Coronavirus and handwashing: research shows proper hand drying is also vital

Mar 06, 2020 08:55 am UTC| Health

With the number of people infected with coronavirus increasing around the world on a daily basis, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised everyone to regularly and thoroughly clean their hands. This can be either...

There's a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond

Mar 06, 2020 03:47 am UTC| Health

Somali-American activists recently scored a victory against Amazon and against colourism, which is prejudice based on preference for people with lighter skin tones. Members of the non-profit The Beautywell Project teamed...

What really works to keep coronavirus away? 4 questions answered by a public health professional

Mar 05, 2020 11:17 am UTC| Health

Editors note: The World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has a higher fatality rate than the flu. As of March 4, 2020, nine deaths have been reported in the U.S....

The urban history that makes China's coronavirus lockdown possible

Mar 04, 2020 02:54 am UTC| Health

Hundreds of millions of people in cities in China have been affected by measures to contain the novel coronavirus. It has been reported that people have been asked to provide information such as their temperature via...

Five amazing facts about your brain

Mar 04, 2020 00:32 am UTC| Health

Our brain is the most complex organ in the body. Not only does it control basic life functions like breathing, organ function, and movement, its also behind more complex processes everything from thought, controlling our...

Coronavirus unites a divided China in fear, grief and anger at government

Mar 03, 2020 13:03 pm UTC| Health Politics

The coronavirus known as COVID-19 has killed more than 3,000 people and spread into Europe and Latin America, raising fears of a global pandemic. But in China, where the outbreak began, it took just one death to unleash...

People with severe mental illness live shorter lives – but the solution isn't simple

Mar 03, 2020 13:01 pm UTC| Health

People with severe mental illness, such as psychosis or bipolar disorder, live on average 15-20 years less than the average person which is one of the key health inequalities people face in the UK and worldwide. But...