The Economist | Apr 10th 2021 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/04/08/with-millions-vaccinated-rare-side-effects-of-jabs-are-emerging

COVID-19: Finding what works

The Economist | Mar 27th 2021 https://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2021/03/23/well-conceived-drug-trials-have-saved-hundreds-of-thousands-of-lives

leading covid-19 vaccines have similarly high efficacy

The Economist | Mar 6th 2021 https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/03/06/new-data-show-that-leading-covid-19-vaccines-have-similarly-high-efficacy

when covid-19 vaccines meet the new variants of the virus

The Economist | Feb 13th 2021 https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/02/13/when-covid-19-vaccines-meet-the-new-variants-of-the-virus

more covid-19 vaccines pass clinical trials

The Economist | Jan 29th 2021 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/01/29/more-covid-19-vaccines-pass-clinical-trials

how fast can vaccination against covid-19 make a difference

The Economist | Jan 23rd 2021 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/01/23/how-fast-can-vaccination-against-covid-19-make-a-difference

two arthritis medicines prove effective for covid-19

The Economist | Jan 16th 2021 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/01/14/two-arthritis-medicines-prove-effective-for-covid-19

what the new variants of covid-19 mean for human health

The Economist | Jan 2nd 2021 https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/01/02/what-the-new-variants-of-covid-19-mean-for-human-health

evidence mounts: a new coronavirus variant is more transmissible

The Economist | Dec 23rd 2020 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/12/23/evidence-mounts-a-new-coronavirus-variant-is-more-transmissible

a new coronavirus variant may derail pandemic-control efforts

The Economist | Dec 20th 2020 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/12/20/a-new-coronavirus-variant-may-derail-pandemic-control-efforts

Europe prepares for its first batches of covid-19 vaccines

The Economist | Dec 10th 2020 https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/12/10/europe-prepares-for-its-first-batches-of-covid-19-vaccines

america’s vaccine roll-out plans

The Economist | Nov 26th 2020 https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/11/28/america-will-be-the-first-country-to-roll-out-a-covid-19-vaccine

the world in 2021: what to expect in year two of the pandemic

The Economist | Nov 17th 2020 https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/17/what-to-expect-in-year-two-of-the-pandemic

the world in 2021: what does it take to make a new habit stick?

The Economist | Nov 17th 2020 https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/17/what-does-it-take-to-make-a-new-habit-stick

the world in 2021: new treatments for covid-19 are on the way

The Economist | Nov 17th 2020 https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/17/new-treatments-for-covid-19-are-on-the-way

fast tests for covid-19 are coming

The Economist | Nov 14th 2020 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/11/14/fast-tests-for-covid-19-are-coming

the second wave of covid-19 has sent much of europe back into lockdown

The Economist | Nov 7th 2020 with a team of Economist foreign correspondents https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/11/07/the-second-wave-of-covid-19-has-sent-much-of-europe-back-into-lockdown

should covid be left to spread among the young and healthy

The Economist | Oct 21st 2020 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/10/21/should-covid-be-left-to-spread-among-the-young-and-healthy

how sweden hopes to prevent a second wave of covid-19

The Economist | October 10th 2020 https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/10/10/how-sweden-hopes-to-prevent-a-second-wave-of-covid-19

when covid-19 becomes a chronic illness

The Economist | August 22nd 2020 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/08/22/when-covid-19-becomes-a-chronic-illness

hard questions as scientists and governments seek covid-19 vaccines

The Economist | August 8th 2020 with Callum Williams https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/08/08/hard-questions-as-scientists-and-governments-seek-covid-19-vaccines

the new hotspots: curbing the covid-19 comeback in europe

The Economist | August 1st 2020 https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/08/01/curbing-the-covid-19-comeback-in-europe

covid-19 is here to stay: the new normal

The Economist | July 4th 2020 with a team of Economist foreign correspondents https://www.economist.com/international/2020/07/04/covid-19-is-here-to-stay-the-world-is-working-out-how-to-live-with-it

a cheap steroid cuts deaths from covid-19

The Economist | June 16th 2020 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/06/16/a-cheap-steroid-cuts-deaths-from-severe-covid-19

how covid-19 kills

The Economist | June 6th 2020 https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/06/06/how-sars-cov-2-causes-disease-and-death-in-covid-19

the risk of covid-19 is not uniform: that calls for fine-tuning of measures to stop the disease

The Economist | May 21st 2020 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/05/21/the-risk-of-severe-covid-19-is-not-uniform

is sweden’s approach to covid-19 wise or reckless?

