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...
Read moreLatest News
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...
Read more
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,...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health – and more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worse
Wildfire smoke contains a mixture of toxic pollutants that can be harmful to both the lungs and the brain. Bloomberg...
Read more
Nurses don’t want to be hailed as ‘heroes’ during a pandemic – they want more resources and support
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many nurses feeling burned out, and its long-term effects on the profession are unknown. JEFF...
Read more
Merck v Pfizer: here’s how the two new COVID antiviral drugs work and will be used
Nina Drozdowa/ShutterstockWe’ve waited 20 months for a medicine to blunt the coronavirus, and now two have appeared. Earlier this month,...
Read moreMost Read
