Health

The COVID-19 Cash Out

2020-03-22

While Chinese authorities have been destroying banknotes that have potentially come into contact with the coronavirus, Western countries remain woefully behind not just in their response to the pandemic

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Coronavirus is the ultimate test for Iran's social and political system

2020-03-18

Simmering restlessness could transform into unrest driven by the poor, who are prepared to fight for their survival

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Policy Action for a Healthy Global Economy

2020-03-18

The case for a coordinated and synchronized global fiscal stimulus is becoming stronger by the hour.

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Coronavirus Plagues America

2020-03-17

For the first time in living history, the headlines after a major presidential primary night weren’t focused on the election.

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As Coronavirus Spreads, Iranian Doctors Fear the Worst

2020-03-11

Irans political and economic isolation has not stopped COVID-19—but sanctions are threatening to turn an outbreak into a catastrophe.

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A Stress Test for Public Health Systems

2020-03-11

Now that the coronavirus has gone global, markets are swooning and the weaknesses of national health systems are being revealed. Like the slower-moving crisis of antimicrobial resistance, the pandemic should alert governments to the need for significantly

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The U.S. Government Is Vulnerable to Virus Chaos

2020-03-06

Reshaping institutions and funding can help save lives.

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When Viruses Turn Political

2020-02-15

As the coronavirus continues to spread, the public must rely on international cooperation among governments to fight the disease effectively. But mounting pressures on political leaders risk pushing them toward more nationalistic short-term measures that

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One mans 10-year experiment to record every moment

2019-12-11

A Spanish scientist records all his activities so he can learn how to live more effectively. But what do you gain from forensically tracking every part of your day?

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In deprived areas, depression hits men harder

2019-12-01

One study suggests in low income areas, males have poorer mental health than women.

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How the world came to run on coffee

2019-10-15

Coffee was once a little-known delicacy used to aid religious rituals.

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The truth about eating Eggs

2019-09-24

Are eggs helpful to our health… or a cause of heart disease? BBC Future examines the evidence.

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The Biomedicine Threat

2019-09-18

Rapid advances in biotechnology demand additional regulations to keep experiments safe, control the spread of potentially dangerous knowledge

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Why stress is dangerous and how to avoid its effects

2019-08-25

Are we really more stressed than ever before? In an essay based on her recent book Stress-Proof?

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Your Pillows Might Be Killing Your Neck

2019-03-23

After waking up with a searing pain that radiates down to my shoulders, I hunt for the culprit.

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Feeding the Ten Billion

2019-02-06

Our diets are becoming less healthy, and global food production is increasingly unsustainable. A new report suggests that the planet can sustainably provide a healthy diet for ten billion people in the future...

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The Return of a Forgotten Killer

2018-02-22

Tuberculosis was one of the worlds greatest preoccupations. Consumption, as it was known, killed indiscriminately

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Google Retinal Scans Predict Heart Attacks

2018-02-21

Most cardiovascular risk calculators use some combination of these parameters to identify patients risks

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The Startling Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer's

2018-01-28

A high-carb diet, and the attendant high blood sugar, are associated with cognitive decline.

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Power Causes Brain Damage

2017-06-20

Over time, leaders lose mental capacities most notably for reading other people that were essential to their rise

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Poisoning the Earth and Our Health

2016-05-29

Why the world must find an antidote to the deadly menace of lead acid batteries

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Cancer deaths rose during the recession. But why?

2016-05-28

Increases in the unemployment rate were associated with additional cancer deaths except in countries with universal health care

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Mental Health in the Middle East

2016-05-25

Wars and terrorism are stressful. The traumatised have nowhere to turn

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