by John McMillan | Jan 10, 2025 | Disease, Health, Virology
Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia In the last few days there have been reports of yet another infectious disease rapidly spreading in China. This time the virus is human metapneumovirus, abbreviated to HMPV. There have been claims in some media outlets that this...
by John McMillan | Jan 10, 2025 | COVID-19, Immune Response
Dr. Philip McMillan, John McMillan The scene in Chinese hospitals today brings back haunting memories of early 2020. Nurses rush between beds, faces masked but eyes revealing the strain of double-digit shifts. Parents clutch feverish children, wheelchair bound...
by admin | Jan 3, 2025 | Depression, Health
Ester Ellen Trees Bolt, University of Leeds Reflecting on my mother’s decade-long nursing career, I often wonder why so many nurses leave the profession after just a few years. In the UK, the shortage of nurses has reached alarming levels. Fewer students are enrolling...
by admin | Jan 3, 2025 | Ethics
Madeline G. Reinecke, University of Oxford What does a baby know about right and wrong? A foundational finding in moral psychology suggested that even infants have a moral sense, preferring “helpers” over “hinderers” before uttering their first word. Now, nearly 20...
by admin | Jan 3, 2025 | Aging, Health
Lorraine Besser, Middlebury Imagine it’s Monday morning, too cold and too dark, but once that alarm goes off, you know you’ve got to rally. The kids have to get to school. You’ve got to get to work. And, of course, your ever-growing to-do list hangs over your head...
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