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How Peru became the country with the highest COVID death rate in the world
With 200,000 COVID deaths in a population of less than 33 million, the impact of the pandemic in Peru has...
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Gun violence soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds – but the reasons why are complex
Gun violence spiked in more than half of all U.S. states in the first 13 months of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Companies are pushing sweetened drinks to children through advertising and misleading labels – and families are buying
There are dozens of options for children's drinks in most supermarkets. Choosing the healthy options is difficult. ferrantraite/E+ via Getty...
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Selective lockdowns can be ethically justifiable – here’s why
Spitzi-Foto/ShutterstockCOVID is surging in some European countries. In response, Austria and Russia are planning to reimpose lockdowns, but only for...
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How disease has stimulated cultural change
In his classic 1954 work, The Gift, the anthropologist Marcel Mauss described an unusual practice of gift-giving in the Māori...
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Why having bad oral health could raise the risk of COVID
ShutterstockNot brushing your teeth will get you in trouble with the dentist – but since the arrival of the pandemic,...
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Seasonal depression: why it happens – and how to manage the symptoms
Colder weather and less daylight may have you feeling a bit more down lately. nito/ ShutterstockWith the weather getting colder...
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Fewer diabetes patients are picking up their insulin prescriptions – another way the pandemic has delayed health care for many
The pandemic has made it harder for diabetes patients to receive the ongoing care they need. Maskot/Maskot via Getty ImagesInsulin...
Read moreWhy COVID passes are not discriminatory (in the way you think they are)
UK health secretary Sajid Javid’s plans for vaccination requirements for frontline NHS workers has reignited the political and ethical debate...
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The FDA’s lax oversight of research in developing countries can do harm to vulnerable participants
Nearly 80% of participants in FDA-reviewed research trials live in foreign countries. Bet_Noire/iStock via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a...
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