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Should people suffering from mental illness be eligible for medically assisted death? Canada plans to legalize that in 2027 – a philosopher explains the core questions
In advocates’ eyes, expanding access to a medically assisted death helps people protect their autonomy at a crucial time. Eva…
Big Mood is a gloriously exuberant comedy about navigating mental health in your 30s
Big Mood starts boldly. Maggie (Nicola Coughlan) cuts a dash in a red velour leisure suit, zooming about London on…
The National Autism Strategy is urgently needed. Does the government’s new draft do enough to help those in crisis?
Shutterstock/Da Antipina Andrew Whitehouse, The University of Western Australia The Australian government released its draft National Autism Strategy yesterday. It…
SPECIAL REPORT: How machine shortage slows down Nigeria’s fight against TB
Nigeria ranks first in Africa and sixth in the world, accounting for about 4.6 per cent of the global tuberculosis…
The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised…
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The world has declared a time-out on sugar consumption. The harmful link between disease and dietary sugar was recently…
Supporting students with autism in the classroom: what teachers need to know
Students with autism often need to take a break from the demands of the classroom. from www.shutterstock.com Beth Saggers, Queensland…
TikTok is teaching the world about autism – but is it empowering autistic people or pigeonholing them?
Screenshot / Tiktok.com Sandra Jones, Australian Catholic University A quick look at some TikTok stats shows more than 38,000 posts…
We’re a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others
Samimfocus/Shutterstock Madelien Wooding, University of Pretoria and Yvette Naudé, University of Pretoria Mosquitoes contribute to the transmission of life-threatening diseases…
From deficits to a spectrum, thinking around autism has changed. Now there are calls for a ‘profound autism’ diagnosis
Shutterstock Andrew Whitehouse, The University of Western Australia A heated debate about autism was reignited after the recent publication of…
