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The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off
Shutterstock Agnes Erzse, University of the Witwatersrand It is almost impossible nowadays to listen to the radio, watch TV or…
1 in 5 South African households begs for food – the link between food insecurity and mental health
Begging is a strategy often used by homeless people. Fati Moalusi/AFP via Getty Images Siphiwe Dlamini, University of the Witwatersrand…
Ageism and the pandemic: How Canada continues to let older adults suffer and die from COVID-19
Dawn ME Bowdish, McMaster University Three years into this pandemic, most Canadians have taken off their masks and many…
Eels have fascinated us for ages - now we need to stop eating them
European eel drawn by German artist Heinrich Harder for Emil Walter’s 1913 ‘Unsere süßwasserfische’. Biodiversity Heritage Library/Flickr Miguel Clavero Pineda,…
Leprosy, scabies and yaws - Togo’s neglected tropical skin diseases need attention
Scabies and other skin diseases are still common in Togo. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr Michael Head, University of Southampton; Bayaki Saka, University…
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Beans are a favourite food in Nigeria - 4 safe ways to preserve them
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TB kills 75,000 children in Africa every year: how this can stop
There have been substantial improvements in some areas of TB therapeutics. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images Graeme Hoddinott, Stellenbosch University…
Water scarcity on Nigeria’s coast is hardest on women: 6 steps to ease the burden
Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images Adenike Akinsemolu, University of Birmingham Imagine waking up before dawn every day to fetch water…
Leprosy, scabies and yaws - Togo’s neglected tropical skin diseases need attention
Scabies and other skin diseases are still common in Togo. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr Michael Head, University of Southampton; Bayaki Saka, University…
The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on Albertans. Here’s how they’re faring now
A pedestrian wearing a mask crosses a street in Calgary in November 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Michelle Maroto, University…
