Why taxing ‘junk food’ to tackle obesity isn’t as simple as it seems
Former prime minister Tony Blair has called for more taxes on junk food to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis. This...
Former prime minister Tony Blair has called for more taxes on junk food to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis. This...
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The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as...
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The dumping of billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere yearly is already having...
On Sept. 3, 1973, a fire swept through the baghouse of the Bunker Hill mine in Idaho’s Silver Valley. The...
The more people take up private health insurance, the less pressure on the public hospital system, including shorter waiting lists...
Black women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in every year from 1999 through 2019, compared...
Climate change is widely recognized by the scientific community as “the biggest global health threat of the 21st century.” However,...
In South Africa, it is legal to have an abortion upon request until the 13th week of pregnancy. The procedure...