Why you may feel depressed and anxious when you're ill – and how to cope with it
Jan 16, 2024 08:13 am UTC| Health
Winter illnesses are all around us at the moment from the common cold, COVID-19 and flu to strep throat and stomach bugs. All have one thing in common: they can make you feel miserable. These illnesses often come with...
Working from home since COVID-19? Cabin fever could be the next challenge
Jan 16, 2024 08:13 am UTC| Health
As Canada opened back up after the COVID-19 lockdowns, many businesses encouraged their workers to head back to the office. Yet, despite restrictions being lifted in Canada and around the world, teleworking as a regular...
Ultra-processed foods: here's what the evidence actually says about them
Jan 16, 2024 08:12 am UTC| Health
The perils of ultra-processed foods received widespread coverage in recent months thanks in no small part to the publication and promotion of TV presenter and doctor of virology Chris Van Tullekens book Ultra-Processed...
RSV, flu and COVID: demystifying the triple epidemic of respiratory viruses
Jan 16, 2024 07:50 am UTC| Health
Since 2022, a triple epidemic of respiratory viruses RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 has been disrupting our daily lives. In addition, the media constantly reminds us of how this is straining emergency departments. How...
Jan 15, 2024 03:07 am UTC| Health
Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment are microfibers plastic...
What newly digitised records reveal about the Tuskegee syphilis study
Jan 15, 2024 02:06 am UTC| Health
In 1972, a whistleblower revealed that the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) had withheld syphilis treatment from hundreds of Black men as part of a 40-year study observing the natural course of the disease. The...
Concerned about student mental health? How wellness is related to academic achievement
Jan 11, 2024 03:36 am UTC| Health
Supporting student mental health and well-being has become a priority for schools. This was the case even prior to the increased signs of child and youth mental health adversity in and after the pandemic. Supporting...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects