Tag: Society
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The end of animal testing? Human-organs-on-chips win Design of the Year
They may look like humble little blocks, but these miracle devices could end animal testing, revolutionise the development of new drugs – and lead us into a world of entirely personalised medicine
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Climate change threatens 50 years of progress in global health, study says
But slashing fossil fuel use also presents greatest global opportunity to improve people’s health in 21st century, says Lancet and UCL commission
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Wasting water is a luxury we can no longer afford
Worrying about how much water to drink each day is misleading – our real problem is the growing shortage that threatens four billion people on Earth
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Fossil fuels are the new tobacco when it comes to health risk
Letters: We call on the Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation to divest from the fossil fuel industry and show the leadership we, as future health professionals, need to bring about a healthier economy
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All aboard San Francisco’s hipster bus for leather seats, Wi-Fi and iced coffee
New private bus service Leap boasts spacious seating, a general air of calm cleanliness and a steward serving coffee, cold-pressed juices and granola bars. With tickets costing almost three times as much as the regular bus, is it a welcome new addition to the marketplace or a step towards two-tier transit?
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From antibiotics to fossil fuels: the inconvenient truth about sustainability
Humanity has spent the last century creating life-changing luxuries. Here’s why our next move should be learning how to wean ourselves off these wonders