The Economist | May 16th 2020 https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/05/16/is-swedens-approach-to-covid-19-wise-or-reckless

covid-19 lockdowns: governments are starting to ease restrictions

The Economist | April 16th 2020 with a team of Economist foreign correspondents https://www.economist.com/international/2020/04/16/governments-are-starting-to-ease-restrictions

how important is “silent spreading” in the covid-19 epidemic

The Economist | April 11th 2020 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/04/11/how-important-is-silent-spreading-in-the-covid-19-epidemic

the hard choices covid policymakers face

The Economist | April 4th 2020 with Callum Williams https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/04/04/the-hard-choices-covid-policymakers-face

CROWDSOURCING TO FIGHT COVID-19

The Economist | March 26th 2020 with Natasha Loder https://www.economist.com/international/2020/03/26/crowdsourcing-to-fight-covid-19

Covid comparisons: why germany’s death rate looks better than italy’s

The Economist | March 26th 2020 with Tom Nuttall https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/03/26/why-does-germanys-death-rate-look-better-than-italys

Covid deaths: where will it be worst?

The Economist | March 12th 2020 https://www.economist.com/international/2020/03/12/fatality-rates-for-covid-19-could-vary-enormously

covid-19: flattening the curve

The Economist | Feb 27th 2020 with Henry Curr and John Hooper https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/02/29/covid-19-is-now-in-50-countries-and-things-will-get-worse

covid-19: the world is getting ready. poor countries are especially vulnerable

The Economist | Feb 22nd 2020 incl. reporting by Liam Taylor and Olivia Acland https://www.economist.com/international/2020/02/22/experts-predict-that-covid-19-will-spread-more-widely

how do you contain a global epidemic such as coronavirus?

The Economist | Jan 30th 2020 https://www.economist.com/international/2020/01/30/how-do-you-contain-a-global-epidemic-such-as-coronavirus

back pain: why are better approaches to treatment so slow to spread?

The Economist | Jan 18th 2020 https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/01/18/back-pain-is-a-massive-problem-which-is-badly-treated

The World in 2020: drinking is going out of style

The Economist World In 2020 edition | January 2020 https://worldin.economist.com/edition/2020/article/17315/drinking-going-out-style

The World in 2020: the changing face of nursing

The Economist World In 2020 edition | January 2020 https://theworldin.economist.com/edition/2020/article/17519/florence-nightingale-and-changing-face-nursing

tuberculosis kills more people than any other pathogenic illness

The Economist | Dec 18th 2019 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/12/14/tuberculosis-kills-more-people-than-any-other-pathogenic-illness

china’s pharmaceuticals industry is growing up

The Economist | Sept 28th 2019 with Stephanie Studer https://www.economist.com/business/2019/09/28/chinas-pharmaceuticals-industry-is-growing-up

a dire scarcity of drugs is worsening, in part because they are too cheap

The Economist | Sept 14th 2019 https://www.economist.com/international/2019/09/14/a-dire-scarcity-of-drugs-is-worsening-in-part-because-they-are-so-cheap

africa is on the verge of being declared polio free

The Economist | Aug 22nd 2019 https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/08/22/africa-is-on-the-verge-of-being-declared-polio-free

what if antibiotics stop working: an imagined scenario from 2041

The Economist | July 6th 2019 https://www.economist.com/the-world-if/2019/07/06/what-if-antibiotics-stop-working

will transparent pricing make america’s health care cheaper?

The Economist | June 29th 2019 https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/06/29/will-transparent-pricing-make-americas-health-care-cheaper

measles is often spread by adults

The Economist | May 25th 2019 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/05/25/measles-is-often-spread-by-adults

the slim rewards for antibiotics make them a risky business

The Economist | May 2nd 2019 https://www.economist.com/business/2019/05/04/antibiotics-biotech-firms-are-struggling

new york’s measles outbreak puts vaccination rules on the spot

The Economist | Apr 17th 2019 (with Rosemarie Ward) https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/04/20/new-yorks-measles-outbreak-puts-vaccination-rules-on-the-spot

kidney donors are wanted, dead or alive

The Economist | Apr 13th 2019 https://www.economist.com/international/2019/04/13/kidney-donors-are-wanted-dead-or-alive

the silver lining of america’s opioid tragedy

The Economist | Apr 13th 2019 https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/04/13/the-silver-lining-of-americas-opioid-tragedy

what disasters reveal about mental-health care

The Economist | Mar 16th 2019 https://www.economist.com/international/2019/03/16/what-disasters-reveal-about-mental-health-care

