Recovery time between climate disasters makes a huge difference to the consequences affecting local people.
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The damage is sometimes only centimeters deep. Three engineers explain the colors of burned masonry and other signs preservationists look for amid another destructive fire year.
Nearly 1,500 healthcare professionals completed the training in hospitals, birth centers and community organizations across the state.
Research reveals why recovery is often neglected, and what all of us can learn about building routines that actually last.
A loud ‘pop’ and immediate pain may mean you’ve torn your ACL. Two exercise experts explain why it’s more than a physical injury.
Rehabilitation from stroke has traditionally focused on improving the function of the most severely affected arm. But training the other arm might actually lead to more gains.
‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.
Workplaces across the country are becoming safe and supportive places for people with substance use issues.
Being forced back into the routine of work after a summer break can be unsettling. But there are strategies to getting over it.
For both developed and developing economies, recovering from extreme climate events requires measures that address systemic challenges and empower communities to build a better future.
IV fluids are essential to keep patients hydrated during surgery – but there may be some workarounds.
Prescription medications can help people with opioid use disorder avoid the risks of relapse and overdose. But stigma based on misperceptions about addiction limits their use.
Fighting became a metaphor for Donna Lyon to recover from her childhood abuse. When her boxing career finished, she wondered if boxing – combined with creative writing – could help others like her.
Whereas the first ‘Black Panther’ film celebrated an array of African cultures, the follow-up seeks to also highlight the rich legacy of Mesoamerican cultures destroyed by colonial conquest.
Cleaning and reoxygenating the river Thames has helped its biodiversity surge, but there’s still more to be done to make it healthy.
The most affordable homes face the highest risks from disasters for three key reasons.
Investors dumped assets en masse as news of the new COVID variant spread.
A recent report outlines how the government can reduce the harm caused by the illicit drug trade.
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Professor of Globalisation and Development; Director of the Oxford Martin Programmes on Technological and Economic Change, The Future of Work and the Future of Development, University of Oxford
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Professor of Politics, University of Canterbury
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Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Reader, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York
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Professor, ESCP Business School
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Senior Researcher, Globalism Research Centre, RMIT University
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Principal lecturer in department of Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor of Economics, China, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Professor of Military Psychology (Visiting), Anglia Ruskin University
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PhD Candidate in Exercise Physiology, Victoria University
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Head of Sport Science, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Indiana University
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Professor, Harvard University