Who’s smoking now, and why it matters
Since the 1964 Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, adult smoking prevalence has dropped by two-thirds, from 43 per cent to 14 per cent.
The US was not prepared for a pandemic – free market capitalism and government deregulation may be to blame
Spending on health care in the US, including on hospitals, medications and private insurance, has more than tripled in the past 60 years.
I’m an infectious disease doctor. Yes, I’m vaccinating our 5-year-old against Covid-19. Here is why you should too
The risk of children getting very sick or dying with Covid-19 is low, but the relative risk of severe outcomes and death that kids face when they acquire Covid-19 is extremely high.
The World Bank and IMF are using flawed logic in their quest to do away with the informal sector
Tax evasion does indeed exist, including in a subset of the informal economy.
What the coronavirus does to your body that makes it so deadly
Every coronavirus infection starts with a virus particle, a spherical shell that protects a single long string of genetic material and inserts it into a human cell.
Traffic jams are contagious. Understanding how they spread can help make them less common
Today, the most advanced method to measure and monitor traffic in cities uses anonymous location data from mobile phones with sophisticated mathematical and computer simulation models.
Nairobi’s new expressway may ease traffic woes
Once completed, the four-lane dual carriageway will run over 27km, linking Mlolongo town in Machakos county and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
Kenya’s mega-railway project leaves society more unequal than before
Contrary to the government’s promises of prosperity, Kenya’s mega-railway is heading down the wrong track of development.
COP26: How the world’s militaries hide their huge carbon emissions
Despite the outsized role of militaries, we know surprisingly little about their emissions. This is remarkable given their reach and fossil fuel dependency.
Gene commonly found in south Asian people affects Covid severity – new study
In 2020, the first genetic studies showed that there were indeed genetic differences that resulted in higher risk of severe Covid.
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