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Here’s why we could reduce the period for self-isolation.
Rohingya refugee camp, Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, which currently hosts almost a million people.
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For these extremely vulnerable populations, the pandemic has added pressure to already strained living conditions and healing processes.
In the Czech Republic, hospitals in regions badly hit by COVID-19 are on the brink of capacity.
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Eastern European countries are making the same mistakes now as western European countries did in the spring.
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Fluvoxamine has shown positive results in early trials.
Socialise, even if only online.
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Five coping strategies to boost your resilience to see you through the final phases of the pandemic.
A man wearing a continuous positive airway pressure mask – one of the techniques preferred over using a mechanical ventilator.
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But the research to support advances in clinical practice is still catching up.
This year, it’s safer to celebrate on Zoom.
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Christmas could end up being a superspreader event. It’s much safer to stay home.
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We shouldn’t paint all those hesitant or unsure about new medical treatments with the same broad brush. We need a more productive and thoughtful conversation.
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There are arguments both for and against making vaccination compulsory.
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From having their pain dismissed to being charged additional fees, ethnic minority and migrant women face significant barriers to accessing healthcare during a pandemic.
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Interviews with a diverse range of young people in Edinburgh and London, aged 18-26, reveal their experiences both before and during the pandemic.
There are productive ways to talk to people you disagree with.
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Think beyond facts to make your argument.
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Vaccines are being touted as taking seven to ten years to develop. But you shouldn’t be worried that COVID vaccines only took less than a year.
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There’s more to successful coronavirus policy than the R number.
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Reading a scientific paper isn’t such a daunting task when you break it down into manageable steps.
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What does this announcement mean for the world? It’s potentially huge.
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Governments can’t force people to be vaccinated, but they can penalise those who don’t.
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Here’s what the west can learn from South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and more.
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Mistrust of the medical establishment, based on experience, is behind hesitancy.
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Early data shows that vaccines work for older people who are more at risk of severe COVID-19.