There are over 1 billion disabled people in the world (WHO, 2011), making up around 15% of the global population, a community that has grown as a consequence of the…Read More >
public health
Time for the UK to say goodbye to drive-throughs: for the sake of our environment, our health – and our culture
Drive-throughs – services that let people order and collect food and drink without needing to leave their cars – are designed with convenience in mind. Whether it’s oppressively hot, uncomfortably cold,…Read More >
Nipah virus: could it cause the next pandemic?
The severe and devastating consequences of the coronavirus pandemic were undoubtedly made worse by a substantial lack of pandemic preparedness, with the exception of East and South East Asia, which…Read More >
What can the Black Death tell us about the global economic consequences of a pandemic?
If history is anything to go by, there will be both economic winners and losers from the current public health emergency, writes Professor Adrian Bell in a new post for…Read More >
Spreading the word about snakebite
While most of us were tucking into our Christmas dinners, Dr Sakthi Vaiyapuri was travelling around southern India teaching people how to avoid being bitten by venomous snakes. He talked…Read More >
