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The benefits of integrating the diagnosis of depression and diabetes treatment
Depression screening must happen in the chronic care clinics. GettyImages Michael Udedi, University of Malawi and Adamson S. Muula, University…
Three ways to head off the next pandemic in the wild meat trade
Happy Auer/Shutterstock Julia E. Fa, Manchester Metropolitan University As much as 70% of the infectious diseases that emerged in humans…
How ending polio in Africa has had positive spinoffs for public health
The polio eradication programme in Africa directly combated a severe debilitating disease. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP via Getty Images Charles…
5 failings of the Great Barrington Declaration's dangerous plan for COVID-19 natural herd immunity
People wear face masks to help control the spread of COVID-19 as they walk along a street in Montréal on…
Vampire myths originated with a real blood disorder
A street painting in Bucharest, Romania, depicts Bram Stoker, right, the author of Dracula, sharing a drink with Vlad the…
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COVID stress syndrome: 5 ways the pandemic is affecting mental health
The network of interconnected mental health symptoms associated with COVID-19 is best understood as a multi-faceted syndrome. (Pixabay/Canva) Gordon J.…
COVID-19 outbreaks at universities: Students need safe places to socialize, not partying bans
COVID-19 has not influenced a change in some students’ partying behaviors. Here, two young people talk at a bar in…
Invasive mosquito species could bring more malaria to Africa's urban areas
In South-East Asia the Anopheles stephensi spreads malaria in many cities. Jeremy Herren, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology…
South Africans aren't being protected from fake sanitisers: what needs to be done
The WHO recommends sanitisers with an alcohol content of at least 70%. Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images Lise…
Why access to decent toilets could help reduce sexual violence in South Africa
Many women in South Africa still don’t have access to safe toilets. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images Andrew Gibbs, South…
