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My friend and colleague Suman Fernando, who has died aged 92, had an international reputation in the field of critical psychiatry, particularly in relation to advocating for race equity in mental health.As well as being a consultant psychiatrist in the…
続きを読むA recent winner of four Masters Games gold medals, Sawang Janpram began competing at 97 – motivated by his daughter, now 73For the 105-year-old Thai athlete Sawang Janpram, the day normally starts at 5.30am. He has a breakfast of two boiled eggs, some …
続きを読むDestroyed documents | Football shirt dilemma | Wednesday misery | Awkward advert placementAngela Blazy-O’Reilly reports that the war service of her mother was not recognised for extra pension rights, as “no records were available for [the Women’s Royal…
続きを読むTofu factory owners in Indonesia’s East Java feed their boilers with tonnes of foreign plastics each week to produce tofu sold in the regionPlastic waste from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, the US and Britain is being used to fuel tofu producti…
続きを読むDmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, first at Chornobyl and now in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan – formerly the Soviet Union’s primary nuclear weapons testing site. He teaches schoolc…
続きを読むDmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, first at Chornobyl and now in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan – formerly the Soviet Union’s primary nuclear weapons testing site. He teaches schoolc…
続きを読むDespite its links to oral cancer, people in Hainan have for centuries produced and eaten betel nuts, which give a natural high. But sales are fallingMany cities across southern China are known for the art of relaxing. Chengdu in Sichuan province is the…
続きを読むFears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced to close ‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babiesMore than 200 health facilities r…
続きを読むVast scheme aims to counter disinformation and increase awareness in country where low HPV vaccine take-up means many die from the preventable diseaseTens of thousands of doctors across India are being trained to promote the HPV vaccine, in a push to e…
続きを読むUp to 90% of young people in Taiwan have myopia but eye experts say the growing global trend can be reversedIn the final days of their eight-week bootcamp, dozens of young Taiwanese conscripts are being tested on an obstacle course. The men in full com…
続きを読むInitial suspicions of food poisoning have been ruled out but the authorities are taking no chances as they wait for lab results in the search for a cause“My daughter came to me, tugging at my shirt, and asked, ‘Baba, if we drink water, will we die too?…
続きを読むOn the road for weeks at a time, STDs are rife among lorry drivers. Now, volunteers are teaching them about safe sexAt a roadside booth, a volunteer pulls a condom over a wooden phallus. “Feel the packet first. If it feels dry, don’t use it, it’s past …
続きを読むWHO is ‘critical in protecting US business interests’, says CEO of firm that may see lean years if Trump carries out vowThe World Health Organization (WHO) could see lean years ahead if the US withdraws membership under the new Trump administration. Su…
続きを読むOften forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek treatment. Now screening and outreach work are helping tackle the diseaseTwo years ago, Honey developed a persistent cough but was afraid to go to…
続きを読む‘This is a moral and scientific imperative,’ World Health Organization says in statement marking five years since Chinese authorities first alerted to ‘viral pneumonia’ in WuhanThe World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and ac…
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