The role of liquor licensing in reducing or facilitating alcohol-related harm is increasingly the focus of public and policy attention. In particular, media and governments have focused heavily on late-night entertainment precincts and alcohol-related violence. In this chapter, I will summarise the local and international research evidence highlighting the broader range of health and social pro...

Our paper ‘Should the State Fund Uterus Transplants?’ was recently published as a feature article alongside commentaries by Alghrani, Balayla and Lotz. We would like to thank all three for their insightful and careful analyses and JME for providing us with the opportunity to publish in this format. The commentaries were generally favourable and we have little to add regarding the pieces by Algh...

This chapter begins with a brief review of the biological basis for development of a vaccine to prevent AIDS. Next, principles underlying the preparation of a protective vaccine are reviewed, including observations on the unprecedented hurdles posed by HIV infection compared with successful vaccines developed in the past. This chapter also discusses the biological basis for safety concerns and ...

This study investigates the peer effects of worker productivity among knowledge workers who interact through digital communication channels. We draw on social and developmental network research to examine the performance of 248 knowledge workers and their 1,027 email contacts. The average performance of contacts in a digital communication network relates positively to employee performance: Inte...

Social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have become major objects of criticism for reasons such as privacy violations, anticompetitive practices, interference in public elections. Some these problems been associated with algorithms, but the roles that algorithms play emergence different harms not yet systematically explored. This article contributes to closing this research g...

The March 2011 Anti-Substance Summit in Durban continued the outdated approach to policy around illicit drugs in South Africa. It missed opportunities for discussing how to impact significantly on the health and social harms associated with problematic drug use and reduce the burden of drug-related cases in the criminal justice system. The government needs to move away from the political rhetor...

Sex selection skewed towards males is a malady that our society is grappling with. The desire to have a child of preferred gender has encouraged people to move beyond the ambit of traditions and explore scientific methods. Despite the controversies around sex-selection for social reasons and strong regulatory mechanisms in place, the demand for such measures has not gone down. On the contrary, ...