After nearly three years of aiming to eliminate COVID-19 through mass lockdowns, robust contact tracing programs and international travel bans, the Chinese government has announced it is rolling back the "zero-COVID" policies ...
Dec 13, 2022
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For many people, being able to engage in everyday life is something they take for granted. Gaining employment, finding a place to live and pursuing travel, leisure and social activities become more about "which" movie to ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Aotearoa New Zealand's bold plan to introduce a smokefree generation by prohibiting the sale of smoked tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, has attracted international acclaim.
Nov 9, 2022
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Men and women in the UK have a higher probability of dying than predicted, a new report has found. The results, published in European Actuarial Journal, could have a big impact on the future viability of pensions schemes. ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Indigenous populations continue to suffer significant barriers and disparities in health care, due in part to the federal government failing to provide adequate health support and services for these communities, says the ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Cuts to public services and living standards across Britain from 2010 contributed to 335,000 excess deaths—twice as many as previously thought, according to new research. These austerity measures were introduced by the ...
Oct 7, 2022
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Recent evidence has shown people across the UK are dying younger as a result of austerity, with people living in the poorest areas hardest hit. A new study published today now quantifies the scale of these deaths.
Oct 5, 2022
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Anti-vaccine legislation in Texas—even when it doesn't become law—poses a threat to public health, according to a report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Oct 5, 2022
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Lately, the phrase "wastewater surveillance" has been all over the news—but what is it, exactly? And why is it useful to researchers and public health experts trying to get a grasp on fluctuating levels of COVID-19 infection?
Sep 19, 2022
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Health and social care workers were often let down by the government whose claims that it was 'guided by the science' when developing policy to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic were questionable, according to an editorial ...
Aug 31, 2022
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