by Andrew Maynard | Oct 11, 2014 | Public Health, Risk
Most artificial turf these days incorporates rubber granules formed from recycled tires. They make an effective and environmentally friendly playing surface. But can the substances they contain also be bad for the health of players? A major report from NBC News this...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 27, 2014 | Public Health, Risk
Visualizing risk, NHS style It maybe because I hang out too much in the US these days, but I’ve only just come across this rather excellent Atlas of Risk from the UK National Health Service: Visualizing causes of death The Atlas uses a highly intuitive...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 12, 2014 | Communication, Public Health, Vaccines
Anyone following the Twitter #vaccinesNOVA hashtag on the evening of Wednesday September 10 would have seen their stream seemingly overwhelmed by the #CDCWhistleblower hashtag. Wednesday was when NOVA’s documentary Vaccines – Calling The Shots aired, and...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 10, 2014 | Public Health, Vaccines
Measles is one of the leading causes of death amongst children worldwide. In 2012, an estimated 122,000 people died of the disease according to the World Health Organization – equivalent to 14 deaths every hour. Yet talk to parents about this highly infectious...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 3, 2014 | Nanotechnology, Public Health, Risk
Pick up a jar of chili powder, and the chances are it will contain a small amount of fumed silica – an engineered nanomaterial that’s been around for over half a century. The material – which is formed from microscopically small particles of...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 29, 2014 | Public Health, Science Communication
What has the Maker Movement got to do with public health? Quite a lot as it turns out, as I explore in the latest Risk Bites video. This in turn was inspired by being invited to talk at the inaugural We Make Health Fest in Ann Arbor. Tinkerers When I was a...
