Throughout history, body piercing has been a symbol of beauty, sexuality, ritual initiation and rites of passage.
Oct 12, 2022
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It is difficult to understand the ease with which we have accepted a major proportion of the Australian population getting infected with COVID in just a matter of months. Many have been infected multiple times, potentially ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Many more Syrian children living in refugee camps appear to be living with mental health problems than previously thought, according to new in-the-field research led by Queen Mary University of London.
Aug 5, 2022
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War on European soil is a rare event, and for many, 24 February 2022 will therefore be remembered as an unusually dark day in history. This was the day when Russian troops began the invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Since ...
May 17, 2022
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Quite aside from the deadly and disorienting consequences for Ukraine's citizens, Russia's invasion places unique pressure on its doctors and nurses.
Mar 15, 2022
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Albert Alexander was dying. World War II was raging, and this police officer of the county of Oxford, England, had developed a severe case of sepsis after a cut on his face became badly infected. His blood was now teeming ...
Mar 14, 2022
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As people in the U.S. prepare to turn their clocks ahead one hour in mid-March, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routines caused by switching from standard time to ...
Mar 11, 2022
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As Russia advances further into Ukraine, an estimated 1 million civilians have been forced to flee their homes. With refugee numbers continuing to climb, associate professor Ekaterina Botchkovar foresees a spike in post-traumatic ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Over Christmas, the Canadian province of Quebec imposed a curfew on its citizens. This curfew, like lockdowns, mask mandates and other restrictions, was aimed at stemming the latest omicron-fuelled pandemic tide. Starting ...
Jan 28, 2022
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U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse: ...
Jul 21, 2021
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