measles outbreaks in america are getting harder to contain

The Economist | Mar 9th 2019 https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/03/09/measles-outbreaks-in-america-are-getting-harder-to-contain

europe’s vast new anti-bogus-drugs system

The Economist | Feb 7th 2019 https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/02/09/europes-vast-new-anti-bogus-drugs-system-will-not-find-many

why dutch hospitals are so good at beating superbugs

The Economist | Jan 26th 2019 https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/01/26/why-dutch-hospitals-are-so-good-at-beating-superbugs

hospital prices in america are now public

The Economist | Jan 10th 2019 https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/01/12/hospital-prices-are-now-public

police in britain are recording more domestic abuse against men

The Economist | Dec 13th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/12/13/police-are-recording-more-domestic-abuse-against-men

progress on eradicating polio has stalled

The Economist | Dec 6th 2018 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/12/08/progress-on-eradicating-polio-has-stalled

how italy’s notoriously uncompetitive pharmacies rip off new parents

The Economist | Nov 15th 2018 https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/11/17/a-study-measures-the-cost-of-lack-of-competition

the health detectives on the trail of measles outbreaks

The Economist | Oct 20th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/10/20/the-health-detectives-on-the-trail-of-measles-outbreaks

is grooming children for sex a disproportionately asian crime

The Economist | Oct 25th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/10/25/is-grooming-children-for-sex-a-disproportionately-asian-crime

spice is throwing up problems not seen with other drugs

The Economist | Sept 27th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/09/29/spice-is-throwing-up-problems-not-seen-with-other-drugs

the nhs genomic service could transform medicine

The Economist | Sept 27th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/09/29/the-nhs-genomic-service-could-transform-medicine

british hospitals are having a dementia-friendly makeover

The Economist | Sept 13th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/09/13/british-hospitals-are-having-a-dementia-friendly-makeover

the puzzle of britain’s unhappy girls

The Economist | August 30th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/08/30/the-puzzle-of-britains-unhappy-girls

anti-vax fears drive a measles outbreak in europe

The Economist | August 25th 2018 https://www.economist.com/europe/2018/08/25/anti-vax-fears-drive-a-measles-outbreak-in-europe

wood-burning stoves, the picturesque polluters

The Economist | August 25th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/08/25/wood-burning-stoves-the-picturesque-polluters

No end in sight for the homeless

The Economist | August 18th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/08/18/no-end-in-sight-for-the-homeless

a shortage of nurses calls for the recruiting of more men

The Economist | August 18th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/08/18/a-shortage-of-nurses-calls-for-the-recruiting-of-more-men

body-worn cameras are spreading beyond the police

The Economist | July 28th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/07/28/body-worn-cameras-are-spreading-beyond-the-police

as temperatures rise, english lawyers' costumes look odder than ever

The Economist | July 7th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/07/07/as-temperatures-rise-english-lawyers-costumes-look-odder-than-ever

why britain's hospitals are waging a war on pyjamas

The Economist | June 14th 2018 https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/06/14/why-britains-hospitals-are-waging-a-war-on-pyjamas

A new breed of german startups

The Economist | June 16th 2018 https://www.economist.com/business/2018/06/16/a-new-breed-of-german-startups

A long overdue disruption in menstrual products

The Economist | March 31st 2018 https://www.economist.com/news/business/21739765-ninety-years-tampon-women-are-getting-more-choice-long-overdue-disruption

the menace of lead poisoning

The Economist | February 24th 2018 https://www.economist.com/news/international/21737253-paint-laced-lead-lingers-rich-countries-and-still-being-manufactured-poor

gender quotas on corporate boards in europe

The Economist | February 17th 2018 https://www.economist.com/news/business/21737079-gender-quotas-board-level-europe-have-done-little-boost-corporate-performance-or

south-to-south investment is rising sharply

The Economist | February 8th 2018 https://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21736545-encouraging-trend-would-be-even-more-marked-if-governments-got-out

life expectancy in america has declined for two years in a row

The Economist | January 4th 2018 https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21733980-thats-not-really-meant-happen-developed-countries-life-expectancy-america-has

pill magic: contraception does even more good in poor countries than thought

The Economist | December 7th 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21732139-study-shows-its-availability-raises-female-school-attendance-contraception

perceptions of surgeons' abilities: doctors have a rosier view of male than of female surgeons

The Economist | November 24th 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21731719-so-female-surgeons-get-fewer-opportunities-build-their-skills-doctors-have

Toastmasters: wine making-existed at least 500 years earlier than previously known

The Economist | November 16th 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21731456-viticulture-was-big-business-ancient-caucasus-wine-making-existed-least

having it all: the gender pay gap that still needs to be closed

The Economist | October 7th 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21730010-making-it-easier-combine-family-and-work-would-help-both-men-and-women-gender-pay-ga

the gender pay gap: women still earn a lot less than men. why?

