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Hospital miscommunication is a leading cause of preventable harm, a new review finds.
It’s hard for ordinary people to distinguish good advice from decisively-voiced bad advice.
In this age of artificial intelligence, data tampering and genetic manipulation, it seems that the nature of fraud and deception in competitive...
A US teenager was recently reported to have developed the oddly named medical condition “popcorn lung” after vaping in secret for three years....
The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers will mean changes in how trans people in the UK access services and...
Throughout the 2024 presidential election campaign, Donald Trump denied claims he intended to shape his second administration’s policies around...
The right to social security is enshrined in several international agreements on human rights. But the UK’s system – even before the disability...
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has topped a national poll for the first time, prompting the popular Bild newspaper to carry the...
Endometriosis affects nearly 200 million people worldwide. This chronic condition is characterised by tissue resembling the lining of the womb...
India has taken the highly significant step of suspending the 1960 Indus waters treaty, which governs water sharing with Pakistan, as part of its...
After a second consecutive night of deadly Russian air attacks – against the capital Kyiv on April 23 and the eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad...
Thinktank More in Common recently published an MRP (multi-level regression with post-stratification) poll which appears to show that if there was a...
Back in 1998, Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan was widely acclaimed for the bloody realism of its opening scenes. In Warfare, co-directors...
In a survey covering the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil, a majority of people agreed that we need to drastically change the way we live and how...
Politicians and economists have been pretty vocal in their response to the ongoing saga of Donald Trump’s tariffs. But much less has been heard...
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the first Moomin tale, The Moomins and the Great Flood. In the book, Moomintroll and his friends embark on...
The Jordanian authorities have banned the Muslim Brotherhood, the largest opposition movement in the kingdom, in a major new crackdown. On...
If you’ve ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact between different...
If you’ve been unfortunate enough to scroll through TikTok lately, the algorithm may have convinced you that cortisol, your body’s main stress...
On February 18, contamination in the Kafue river, Zambia, led to a mass death of fish. Its water turned a deathly grey and adjacent farmland was...
If you or someone you love finds it difficult to stand up from the toilet without using your hands, it might seem like a small issue. But in health...
I met Pope Francis in 2016. It was part of a symposium of the former Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People (now recast by Francis as...
Politically motivated attacks, carried out by lone individuals lacking direct affiliation with any terrorist group, have become more common in...
Editor’s note: The Conversation learned after publishing this podcast that one of the interviewees, Igor Sacramento, passed away in late April. He...
Running a marathon is no small feat. Athletes can expect to cover between 50-60,000 steps, burn over 3,000 calories and expel multiple litres of...
When a significant international public figure like Pope Francis dies, the world seems to pause. Tributes pour in, flags lower, candles flicker in...
Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in 2023 that he had been...
“The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.” These aren’t the words of a radical sociologist or rogue...
It’s getting hard to figure out who all the US-sponsored talks over ending the conflict in Ukraine are supposed to benefit. Listening to Donald...
Donald Trump has threatened to walk away from the Ukraine peace talks if there is no progress soon. The implicit threat here is that the US will no...
Warning: contains minor spoilers for Dying for Sex. When Molly (Michelle Williams) learns that her breast cancer has returned and time is now...
The Turner prize is the world’s most prestigious award for contemporary art. Named after the renowned British painter J.M.W. Turner, the prize used...
India is in mourning after 26 tourists were killed on April 22 in a resort in picturesque Pahalgam. The massacre is considered to be the deadliest...
The horrific targeted attack by militants in Kashmir on April 22, which killed at least 25 Indian tourists and one Nepalese national and injured...
Euthanasia has been legal in Belgium since mid-2002, and in the past two decades, the number of reported cases has risen sharply. In 2003, only 236...
After 124 years as a familiar fixture to generations of customers, there will no longer be a place for WH Smith on UK high streets. Modella Capital...
Even if you’re a runner, you may not have heard the term “Jeffing” before. It’s a method of alternating between running and walking and it’s...
The early morning light spills over the raised beds of a thriving community garden in Harlem, New York. It’s a Saturday, and people of all ages...
Have you ever thrown something in the recycling bin, hoping it’s recyclable? Maybe a toothpaste tube, bubble wrap or plastic toy labelled “eco-...
Netflix’s hit drama, Adolescence, has reignited debates about the impact of the manosphere and violence against women. Many of the responses focus...
In the emotionally complex world of dementia care, communication is more than just what we say – it’s how we say it. Terms of endearment like...
In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China’s sun-scorched plains: “Heaven has gone blind!” Thousands of starving...
The UK government is about to host a summit with the International Energy Agency (IEA) on the future of energy security. It does so as the world...
UK journalism has a class problem. This statement will not surprise most people familiar with UK newsrooms. What is astonishing, though, is the...
The role of journalists has been changing for some time now. Due to the rise of social media, journalists no longer hold the monopoly on informing...
With the lineup of the upcoming celebrity series of The Traitors recently leaked online, people are once again debating the best strategies that...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often hailed as the defining technology of the 21st century, shaping everything from economic growth to national...
Brown rice contains more arsenic than white rice, according to a recent study from the US. Understandably, that might sound alarming. After all,...
The role of journalists has been changing for some time now. Due to the rise of social media, journalists no longer hold the monopoly on informing...
A few days ago, in a move that attracted international attention, the White House threatened to strip Harvard University of US$2 billion (£1.5...