Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock SARS-CoV-2 almost certainly originated in an animal. But ever since the virus infected humans the outbreak has been driven by efficient human-to-human transmission, resulting in the current pandemic. The role of animals in the ongoing spread of the virus is negligible. But does this mean we can ignoreContinue Reading
Shutterstock/De Visu Across the world, domestic abuse affects one in three women, and every three seconds, someone develops dementia. Yet despite the prevalence of both these issues, little attention is given to what happens when they are combined. As a result, older people living with dementia are often the forgottenContinue Reading
The coronavirus pandemic has inflamed existing tensions between China and the US. China blamed the US for spreading the virus across international borders while the US president, Donald Trump, continues to focus the blame on China by referring to COVID-19 as the “China virus.” Tensions between them have also mountedContinue Reading
Violence erupted allegedly along tribal lines in Port Sudan city A shopping area in Port Sudan, eastern Sudan, November 2008. Photo by Bertramz via Wikimedia CC BY 3.0. Last year, the Sudanese people held a revolution under the slogan of “freedom, peace and justice.” But until now, no peace agreementContinue Reading
Belarusians’ activism has surprised even their familiar neighbours in Lithuania Vilnius’ Cathedral Square, one of the most prominent landmarks of the capital of Lithuania. Photo by Filip Noubel, used with permission. Belarus and Lithuania share more than just a 600-km long border in the north of Central Europe. Although bothContinue Reading
Melburnians are trying to uplift people’s spirits during the pandemic Spiderman jogging in East St Kilda, a district of Melbourne. Photo courtesy of Asher Wolf, used with permission With Melbourne in a winter COVID-19 lockdown for six weeks, any ray of sunshine is especially welcome. It seems that Spiderman hasContinue Reading
The process can be stressful and traumatic for survivors. fizkes/Shutterstock Earlier this year the ruling body for the Church of England voted in favour of compensating survivors who had been sexually abused by members of the clergy. This means the church could be forced to pay out £200 million asContinue Reading
Angelina Bambina/Shutterstock On December 9 2008, 45-year-old Connie Culp became the first person in the United States, and only the fourth in the world, to receive a face transplant. Connie’s transplant took a team at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio more than 22 hours to perform and allowed her toContinue Reading
“Today I woke up late, because there was nothing I was doing,” Wilfred* wrote in his diary. Like many of his peers, the 21-year-old lacks permanent employment, seeking small amounts of cash from odd jobs carried out in the town where he lives on the northern outskirts of the KenyanContinue Reading
