We blame the coronavirus for the thousands of deaths, but it is actually a hyperactive immune reaction that is the cause of death. An immunologist explains.
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Testing for coronavirus has been a fiasco in the US. But now companies are developing super fast tests, including ones that might eventually be as simple as at home pregnancy tests.
Poems sing to us that life really matters, now.
The US is slowly reopening, but the messages from governments are confusing. An expert offers guidance on many people’s first priority – connecting with loved ones.
Home health care is a much trickier question after COVID-19, and that becomes an issue for millions of older people who rely on home health care, as well as the workers who care for them.
As the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates global economic and health insecurities, opportunities to emulate the pandemic’s effects with bioweapons affords terrorists a new model.
As schools and daycares are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, academic mothers are finding themselves less able to conduct research and write articles.
The US and its allies are demanding answers over how COVID-19 became a pandemic. But instead of pointing fingers at China, the inquiry should focus on scientific clues to help us thwart future disasters.
Help is out there for those many who have lost health insurance because of the pandemic. You can thank Obamacare.
Moral injury happens when someone is faced with a choice that violates deep moral beliefs. Health-care workers treating COVID-19 might be forced to choose between ‘wrong’ and ‘wronger.’
COVID-19 differs significantly from HIV and Ebola. But the potential consequences of having a misinformed public are similar.
Archaeologists have long studied diseases in past populations. They’ve explored the evolution of pathogens and how they interacted with humans.
Researchers from New York University are designing AI algorithms to help predict COVID-19 outcomes.
South Africa should base its COVID-19 mitigation strategy on the premise that the pandemic will last for two years unless a vaccine is developed before then.
Some of the worst health performers in recent weeks have been ‘First World’.
As many offices have converted to work-from-home operations during the coronavirus pandemic, the human connection needed for successful work cultures has changed for the better.
Female leaders have shone in the response to the coronavirus pandemic but is there more to it than simply having women in charge?
Road networks are emptying during lockdown. What does it mean for wildlife now and in the future?
As we return to work, the stress and anxiety from COVID-19 won’t go away. Our experts have some tips on how to handle the new normal.
Nurses have always been at the forefront during war, epidemics and other times of disaster.
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Sydney
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