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After the victory march: the stigma and stress associated with the ‘no’ vote had a lasting impact. Joe Castro/AAP

Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate

Our new study is a reminder of how stigma and the stress that comes with it can have long-term consequences for people’s health.
The Nutrition Facts label is designed to meet shifting dietary trends and public health goals. NoDerog/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Nutrition Facts labels have a complicated legacy – a historian explains the science and politics of translating food into information

The process of converting food into nutritional information is more than just a scientific process. It involves many political and technical compromises that continue to shape the food industry today.
Community connectors are known by various titles such as community service workers, link workers or system navigators. They are specialists in preventive and social care. (Shutterstock)

Why increasing Canada’s health budget for preventive and social care makes sense fiscally and medically

Supporting preventive and social care through investment in community connectors addresses the root cause of health issues, lowers future curative costs and provides better value for taxpayers.
Visitors walk past a sign reading ‘Stop: Extreme Heat Danger’ in Death Valley National Park during a heat wave on July 7, 2024. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images

Extreme heat is breaking global records: Why this isn’t ‘just summer,’ and what climate change has to do with it

Global temperatures have averaged at least 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than preindustrial times for over a year. Two scientists explain what that means and what humanity can do.
Snow geese are seen during their migratory movements at the Reservoir Beaudet, in Victoriaville, Que. in 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bernard Brault

Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

H5N1 is the latest evidence that climate change is altering how viruses spread and evolve. It is essential that global public health officials take these dynamics into account.

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