By David Olawade, Lecturer, Department of Allied and Public Health, School of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London
Stroke is often seen as a condition that only affects older people. Yet the incidence of stroke in older people has actually fallen in recent decades. At the same time, rates of stroke in under-55s has been on the rise.
In England, stroke incidence among 35- to 54-year-olds rose…
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By Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, Associate Academic Officer – Risk and Recovery Governance, United Nations University
Susan S. Ekoh, Senior Researcher in Environmental Governance, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
West Africa’s climate plans count physical damage but often overlook the cost of lost heritage and the community ties that disasters tear apart.
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By Jaishree Raman, Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Malaria control and elimination efforts across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are at a critical point. Over the past two years, case numbers have increased in the region. Several countries have reported reversals in hard-earned gains. People living in malaria-prone areas are at a higher risk than before.
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By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
Thomas Shortridge, Associate, Health Program, Grattan Institute
The cost of seeing a psychiatrist, paediatrician or other medical specialist is skyrocketing, and reforms are targeting low-hanging fruit. We need to think bigger.
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By Amnesty International
World leaders at COP31 in Türkiye must stop backing the fossil fuel industry and start delivering the rapid, equitable phase-out that science, human rights and international law demand, Amnesty International said today. “The world is not running out of climate warnings. It is running out of excuses. After more than 30 years of climate negotiations, […] The post COP31: World leaders must break fossil fuels’ grip on climate policy and people’s futures. appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
Polls were showing the right leading the left before the election, but National, ACT and New Zealand First all did better on the night.
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By Grant Duncan, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The final election result won’t be known for three weeks and coalition negotiations will take even longer. But it’s not correct to say ‘there’s no government’.
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By Santiago Fouz Hernández, Professor in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University
This sweeping, time-shifting epic based on an unfinished work of Federico García Lorca looks like Spain’s big contender for the Oscars in 2027.
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By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
With special votes still to come, three possible scenarios could determine who governs NZ – and whether Christopher Luxon or Chris Hipkins becomes prime minister.
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By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation
As predicted, the 2026 election was all about the maths. With National winning more electorate seats than its party vote would have delivered, and Te Pāti Māori taking five Māori seats, there is a provisional parliamentary overhang of nine or ten seats.
That means a parliamentary majority requires 65 or 66 seats, which the right bloc has on the provisional results. Even with the Opportunity Party’s provisional seven seats, the left would still not have the numbers.
However, the results are finely poised, and special…
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