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In early 2020 we didn’t know whether a COVID vaccine was possible. And we changed our minds on face masks and surface transmission.
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A highlight of this pandemic is how quickly effective vaccines were developed and rolled out.
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It’s a huge cause for concern that, two years into the pandemic, the disparities and unequal power structures in global health are still intact.
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COVID has disrupted how we work, socialise and shop, but there are some signs we’re returning to doing things like we used to.
Reinforcing the message that children are worthy and loved does not depend on planning blockbuster events.
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Making daily time to connect with their children is an important way of nurturing family experiences and relationships and to find restoration.
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We asked over 1,000 people whether the lifting of restrictions in England signals the end of the pandemic – the majority thought it didn’t.
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The drug has been authorised for the use in the UK and elsewhere, but some are calling for further testing.
A new brain-imaging study finds that participants who had even mild COVID-19 showed an average reduction in whole brain sizes.
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New research offers insights into the brain after COVID-19 that may have implications for our understanding of long COVID-19 and how the disease affects our senses of taste and smell.
Feminists have advocated for mothers and the redistribution of responsibilities in the home for years, but after two years of the pandemic, mothers are tired.
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Rage is a part of human motherhood, sandwiched between grief and shame. But it can be harnessed to build a better world.
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Genetic research has linked a number of blood proteins to severe COVID – including the enzyme that determines your blood type.
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Under a quarter of 12- to 15-year-olds are double vaccinated, while vaccines for younger children are still yet to be rolled out.
The CDC’s new recommendations have caused consternation among the public, the media and even among doctors.
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The CDC’s controversial recommendation changes are based on new studies showing that most omicron transmission takes place within five days of the onset of illness.
The impact of political stress on mental health needs to be probed more deeply.
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Even before the pandemic, divisive politics was affecting mental health, and political topics were being raised in therapy. Now, patients want therapists that share their views.
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If Scott Morrison had contracted COVID two months ago, it would have been a big story. Instead, when the PM fell victim this week, it was also-ran news.
Political cartoons and memes have made it clear that if there’s something to agree about on all sides of the political spectrum, its that fat people are an easy target.
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Fat people need to be empowered to critique the very groups so willing to instrumentalize their bodies for political gain.
COVID-19 will not be the last infectious disease event of our time. We need to prepare for the next challenge with evidence and knowledge.
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Before COVID-19, clean water, antibiotics and vaccines had made us complacent about infectious disease. Infection control can no longer be taken for granted. We must be prepared for future pandemics.
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The fear that SARS-CoV-2 will evolve in animals and then spread back to us in a more virulent form is unfounded.
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X-ray scans are taken in hospitals worldwide – and an AI program has been taught to scan them for coronavirus.
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Maternal antibodies are passed through the placenta to the fetus, providing protection against COVID hospitalisation for infants.
South Africans wait for access to a COVID-19 vaccine.
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New research sheds light on how Canadian researchers developed a key component of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines but failed to share it with the world