(with Sacha Nauta) | The Economist | October 7th 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/international/21729993-women-still-earn-lot-less-men-despite-decades-equal-pay-laws-why-gender

houses divided: sharing chores at home

The Economist | October 5th 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/international/21729994-houses-divided

academic sexism:research suggests students are biased against female lecturers

The Economist | September 21st 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21729426-how-long-does-prejudice-last-research-suggests-students-are-biased-against

A painful puzzle: is pregnancy in america much deadlier than in other rich countries?

The Economist | August 5th 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21725832-question-harder-answer-you-might-think-pregnancy-america-much-deadlier

the gender pay gap: wider at the top, narrower at the bottom

The Economist | July 27th 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/business/21725586-wider-top-narrower-bottom-wage-gap-between-men-and-women-varies-depending

progress paused: the decline in mortality among black babies has stopped

The Economist | July 15th 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21725027-reason-remains-mystery-decline-mortality-among-black-babies-has-stopped

up in smoke: how to cut smoking in poor countries

The Economist | June 1st 2017 https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21722828-recipe-get-people-quit-well-known-why-are-so-many-governments-ignoring-it-how

surrogacy: help wanted

The Economist | May 13th 2017 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21721926-many-feminists-and-religious-leaders-regard-it-exploitation-demand-surrogacy

obamacare and after: even with insurance,american medical care can be ruinous

The Economist | April 20th 2017 http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21721220-arm-and-leg-treatment-even-insurance-american-medical-care-can-be-ruinous

vaccines: taking stock

The Economist | April 1st 2017 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21719779-new-research-asks-how-often-vaccines-are-exposed-temperatures-below-lower

women in research: fairer than it was

The Economist | March 11th 2017 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21718478-new-report-says-females-are-catching-up-science-remains-male-dominated

international divorce: unhappily ever after

The Economist | February 18th 2017 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21716991-parents-can-face-lengthy-court-battles-or-become-permanently-estranged-their

foreign aid and abortion: gag reflex

The Economist | January 26th 2017 http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21715736-global-gag-rule-likely-hit-fight-against-hiv-aids-policy-intended-cut

emigration in Eastern Europe: the old countries

The Economist | January 19th 2017 http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21714999-eus-newest-members-face-economic-decline-unless-they-woo-back-workers-or-recruit-immigrants

abortion: how to make it rarer

(with Stephanie Studer and Kerin Hope) | The Economist | December 3rd 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21711025-bans-and-restrictions-do-not-work-superior-birth-control-does-how-make-abortion-rarer

all together now: why research papers have so many authors

The Economist | November 24th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21710792-scientific-publications-are-getting-more-and-more-names-attached-them-why

informality in Latin America: casual mondays to fridays

The Economist | October 22nd 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21709073-high-cost-joining-formal-sector-casual-mondays-fridays

resistance to antibiotics: the other global drugs problem

The Economist | September 24th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21707519-neglected-health-problem-debated-un-other-global-drugs-problem

the zika virus: a mystery no more

The Economist | September 17th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21707184-scientists-have-learned-great-deal-about-zika-outbreak-began-now

in vitro fertilisation: an arm and a leg for a fertisized egg

The Economist | August 26th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21705676-doctors-have-spent-decades-trying-make-ivf-more-effective-now-they-are-trying-make-it

AIR POLLUTION:cleaning up the data

The Economist leaders | July 30th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21702753-dangers-dirty-air-need-be-made-much-more-transparent-city-dwellers-cleaning-up

air pollution:breathtaking

The Economist | July 30th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21702743-air-quality-indices-make-pollution-seem-less-bad-it-breathtaking

male circumcision:Snip snap

The Economist | June 18th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21700632-why-more-half-newborn-boys-america-are-circumcised-snip-snap

female genital cutting: the unkindest cut

The Economist | June 18th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21700631-rite-passage-ranges-symbolic-awful-where-should-line-be-drawn

detecting scientific sloppiness: come again?

The Economist | June 18th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21700620-surprisingly-simple-test-check-research-papers-errors-come-again

zika and the olympics:should i stay or should i go?

