Why floods are bad for your health
The damage done by cyclones extends far beyond damaging winds. Often the flooding that follows affects more than properties: flooding is also bad for our health.
Tag: Health
Echidna CSI: Echidna Conservation Science Initiative
You can help researchers learn more about echidnas – where they are, what they are doing and if they are healthy.
First draft of the human pangenome
Moving on from having sequenced the human genomes from the first time 20 years ago, now we have the first draft of the human pangenome – a much more diverse collection of 47 distinct genomes from different ancestral backgrounds.
Leave your ear wax alone!
Do you dig out your ear wax? Don’t! The old adage that nothing smaller than your elbow goes into your ear is absolutely true.
Linking Data Today for a Better Tomorrow
The Population Health Research Network answers really important questions about our health and wellbeing and I was privileged to work on their Investment Plan 2023-2028, which is now available.
Dogs can smell when you’re stressed
Dogs love to sniff and smell their environment and that includes us humans. To them, we smell different when we are stressed.
Get up, get out and get moving
Do you meet the exercise guidelines each week? If you do, it can help reduce your mortality risk.
Bulldogs face breeding ban in the UK
Some people think bulldogs are cute, with their smooshed-up faces and wrinkly skin. But British vets are asking people to stop buying them until their serious health issues can be addressed.