The president promoted the combination of hydroxychloroquine and an antibiotic for treating COVID-19. But a new study suggests it provides no benefits.
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An audio version of an in depth article on why mathematical modelling is crucial to understanding pandemics like the new coronavirus.
The coronavirus pandemic is shaking a system that was pretty wobbly already.
Service workers are some of the most at risk of both the coronavirus and financial woes.
The U.S. wanted to use the coronavirus pandemic as a reason to send the military to its northern border. The idea is part of America’s desire to “Mexicanize” the world’s longest undefended border.
The questions researchers around the world are working on day and night.
The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, spreads faster than the H1N1 influenza virus and is much deadlier. SARS-CoV-2 is particularly skilled at keeping cells from calling out for help.
There are now dozens of test for COVID-19 with hundreds more awaiting the FDA’s authorization. So which test is best? Does anyone know?
Australia has had more than 100 years to get its pandemic public health messaging right. Here’s what we have and haven’t learnt from the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Densely populated urban areas are great drivers of economic development and innovation, but that also makes them a fertile ground for the spread of pandemics.
In India handwashing practices have come under scrutiny as millions of Indian poorest return home from major cities. Many do not have access to basic amenities.
Why we should wash our hands of this unhealthy phrase.
Businesses are struggling in these difficult times — but there is a shimmer of hope in the incredible creativity, ingenuity and resilience that we see from around the globe.
In the aftermath of the plague, division and discord spread in medieval cities.
Since the pandemic began, the new coronavirus has infected more than 780,000 people and killed at least 37,000. The experts at The Conversation offer its readers insights from every continent.
A test that detects antibodies against the coronavirus behind COVID-19 would reveal those people who have already encountered the virus - and therefore who might be ok to resume normal life.
COVID-19 is the latest new infectious disease arising from our collision with nature.
Toilet paper shortages were bad enough. A shortage of drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic would be worse. A provision in the Canadian government’s relief package aims to prevent that from happening.
Effective public health response to a pandemic, depends on the availability of a stable power supply system.
Facebook, Google and Twitter are stepping up to block misinformation and promote accurate information about the coronavirus. Their track records on self-policing are poor. The results so far are mixed.
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Joel Lexchin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Viral Immunology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph
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Professor, Biology, York University, Canada
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Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Sydney
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Dean and Professor of Public Health, The Ohio State University
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
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