On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The ongoing outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is not only being exacerbated by militia group fighting and humanitarianContinue Reading
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voronaman/Shutterstock For most people, a hot summer’s day is uncomfortable. For someone with scarred lungs, it can become a medical risk. People living with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are especially vulnerable during extreme heat. As climate change drives more frequent and intense heatwaves, people with ILD will need better protectionContinue Reading
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Brain changes that can eventually lead to dementia may begin many years before anyone notices symptoms such as memory problems, missed appointments or difficulty finding words. This is where blood biomarkers are becoming important. Biomarkers are measurable signs of biological activity in the body. In dementia research, some blood biomarkersContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Serious concerns have been raised regarding the “unrestricted availability of alcohol” on delivery apps following the death of a 28-year-old manContinue Reading
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email A billion more people are now exposed to dangerous levels of heat stress than they were in the 1970s, scientists have found, with Africa experiencingContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Hundreds of babies and mothers died or were harmed due to “deeply embedded” systemic failures and “cruel” care spanning more thanContinue Reading
Halfpoint/Shutterstock On a busy hospital ward, a nurse says “wonderful, wonderful” as a patient with dementia completes a task. It sounds simple, but moments like this can play an important role in how care gets done. Building on my doctoral research, a recent study I co-authored with colleagues examines howContinue Reading
