COVID-19 differs significantly from HIV and Ebola. But the potential consequences of having a misinformed public are similar.
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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.
To achieve universal basic income, changes would be needed in terms of public and political support. Could the Covid-19 pandemic turn the tide?
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just disrupted our lives. It has also challenged the way we forecast the weather.
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has caused Sidewalk Labs, a Google affiliate, to withdraw from the Toronto waterfront development partnership.
Just as it did 75 years ago, the UK government has a chance to build back better from a crisis.
From Greta Garbo to Gwyneth Paltrow, the screen cough is reliably fatal. But this film and television favourite walks a fine line between suspense and comedy.
There is no evidence that the coronavirus is transmitted through breast milk, and breastfeeding is encouraged during COVID-19. However, the support available to new mothers has changed dramatically.
As governments consider the use of surveillance technologies to trace and contain the spread of COVID-19, it is important to consider human rights in the implementation.
Do mutations that alter the addition of sugars to the coat of the virus affect the severity of the disease?
One father was fined for rollerblading with kids in a parking lot, while other families hit the cottage. Families’ backyard or property status should not determine kids’ right to outdoor play.
A biomedical researcher and pediatrician who works with Kawasaki disease and COVID-19 explains the similarities and differences in the worrisome cases doctors are starting to see.
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