Can an ancient virus be brought back to life? What 500-year-old smallpox DNA revealsAris Katzourakis, University of Oxford
From split livers to machine perfusion: the 20-year evolution of liver transplants in South AfricaJerome Loveland, University of the Witwatersrand
More than just a healthcare issue: the hidden barriers facing pregnant women with disabilities in LagosObasanjo Bolarinwa, York St John University and Abdul-Aziz Seidu, James Cook University
How a simple group therapy programme is helping depressed teen mothers in KenyaManasi Kumar, New York University; Anne Obondo, University of Nairobi; Caleb Othieno, Maseno University, and Obadia Yator, University of Nairobi
Ageing with HIV: global report highlights the need to prepare health systemsLuicer Anne Ingasia Olubayo, University of the Witwatersrand and Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas, University of the Witwatersrand
DRC’s Ebola epidemic could be the worst in history: 4 things that could help end itYap Boum, Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Marie Roseline Belizaire, Universidad de Alcalá
Zambia’s national health insurance cuts costs for older people, but funding gaps limit its potential – studyMalizgani Paul Chavula, University of Zambia and Cosmas Zyambo, University of Zambia
Respectful maternity care starts with improving hospital culture: lessons from rural South AfricaTanya Doherty, South African Medical Research Council and Christiane Horwood, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Alcohol’s hidden calories: product labels could help fight obesity in South AfricaSiphiwe Dlamini, University of the Witwatersrand
Pregnant and parenting teens in Nairobi’s informal settlements: the hidden mental toll of stigmaAnthony Idowu Ajayi, African Population and Health Research Center; Caroline W. Kabiru, African Population and Health Research Center, and Vallery Obure, African Population and Health Research Center
How do teens living with disabilities in Ghana view their future? We asked them to show usMary Asirifi, MacEwan University
A tax on sugary drinks in Egypt could reduce disease and save US$1.8 billion in healthcare costs: modelling studyLennert Veerman, Griffith University and Yohani Dalugoda, The University of Queensland
Kenya’s president rushed through universal health reforms. How he did it and why this mattersZil Audi-Poquillon, London School of Economics and Political Science
Alcohol, sex and violence: a dangerous cocktail that makes young women vulnerable to HIVZoe Duby, South African Medical Research Council and Kate Bergh, South African Medical Research Council
Money, food and survival: what drives paid sex among young mums in 3 African countriesAnthony Idowu Ajayi, African Population and Health Research Center; Beryl Nyatuga Machoka, African Population and Health Research Center, and Caroline W. Kabiru, African Population and Health Research Center
Vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled down to a single factor: what we learnt in South Africa and BrazilCamila C. Matos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC); Charles Shey Wiysonge, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council, and Marcia Thereza Couto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
What helps women eat well? Control over money, time and decisions mattersLydia O'Meara, Cornell University and Paula Dominguez-Salas, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreadingKatrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago
Better-designed homes could cut three major child diseases by up to 44% – Tanzania trialSteve Lindsay, Durham University; Jakob Brandtberg Knudsen, Royal Danish Academy; Lorenz von Seidlein, University of Oxford, and Salum Ahmed Mshamu, University of Oxford
The bias in medical research: Africa carries a huge disease burden but is missing from clinical trialsBamba Gaye, MD, MPH, MSc, PhD, Emory University
Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchersOyenike Balogun, Bentley University
HIV in Malawi: digital filing system saved lives and boosted care – researchLaura Derksen, University of Oslo; Anita McGahan, University of Toronto, and Leandro Pongeluppe, University of Pennsylvania
Fewer than 2% of Africans who need hearing aids have them, but new solutions offer hopeDe Wet Swanepoel, University of Pretoria
‘Is all my struggle going to be wasted?’ Ghana study explores how mothers feel about early birthsPuleng Segalo, University of South Africa and Jacob Owusu Sarfo, University of Cape Coast
Women in Ghana can access safe abortions: why are so many still using unsafe methods?D. Yaw Atiglo, University of Ghana and Charlotte Abra Esime Ofori, University of Ghana
A quarter of the world’s population are adolescents: major report sets out health and wellbeing trendsAlex Ezeh, Drexel University; Russell Viner, UCL, and Sarah Baird, George Washington University
Ghanaian celebrities are dealing with mental illness stigma behind closed doors – why speaking up mattersLyzbeth King, Ohio University and Mary Kiura, Purdue University Fort Wayne
Social media can cause stress in real life – our ‘digital thermometer’ helps track itHerkulaas MvE Combrink, University of the Free State
South Africa’s rooibos tea: can it improve digestion?Mariska Lilly, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
The best and worst meat replacements for your health, your wallet and the planet – new researchMarco Springmann, University of Oxford
Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you moreSerge Wich, Liverpool John Moores University and Erik Meijaard, University of Kent
