While scientists cannot predict how Covid-19 will end, the virus has transformed life as we know it and will continue to do so for decades to come.
Time for China and the WHO to Fess Up
The Australian government’s proposal for an independent international enquiry on the COVID 19 crisis is a much-needed constructive initiative.
China’s Ominous Coronavirus Health Threat
Chinese political authorities state that lower-ranking officials who covered up the spread of the coronavirus would be “nailed on the pillar of shame for eternity.”
Russia’s Smoking Problem
On a per capita basis, Russia trails only neighboring Belarus in cigarette consumption.
Water: A Big Challenge for Africa
Can Africa provide clean, safe water for its urban and suburban communities?
Body Mass Index (BMI): Too Crude A Tool?
The measure still used globally for obesity actually does not measure fat.
Too Much Salt: A Truly Global Health Problem
Adults consume too much salt, in a staggering 181 of 187 countries studied
TB in China: a New Epidemic of an Old Disease
How China handles drug-resistant tuberculosis will have a big effect on the problem globally.