The Economist | June 4th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21699895-call-stop-or-move-olympics-because-zika-mistaken-should-i-stay-or

vaccination:a jab in time

The Economist | Mar 26th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21695387-some-western-countries-have-lower-vaccination-rates-poor-parts-africa-anti-vaxxers

HPV Vaccines: the cost of embarrassment

The Economist | Mar 23rd 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21695389-jab-ward-cervical-cancer-standard-girls-should-boys-have-it-too-cost

guinea-worm disease: going, going...

The Economist | Feb 6th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21689999-guinea-worm-and-havoc-wreaks-has-nearly-been-wiped-out-world

the economist explains: why the zika virus was ignored for so long

The Economist online | Feb 3rd 2016 http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/02/economist-explains-3

the ZIKA virus: let us spray

The Economist leaders| Jan 30th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21689542-dont-panic-kill-mosquitoes-let-us-spray

Zika fever: virus chequers

(with Jan Piotrowski) | The Economist | Jan 21st 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21688849-newly-emerging-disease-threatening-americas-virus-chequers

unmarried and ill-informed: the common-law marriage myth

The Economist | Jan 16th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21688381-many-cohabiting-couples-misunderstand-their-legal-status-common-law-marriage-myth

unwed parents and the law: carriage and horse

(jointly with Helen Joyce) | The Economist | Jan 16th 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21688382-births-out-wedlock-are-becoming-norm-how-should-governments-respond-carriage-and

bill gates and the idb: two-pronged attack

The Economist | Dec 12th 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21679824-western-and-middle-eastern-donors-pool-cash-and-expertise-two-pronged-attack

open government data: out of the box

The Economist | Nov 21st 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21678833-open-data-revolution-has-not-lived-up-expectations-it-only-getting

preventing meningitis: knockout jab

The Economist | Nov 14th 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21678205-vaccine-rarely-makes-news-big-public-health-success-knockout-jab

malaria: one more punch

The Economist | Oct 31st 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21677039-one-more-punch-drug-used-rid-people-worms-also-new-weapon-against-malaria

malaria eradication: breaking the fever

(jointly with Jon Fasman) | The Economist | Oct 10th 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21672080-end-sight-one-humanitys-deadliest-plagues-breaking-fever

the economist explainS: what makes a disease eradicable

The Economist online| Oct 6th 2015 http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/10/economist-explains-4

swaziland: elephantine delusions

The Economist | Oct 3rd 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21670003-africas-last-absolute-monarch-has-some-wild-ambitions-his-country-elephantine

urban planning: streetwise

(incl. reporting by Abhishek Kumar) | The Economist | Sept 5th 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21663219-cities-are-starting-put-pedestrians-and-cyclists-motorists-makes-them

smoking: time to quit

(incl. reporting by Roger McShane) | The Economist | Jul 11th 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21657383-even-though-it-clear-how-get-people-stop-smoking-rates-are-still-rising-many

europe's roma: left behind

The Economist | Jun 6th 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21653654-life-not-improving-one-europes-biggest-and-most-ostracised-minorities-left-behind

development aid: it's not what you spend

The Economist | May 23rd 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21651814-how-make-aid-poor-countries-work-better-its-not-what-you-spend

mental health: out of the shadows

(jointly with Helen Joyce) | The Economist | Apr 23rd 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21649486-stigma-mental-illness-fading-it-will-take-time-sufferers-get

implants and iuds: taking the bother out of birth control

The Economist | Apr 18th 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21648692-family-planning-easier-if-you-dont-have-think-about-it-taking-bother-out-birth

prenatal health and life outcomes: unequal beginnings

(jointly with Simon Hedlin) | The Economist | Apr 4th 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21647641-childs-long-term-well-being-more-profoundly-shaped-influences-pregnancy

political consultants: spinning a win

The Economist | Mar 21st 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21646779-growing-cross-border-trade-campaign-advice-spinning-win

teacher recruitment

high-fliers in the classroom

Programmes that place bright and ambitious graduates in poor schools are spreading around the world—and show what it takes to make a difference

The Economist | Feb 14th 2015 | From the print edition

“IT’S not enough to have a dream”, reads a banner over the whiteboard in Nancy Sarmiento’s Baltimore classroom. Most of her 12-year-old pupils qualify for a free or cheap lunch. About 70% of the school’s new arrivals last September had reading and mathematical skills below the minimum expected for their grade. Americans call such schools “disadvantaged”. Whatever the label, most countries have schools where most children are from poor families, expectations are low, and teachers are hard to recruit. .... read more

targeting social spending

casting a wide net

Developing countries are cutting fraud and waste from anti-poverty schemes. Deciding who should be eligible is harder

