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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

As the world descends on Paris for the biggest show in sport, the question must be asked if the Olympic Games still hold the same

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

Neurodivergent children — those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other difference in brain functioning — face myriad issues at schools ill-equipped to help them.

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

There’s a lot of fearmongering around children and their interactions with digital technology, but the truth is more nuanced.

Under Delhi’s mountains of waste lie buried a grim social reality

Three huge landfills on Delhi’s periphery are at once eyesores and markers of unsustainable consumption.

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Gas plan sells out Australia’s future

Australia’s new gas plans continue its reliance on fossil fuel exports, contradicting its urgent need for climate change mitigation to gamble on the future.

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A revolutionary new weapon in the battle against influenza

Clinical trials of an mRNA vaccine have begun and researchers expect broadly positive outcomes in the battle against the widespread illness.

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Water worries: Indonesia and the US have plenty in common

Despite being on other sides of the planet, Jakarta and Iowa are staring down similar issues around water hygiene and supply.

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Gaslighting doctors make it harder for women with long COVID

Medical misogyny and gaslighting is having an impact on women seeking medical support for long COVID symptoms.

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Have chronic pain? You’re more likely to be a woman and less likely to be believed by doctors

Women with chronic pain want to be listened to, believed, responded to, and effectively treated. Are their cries finally being heard?

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Why have efforts to eradicate TB been so slow?

Tuberculosis is one of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases — but the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically slowed efforts to eliminate it.

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Why we’re still playing measles whack-a-mole

Measles is eliminated in some parts of the world, but it’s starting to make a comeback.

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Taking the fight against disease to mosquitoes

Many mosquito-borne diseases can best be tackled by targeting the mosquitoes that spread them.

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How nanotech could make taking insulin safer and easier

A new way of delivering oral insulin could sidestep some of the challenges people living with diabetes encounter when injecting insulin.

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How India’s sweets industry has adapted to diabetes

The link between sweets and diabetes has introduced a new challenge that sweets shops have decided to tackle head-on.

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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

Under Delhi’s mountains of waste lie buried a grim social reality

Gas plan sells out Australia’s future

A revolutionary new weapon in the battle against influenza

Water worries: Indonesia and the US have plenty in common

Gaslighting doctors make it harder for women with long COVID

Have chronic pain? You’re more likely to be a woman and less likely to be believed by doctors

Why have efforts to eradicate TB been so slow?

Why we’re still playing measles whack-a-mole

Taking the fight against disease to mosquitoes

How nanotech could make taking insulin safer and easier

How India’s sweets industry has adapted to diabetes

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