Diving
WHO’s New Drowning Plan Moves Safety Beyond Swim Lessons
The PROTECT package treats drowning as a systems failure involving childcare, transport, infrastructure, rescue and climate preparation, not a single bad choice.
Jul 23, 2026
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28 stories for“child safety”
Health
Children's E-Bike Injuries Rose 33 Percent a Quarter at Six US Hospitals, With Twice the Rate of Severe Harm
A JAMA research letter from Stanford-led researchers tracked 13,307 under-18s treated for bike, scooter and skateboard injuries and found electric riders far more likely to suffer brain injuries.
Nov 3, 2026
Latest Trends
EU Says TikTok's Public Accounts Leave Minors Too Visible
The European Commission's preliminary Digital Services Act finding targets public-by-choice accounts and recommendation systems that can expose teenagers' content too broadly.
Jul 25, 2026
Health
WHO Says Diet and Exercise Come First and Children Under 10 Should Not Get Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery
The agency's first global guideline on child obesity backs structured eating, activity and behaviour programmes, and allows medicines for teenagers only after those have failed.
Oct 7, 2026
Technology
Children Who Live Near More Trees and Parks Scored Better on Attention Tests, a 12,000-Child Study Finds
Washington University researchers used the ABCD cohort to link neighbourhood tree canopy and park cover to objective attention scores, with air quality explaining part of the effect.
Nov 3, 2026
Health
Global Road Deaths Fell 21%, but the Map Is Unequal
WHO’s new figures show real progress despite a billion more vehicles, while poorer countries and vulnerable road users remain on the wrong side of the decline.
Jul 22, 2026
Nutrition
The Lunchbox Rule That Matters Is Not the One About Sugar
New dietary guidance sets a hard number for added sugar in a school meal. The harder problem is a box that comes home full, because a nutritious lunch that goes uneaten is not a lunch.
Aug 16, 2026
Technology
Every Country Now Has a Seat at the AI Governance Table. What Happens Next Matters More
The UN's first Global Dialogue on AI Governance creates a shared forum for powerful and less-connected nations. Representation is progress; enforceable cooperation remains the test.
Jul 31, 2026
Health
Talking to Children About a War They Can Already See
Children absorb far more than parents realise, and silence does not protect them. What helps is honest, age-appropriate information, predictable routine, and adults who manage their own distress in front of them.
Aug 13, 2026
Health
Mental Health During War: What Helps When the Threat Is Not Over
Fear, disrupted sleep, grief and irritability are common during conflict. Evidence-based support begins with safety and practical care, while recognizing when professional help is urgent.
Jul 25, 2026
Lifestyle
The Home First Aid Kit: What Belongs in It, What Does Not, and How Often to Check It
A useful kit is small, current and findable. Dressings, a thermometer, tweezers, gloves and a few basic medicines cover most household accidents. The rest is knowing what to do, which a short course teaches better than any box.
Sep 19, 2026
Health
Ayurveda Deserves to Be Taken Seriously, Which Means Saying That One in Five Products Tested Contained Lead
A three thousand year old medical system with real insights about routine, diet and constitution also has a documented contamination problem. Two studies published in JAMA found heavy metals in about a fifth of the Ayurvedic products they tested.
Sep 4, 2026
Health
Alfalfa Sprout Outbreak Has Now Sickened 76 People in 16 States, With 21 New Cases Since August
The CDC's 1 October update counts 76 illnesses from E. coli, Salmonella or both, all traced to one lot of alfalfa seed. Six people have been hospitalised and none has died.
Oct 2, 2026
Latest Trends
Three Men Sentenced to 158 Years Each in Mexico for the Murders of Two Australian Brothers and an American Surfer
A court in Ensenada handed down the sentences a week after the convictions, in a case that began with three travellers missing on a camping trip near Punta San José in April 2024.
Oct 17, 2026
Health
Food Allergy Treatment Exists Now. It Is Not a Cure.
Oral immunotherapy raises the dose a patient can tolerate before a reaction starts. That protects against accidents, which is not the same as being able to eat the food.
