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nearly one in five UK adults have the condition causing extreme reactions to certain sounds

Posted on March 24, 2023

Many of us have sounds that we find to be annoying. But for some people, certain sounds actually trigger extreme reactions. It’s a disorder known as misophonia, where sounds like chewing, sniffing…

Woolworths is getting into telehealth – but patients need to be treated as more than customers

Posted on March 24, 2023

Earlier this week, Australian retail giant Woolworths announced a move into health-care delivery via development of its subsidiary HealthyLife’s online portal. Through this portal, Australians can book a same-day 15-minute virtual GP…

Mexico’s help to American women who need abortions should inspire Canada

Posted on March 23, 2023

When a draft of an upcoming United States Supreme Court decision curtailing legal abortion access in the U.S. leaked in May 2022, Karina Gould, Canada’s minister of families, children and social development,…

Why sitting with crossed legs could be bad for you

Posted on March 23, 2023

Are you sitting comfortably? Just pause for a moment and without adjusting, notice your posture. What are your legs doing? Are they crossed? And are you a right or left crosser? Some…

three years on and nobody wants to talk about it – here’s why we should

Posted on March 23, 2023

Three years ago, Boris Johnson made a unique address to the British public. Sitting at a desk in Downing Street, hands firmly clasped and hair more kempt than usual, Johnson told the…

Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways

Posted on March 23, 2023

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea One third of families who relied on formula to feed their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic were forced…

TB kills 75,000 children in Africa every year: how this can stop

Posted on March 23, 2023

Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and curable disease. Half of the world’s 30 highest TB burden countries are in Africa. In many of these countries, TB is the leading cause of death…

China’s only now revealed crucial COVID-19 origins data. Earlier disclosure may have saved us 3 years of political argy-bargy

Posted on March 23, 2023

Once more, we’re talking about the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. First the US Department of Energy’s review gave more emphasis to the laboratory leak hypothesis than previously, although…

TB in children isn’t being controlled

Posted on March 23, 2023

World TB Day on March 24th will commemorate the day in 1882 when Professor Robert Koch announced in Berlin that he had discovered the microbial cause of tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Effective…

The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on Albertans. Here’s how they’re faring now

Posted on March 22, 2023

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The weeks that followed were filled with fear and uncertainty for many as governments began to implement protections that…

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