Legitimate https://legitimate.net/ Legitimate: Recent articles en-us 20 ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? 24 Mar 2024 12:00 UTC https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/24/sugar-taxes-governments-public-health-economy https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/24/sugar-taxes-governments-public-health-economy David Cox Sugar Food Health Society Diabetes The Scottish and Malawi universities teaming up to tackle public health Malawi’s Kamuzu University’s new clinical research partnership with the University of Glasgow will see experts from each country sharing knowledge on cardiovascular disease, vaccines and more 15 Mar 2024 10:04 UTC https://www.theguardian.com/a-university-for-the-world/2024/mar/15/the-scottish-and-malawi-universities-teaming-up-to-tackle-public-health https://www.theguardian.com/a-university-for-the-world/2024/mar/15/the-scottish-and-malawi-universities-teaming-up-to-tackle-public-health David Cox A university for the world Keeping waking in the middle of the night to pee? 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