The Economist | Jan 1oth 2015 | From the print edition

MOHAMMAD ALAM lives with his wife and five children in a mud-brick house in Rafi Nagar, a slum in Mumbai that sits on a vast landfill. He makes 200 rupees ($3.15) a day as a ragpicker and wishes he could bribe his way to a card showing he is below the poverty line. It would entitle him to a panoply of benefits, including a grain ration priced at a tenth of what he now pays. But a decade trying to get one through official channels has left him fatalistic about his chance of ever joining the queues at one of the country’s 500,000 ration shops. .... read more

ROUGH SLEEPING

ONE HOME AT A TIME

HOW TO CUT THE NUMBER OF STREET DWELLERS—AND SAVE MONEY, TOO

The Economist | Nov 15th 2014 | From the print edition

HANDING a homeless alcoholic the keys to a free furnished flat may seem foolish, unfair or both. That was certainly what Ted Clugston, the mayor of Medicine Hat, a Canadian town of 61,000, used to think—but experience has changed his mind. No-strings housing offers have helped bring the town within sight of a goal it set itself five years ago: to end homelessness by 2015. ... read more

Illiterate voters

Making their mark

Teaching those who cannot read how to vote makes for cleaner, fairer elections

The Economist | Apr 5th 2014 | From the print edition

SUVARNA PADEKAR cannot read. “It hurts,” she says, but she manages to get by as a cook in Mumbai. Each morning her employers let her know what food to prepare by leaving pictures of vegetables, rice and so on stuck to the fridge. Soon Mrs Padekar will pick her favourite from similar images—at the voting booth. .... read more

Gay-pride parades

Pride and prejudice

More places are seeing gay marches—or clever substitutes

The Economist | Jan 25th 2014 | From the print edition

SPEAKING at Lithuania’s gay-pride parade last year, Birgitta Ohlsson was pelted with eggs. Even so, the mood was much better than at the inaugural event three years earlier, says Ms Ohlsson, who is Sweden’s Minister for European Union Affairs and a prominent advocate for gay rights. This time round cheering supporters outshouted the hundreds of protesters, and the number of marchers had doubled, to roughly 1,000. .... read more

Disability

Who counts?

Defining disability is tricky—and measuring it is even harder

The Economist | Dec 14th 2013 | From the print edition

LORETTA CLAIBORNE was born partially blind and could not walk or talk until she was four. Officials recommended that she be put into an institution—a common treatment for America’s “defectives” in the 1950s. Her mother refused. Today Ms Claiborne has 26 marathons and a black belt in karate to her name. She travels the world to speak for people like herself. .... read more

Homelessness

Tales from the streets

Homelessness has fallen. But will it stay low?

The Economist | Dec 7th 2013 | From the print edition

SOON after Christy Respress started working with the homeless on the streets of Washington, DC, she became frustrated. “They were stuck on the street,” she says, because in order to get housing her clients first had to bring their serious mental illnesses and addictions under control. It was a tall order. .... read more

International law

Mightier than the words

Countries that ratify human-rights accords often delete bits they dislike

The Economist | Nov 23rd 2013 | From the print edition

THE younger George Bush, a Republican, negotiated the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But when it came before the American Senate last year 38 Republicans blocked it. Now the treaty is up for consideration again; its prospects are uncertain. If it passes, it will only be with “reservations”: clauses that qualify how the treaty will impinge on American law. .... read more

Drafting constitutions

Mix and match

Countries change their constitutions often. There’s an app for that

The Economist | Nov 9th 2013 | From the print edition

A CONSTITUTION “naturally expires at the end of 19 years” wrote Thomas Jefferson, one of America’s Founding Fathers, in 1789. This, he calculated, was the length of a generation. More than 200 years and 800 constitutions later, the life expectancy of a constitution proves indeed to be about 19 years. Some die much earlier. .... read more

jabs mostly fend off the delta strain but breakthroughs are infectious

with just 15% jabbed bulgaria is giving away vaccine shots

how common is long covid?

the unvaccinated are at risk as evolution accelerates the covid-19 pandemic

what if everyone’s nutrition was personalised

strenuous exercise is lnked to motor-neuron disease

researchers are closing in on long covid

health care and workplaces must adjust for long covid

with millions vaccinated, rare side-effects of jabs are emerging