What washing your hands can teach you about global change
Washing your hands with soap is the single most cost-effective public health act there is. Here's how to spread the message.
These are the shocking numbers behind America's opioid epidemic
In 2017, there were over 11 million “opioid misusers” in the United States with the epidemic is expected to claim nearly half a million lives in the next decade.
What happens to therapists if a patient commits suicide?
An interview with a social worker reveals the challenges of professional grief.
Men are likely to be healthier in countries with high gender equality
A report from the World Health Organization has linked gender equality and men's health.
Zimbabwe is using grandmothers and a wooden bench to treat depression
In the early 2000s, when there were just two psychiatrists serving over 12 million people, Zimbabwe had to think differently to treat depression.
It's time to change how we measure obesity
For more than 100 years we have used body mass index (BMI) – the ratio of a person’s weight to the square of their height - to measure whether someone is a "healthy" weight.
The percentage of unvaccinated toddlers in the US has quadrupled
Based on numbers from a 2017 survey, 1.3% of toddlers born in 2015 have yet to receive any vaccines, while for children born in 2011, that figure was 0.9%.
The world has a problem with weight stigma. This is why
Weight stigma – a negative response to someone based on their weight – is the fourth most common form of social discrimination amongst adults – after age, gender and race.
Could a vaccine one day protect us from malaria?
A transmission-blocking vaccine could one day help in the fight against malaria.
AI can help us unlock the world’s most complex operating system - the human body
AI’s advanced intelligence and reasoning can help us understand our bodies in ways we have never before managed and help scientists to generate new medicines.
15 things most people get wrong about Alzheimer's and dementia
Despite the massive impact dementia has on the economy and people's livelihoods, there are still many misconceptions around it.
It's good that your body has trillions of viruses. Here's why
Your body is covered in and full of bacteria and viruses - many of which are vital to our health.