms is perhaps the worst crime in history. The march READ ON
One infection wards off another, but only if it’s a similar variant
Infection with a pre-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant protects against reinfection with a second, although the effect fades almost completely after three years.
Natural immunity induced by READ ON
Because of mass exploitation of animals, not because eating them is wrong
With veganism on the rise and entire supermarket aisles now dedicated to veggie and vegan food ranges, it’s a good time to consider what motivates READ ON
Health, stress, wellbeing & greenspace across 6 cities in 3 continents
As global urbanisation continues to increase, we need to understand how urban environments contribute to maintenance of public health across different geographic regions.
Current public READ ON
COVID-19 death more unexpected and traumatic than other types of deaths
COVID-19 was the third-most-common cause of death between March 2020 and October 2021 in the U.S., behind only heart disease and cancer, according to a READ ON
100 years of pop music in Nigeria: what shaped four eras
The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020 shut down nearly all physical and social human activities. For musical practice READ ON
We need to address society’s unrealistic view of caregivers
Who cares? When picturing a caregiver, the person who comes to mind is almost invariably female. She is young (or young-ish). She looks healthy. She READ ON
Lockdown highlights the value of green space in cities
Maintaining positive mental health and well-being to relieve the stress of COVID-19 is seen as critical to avoid longer term psychological costs from the pandemic. READ ON
Many researchers say they will share data, but actually they don’t
Most biomedical and health researchers who declare their willingness to share the data behind journal articles do not respond to access requests or hand over READ ON
Conservation science still rests on how animals can benefit humans
The accelerating loss of other species around the globe is so extensive that many experts now refer to it as the sixth mass extinction. It’s READ ON