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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

Using fun elements such as challenges, goals and rewards, games are playing a significant role in learning, lifestyle management and disease awareness.

The battle to reduce road deaths

In the move to a more sustainable and safer future, tackling road accident injuries and fatalities will require a more concerted effort.

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Cyber scams are rising globally, targeting the vulnerable, especially youth. Understanding tactics and regional efforts is key to a safer cyberspace.

Healthier employees make better workplaces

Countries can conduct research to reveal employees’ specific strengths and weaknesses to implement tailormade and holistic wellness programmes.

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Arsenic kills by stealth in India’s villages

Public health interventions have been few and far between to check the continuing ravages of arsenic poisoning in India.

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Asbestos: Singapore’s toxic past is catching up with it

The number of cancer cases in Singapore is on the rise even though the hazardous material was banned more than 30 years ago.

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How childcare could better include neurodiverse children

It’s time the early childhood education sector’s approach to inclusion was overhauled — and the Productivity Commission’s new recommendations are a good start.

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Menopause usually isn’t a time of poor mental health

Most women don’t experience poor mental health during menopause, but more could be done for those at increased risk of developing mental health conditions.

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Bringing treatments for lupus into the 21st century

Common steroid treatments for the autoimmune disease lupus can cause as many problems as they solve, but researchers are close to finding a viable alternative.

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Italy leads the world in screening for celiac disease

Celiac disease is common but often undetected. Researchers are looking at ways to make the disease both easier to diagnose and easier to treat.

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The hunt for a signature of MS relapse

Being able to more easily detect when a MS patient is experiencing a relapse of their disease will help the doctors caring for and treating them.

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How the bugs in your gut affect your immune system

As we learn more about the links between our gut microbiomes and autoimmune disease, it’s hoped new insights will also offer new ways to treat these disorders.

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Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

It’s estimated one in five of us will develop an autoimmune disease at some stage of our lives. We need better ways to treat them.

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Why some problem gamblers can’t cut their losses

Understanding why chronic gamblers chase wins could help develop strategies to better control their behaviour.

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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

The battle to reduce road deaths

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Healthier employees make better workplaces

Arsenic kills by stealth in India’s villages

Asbestos: Singapore’s toxic past is catching up with it

How childcare could better include neurodiverse children

Menopause usually isn’t a time of poor mental health

Bringing treatments for lupus into the 21st century

Italy leads the world in screening for celiac disease

The hunt for a signature of MS relapse

How the bugs in your gut affect your immune system

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

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