Archive - Overmatter

Nationalism in an age of pandemics

America wants to leave the WHO. This will make it, and rest of the world, less safe. All for a saving of $126m

Jan 27 •

June 2024

Dial M for malaria

New tools for tackling malaria are arriving, including an exciting new vaccine. But will the world pay for them?

Jun 11, 2024 •

March 2024

One mother’s battle to save her daughter's life may change the way that medicines are made in Britain, and the rest of the world

Mar 27, 2024 •

September 2023

Of microbes and mental health

Common childhood infections can sometimes cause psychiatric conditions

Sep 28, 2023 •

August 2023

Can AI's help us be better parents?

Stuck to know the best thing to say to your kids? LLMs have answers.

Aug 28, 2023 •

June 2023

Does drinking tea reduce senior moments?

Scientists wonder if flavanols are nutrients for ageing brains. New research on these plant compounds adds to growing evidence of the strong links…

Jun 2, 2023 •

April 2023

Join me on Notes

A new place to connect

Apr 12, 2023 •

The pandemic cartoons

Recalling humour in bleak times

Apr 9, 2023 •

February 2023

Pandemic tail, and feather, risk

How should we think about the risks of the next pandemic?

Feb 28, 2023 •

January 2023

Doing drugs at Davos

The elite ponder the emergence of psychedelic medicines

Jan 12, 2023 •

November 2022

Race for the bottom

The Brazilian Butt Lift does a pivot

Nov 17, 2022 •

October 2022

What not to eat

There are too many wrong ideas about what humans should consume

Oct 13, 2022 •

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