Why it’s important to just say no to bad drug policy
In all the discussions about the proposed health care law, it was easy to overlook a statement made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on...
Why addressing loneliness in children can prevent a lifetime of loneliness...
The Republicans’ controversial effort to repeal the perhaps optimistically named Affordable Care Act because of rising premiums may be fatally stalled. But there are...
Maximizers vs. minimizers: The personality trait that may guide your medical...
Do certain people want more medical care than others do? And, does that matter?
To consider this idea, start by answering the following question: Which...
Christians in Aleppo celebrate easter for first time since city’s liberation
While the US continues to accuse Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of establishing a "dictatorship" in the country, having recently launched missile strikes on a Syrian air base, representatives...
Pharma giant plots to destroy cancer drugs to drive up prices
Aspen Pharmaceuticals, a South African drug company, plotted to drive up the prices for several of its products, including a chemotherapy drug called busulfan, a drug called Leukeran...
US hunter finds remains of giant reptile living on earth 70...
It turned out that the reptile belongs to the group of elasmosaurs known for their unusually long neck that sometimes consists of up to 76 vertebrae.
However, the skeleton found in the...
World’s oldest person dies at 117 in Italy
Morano, who held the title of world's oldest person and was the last surviving person to be born in the 19th century, passed away in her armchair in Verbania,...
How Trump’s proposed US aid cuts will affect healthcare in Africa
-As part of his proposed first budget, US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut US aid to levels not seen since...
North Korea and the dangers of Trump’s diplomacy-free Asia strategy
North Korea’s missile launches last week are an early warning that the Trump administration’s Asia strategy could end up triggering the world’s...
Trump’s Russia scandals could be about to get much, much worse
Whatever one thinks of the Trump administration’s policies, it is difficult to ignore that the new president’s tenure has so far been characterised by...
Europe’s far-right parties got a boost from Trump, but will they...
Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has provoked, exasperated, and unsettled world leaders from Mexico to Australia and the European Union headquarters in...
Trump’s ‘America first’ pledge has echoes of Rhodesia’s racist white nationalists
Donald Trump’s bleak inauguration speech has attracted attention for, among other things, employing the phrase “America first”.
The term was popularised by the famed...
