By Wenzhong Huang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Shandy (Shanshan) Li, Professor and Deputy Head, Climate, Air Quality Research Unit, and Group Leader of Children’s Environmental Health Research, Monash University
Yuming Guo, Distinguished Professor of Global Environmental Health and Biostatistics, and Head of the Monash Climate, Air Quality Research Unit, Monash University
Tropical cyclones can be even more deadly – and for a wider range of reasons – than we ever thought.
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By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
There is a lack of regulation across Australia when it comes to e-bike use, with young riders often paying the price.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A sign on the House steps of the US Capitol on September 30, 2025. © 2025 Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Photo (November 5, 2025) – The US Congress’ failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance threatens the right to health and financial security of millions of people, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America said today. As open enrollment for private health insurance purchased through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) government-operated marketplaces began on November 1, 2025, millions of households will no longer be able to afford health…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Children watch news reports about the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border, in Sisaket province in northeastern Thailand, July 27, 2025. © 2025 loy Phutpheng/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Photo (Bangkok) – Cambodian authorities have arbitrarily arrested and charged at least 16 people for expressing their views on social media about the Thai-Cambodia border conflict in July and August 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.The authorities charged most of those arrested with incitement under articles 494 and 495 of Cambodia’s Criminal Code, which carries up to 2 years…
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
UN agencies are stepping up relief operations to help civilians fleeing the escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state, where fighting has triggered widespread abuses and mass displacement, Deputy UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters in New York on Wednesday.
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By Aili Langford, Pharmacist, Lecturer, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney
Christine Lin, Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
When the risks of taking prescribed opioids outweigh the benefits, it’s time to reduce your dose or stop. New research shows how to do this safely.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
The push to put social justice at the heart of global policymaking took centre stage at the Second World Summit for Social Development on Wednesday, as leaders gathered for a high-level forum to drive coordinated action in delivering the newly adopted Doha Political Declaration.
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By Judy Fudge, Professor Emeritus, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University
Canadian universities must take action to ensure decent work for garment factory workers who make their students’ hoodies. They can do this by affiliating with the Worker Rights Consortium.
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By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
You may not give much thought to your armpits, apart from checking whether they need another swipe of deodorant. But this small, often overlooked patch of skin is one of the body’s busiest crossroads. Beneath those folds lies a complex network of glands, nerves and lymph nodes that keep you cool, fight infection and even influence how you smell to others.
The armpit’s design allows flexibility and free movement of the arm, while serving as a vital passageway for blood…
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By Louise Gentle, Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
Animals in children’s stories are often depicted as living in neat mum, dad and children family units. Examples include Fantastic Mr Fox, 101 Dalmatians and, more recently, Peppa Pig and Bluey. But, this might leave people feeling like outsiders if they don’t come from a traditional nuclear family set-up.
In reality, there is a huge diversity in what family looks like within the animal kingdom.
In biparental…
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