14 NOV 2021 Twenty months into the pandemic, the plight of seafarers continues to show slow signs of improvement, especially with increasing rates of vaccinations. However, new travel restrictions in Asia and especially China, and a lack of recognition for vaccinations continue to challenge the welfare of seafarers according to …
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13 NOV 2021 The Maritime Administrator for the Republic of Marshall Islands has issued its casualty investigation report into the grounding and total loss of the very large ore carrier (VLOC) MV Stellar Banner off the coast of Brazil, revealing that the Master deviated from the planned course before the grounding. The …
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12 NOV 2021 The United Nations Secretary-General has called 2021 “the make it or break it year” for climate action. 2021 is not over yet, but a provisional report on the state of the planet suggests we are leaning heavily towards breaking it. Experts at the UN’s World Meteorological Organization …
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11 NOV 2021 I read with dismay and familiarity the story of Midshipman X. As an emergency medicine physician, the failure of our society to address women’s health and safety is evident on a daily basis. Support for sexual assault survivors, even in major urban areas with plentiful resources, is sadly …
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10 NOV 2021 There’s an odd twist to human physiology not seen in any other primate that makes giving birth more complicated for our species. Now, a study using biomechanical modelling on gait and posture has provided some insights into this long-standing mystery. The narrow shape of the human birth canal …
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09 NOV 2021 Effective vaccines, without a needle: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have doubled down on efforts to create patches that deliver life-saving drugs painlessly to the skin, a development that could revolutionize medicine. The technique could help save children’s tears at doctors’ offices, and help people who …
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