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New research adds to scientists’ understanding of how invading pathogens can change the way our genes switch on and off.
We’ve become used to the term ‘brain fog’ in connection to long COVID. But what is it and how do you know if you have it?
Reflection Rooms support people making sense of experiences related to dying and death. They provide an immersive space to read stories written by others and write and share their own stories.
An immunologist looks at the evidence.
For Australia’s dairy farmers the worst of times are turning out to be the best of times for farmgate prices.
A new environment calls for new approaches to policy-making that can more effectively navigate the complexities of today’s world.
As with Ebola, it is often only when the harm is done that people working on the response realise health emergencies disproportionately harm women.
Companies must strengthen their boards if they want to survive these uncertain times.
Two new studies highlight the importance of social connection in the workplace and illustrate why working from home may not be the optimal workplace arrangement.
Review chaired by Peter Shergold found that while the pandemic affected us all, its “burden was not shared equally”.
How does stress impact the body’s ability to fight infection?
The “Festival do Boi-Bumbá” changed the fate of Parintins, Brazil. Its success shows the crucial role that cultural festivals play in isolated territories that often lack material infrastructure.
Parents often worry that their child might not be talking enough.
Life expectancy rose in western Europe in 2021 but fell further in US and eastern Europe.
The future food security of nearly 1.5 billion Africans depends on the actions and decisions that are made today.
Nigeria should consider embracing a decentralised policing system as community mobilisation during COVID lockdown ensured law and order.
Billions of dollars are being spent on tutoring in the US. Will it be enough to help schoolchildren make up for pandemic learning loss? An education economist weighs in.
Many people with disability – who are at increased risk of illness and death from COVID – continue to isolate at home to avoid infection and are effectively shut out of society.
Rapid tests can be an incredibly useful tool for early detection of COVID-19. Unfortunately, they sometimes leave people with more questions than answers.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
