Opinion

By Yaw Agyeman Boafo Ghana’s cities are expanding at a breathtaking pace. From Madina to Cape Coast, from Sekondi-Takoradi to Tamale, concrete infrastructure are rising, wetlands are shrinking, and open …

By P. Daniel Patterson At 7 a.m., roughly an hour before the end of my shift as a paramedic in Pittsburgh, my colleague and I were dispatched to a patient… …

By Melisa Benard-Valle Imagine walking into tall grass or working barefoot in a field … and suddenly feeling sharp pain on your foot. You’ve just been bitten by a snake.… …

By Jennifer Guthrie Norovirus outbreaks have repeatedly shadowed major international events, and the Olympics are no exception. When thousands of athletes from around the world gather in one place, attention …

By Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera, Cole J. Kennedy, and Grace C. Warren On any given night, 60,000 people in Canada will go to sleep homeless. Research estimates that more than half …

By Michel Magnan, Yetaotao Qiu, and Yu Wang Every year, millions of workers are injured or die on the job, imposing enormous human and economic costs. The socio-economic impact of… …

By Margaret McKinnon Although mass shootings and gun violence have long plagued American communities, events like yesterday’s mass shooting at a high school in northern British Columbia are rare in… …

By Anayawa Nyambe Farming is central to life in Zambia, with about 60% of the country’s labour force relying on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood or income. Seasonal rains shape …

By Emery Schubert Phil is in prep for surgery. As the anaesthetic is about to be administered, the anaesthetist says: “Oh, and by the way, during the procedure the surgical …