Jul 29, 2026
Nutrition
Iron: Haem and Non-Haem, the Cup of Tea That Blocks It, and Who Is Actually Short
Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient shortfall in the world and the most misdiagnosed by people who feel tired. Absorption depends on the form, the meal and the timing more than on the amount, and a blood test settles what a supplement guesses.
Feb 18, 2025
Diving
The Sting Will Not Kill You, and the Wrong First Aid Might Still Ruin the Trip
Lionfish, stonefish, stingrays and most jellyfish deliver venoms that heat breaks down. The standard measure is immersion in fresh water as hot as you can stand without burning, capped at 45 degrees, for thirty to ninety minutes.
Sep 2, 2026
Health
Surviving a Gulf August: What Actually Works Against Extreme Heat
Heat illness is one of the most preventable medical emergencies there is, and most of the popular advice about it is either useless or actively wrong. The humidity is what changes the arithmetic.
Aug 8, 2026
Recipes
Golden Milk Is a Good Drink and a Bad Supplement, and the Difference Is Absorption
Turmeric in warm milk is a genuine South Asian home remedy and a genuinely pleasant drink. The gap between that and the claims made for curcumin comes down to how little of it your body can actually absorb.
Sep 4, 2026
Technology
Judge Orders Meta to Pay New Mexico $25 Billion Over Misleading Users on Data Privacy
The state judge cut a theoretical $219 billion tally to $25 billion for 43 million violations, with 15 percent interest running while Meta appeals the largest penalty it has faced.
Oct 22, 2026
Health
CDC and FDA Link Salmonella Illnesses in 12 States to Raw Oysters From Virginia's Little Wicomico River
Twenty-seven people are sick and five were hospitalised, and the recalled shellfish went to restaurants and retailers in 15 states and Washington, DC. Here is what to check.
Oct 20, 2026
Latest Trends
Italy Sends 500 Troops to Milan and Rewrites Protest Law After a Weekend of Rioting
Meloni's cabinet approved a new protest offence, fines of up to 20,000 euros and detention powers for 14 to 17 year olds, but stopped short of giving soldiers policing powers.
Oct 21, 2026
Latest Trends
Wildfire Smoke Does Not Respect Borders, and Its Health Toll Outlasts the Flames
As fires force evacuations across France and Spain, fine particles can travel far beyond fire lines and worsen heart and lung disease after the immediate emergency fades.
Jul 25, 2026
Diving
Equalisation: Why Ears End Most Freedivers' Progress
Frenzel and mouthfill solve the one problem that stops more beginner freedivers than fitness or fear ever does: equalising the ears under rising pressure.
Dec 5, 2024
Health
Oil Pulling and Tongue Scraping: One Has Modest Evidence, the Other Is Mostly Enthusiasm
Two Ayurvedic oral practices have gone mainstream on very different evidence bases. Neither replaces a toothbrush, and one of them has a Cochrane review that found two trials and forty people.
Sep 4, 2026
Nutrition
Magnesium: How Much You Need, Where It Comes From, and What a Supplement Can and Cannot Do
Most people can meet their magnesium needs from spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and wholegrains. A supplement helps a few, does little for cramps or sleep in most, and has an upper limit worth respecting.
Sep 21, 2026
Health
Six People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Were Given a Cancer Therapy and Three Have Been Off All Medication Since
A phase 1 trial at the Charite in Berlin used CD19 CAR T cells, a treatment built for blood cancers, on patients who had already failed between five and eight biologic drugs. Disease activity fell in every one of them. Three reached medication free remission.
Aug 30, 2026
Lifestyle
Meta Will Pay 17 Billion Dollars and Switch Off the Things That Made Instagram Work on Teenagers
Forty seven states settled with Meta on Wednesday, days into a trial in Oakland. The money is a fraction of one year of revenue. The rest of the deal is a list of product changes: a daily cap for under eighteens, hidden likes, no notifications during school.
Aug 28, 2026
