The World Health Organization has been criticized for being slow to declare a public health emergency and a pandemic as COVID-19 spread. Yale SOM’s Saed Alizamir, with Francis de Véricourt of ESMT and Shouqiang Wang of the University of Texas at Dallas, recently published a study that uses game theory to play out the tradeoffs […]
As we brace ourselves for the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus, it may be worth looking at a study carried out by the Chinese Center for Disease Control. The research, which studied the impact of the novel coronavirus, covered 44 thousand people, and tried to come to grips with the illness that shut the country […]
A study by a team of psychologists has revealed that people who self-injure often feel positively—as well as negatively—about their behavior. The findings show that though people who self-injure often do not like the way their behavior affects their lives and troubles those around them, it also helps them feel safe and secure. People who […]
Why are so many new mums getting deadly sepsis? As Chloe Delevingne reveals her terrifying experience after giving birth, RACHEL ELLIS examines a growing health menace Around 245,000 people develop sepsis in the UK each year and 52,000 die Figures show sepsis is now responsible for more deaths than cancer worldwide During pregnancy and childbirth, […]
Many Australians are reluctant to use sunscreen, even though it’s an important element in preventing the skin cancers that affect about two in three of us at some time in our lives. The Cancer Council says myths about sunscreens contribute to this reluctance. Here are 4½ sunscreen myths and what the evidence really says. Confused […]
