Public health officials monitor sewage in local communities to track COVID, polio, flu and more. But no one asks the people being monitored for their permission – raising some questions and concerns.
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Two new omicron subvariants, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 could lead to another COVID surge. Here’s what we know so far.
COVID-19 causes lung injury and lowers oxygen levels in patients because the SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks cells’ mitochondria. This attack is a throwback to a primitive war between viruses and bacteria.
For a malaria vaccine to have an impact, health promotion is key. Awareness campaigns must address safety concerns and emphasise expected positive impacts.
A recent preprint suggesting SARS-CoV-2 came from a lab has reignited the fierce debate over the origins of the virus.
We’ve learned much from large COVID outbreaks linked to the Ruby Princess and Diamond Princess cruise ships early in the pandemic. But there’s still some way to go.
Small states have limited power to influence global events, but New Zealand can still up its game in an increasingly lawless and dangerous world.
Many people face persistent cognitive symptoms after COVID-19. A new study, which grew and examined 3D models of the human brain, offers a possible explanation as to why this might be.
The mental wellbeing benefits associated with COVID vaccination were substantial among older and clinically vulnerable people, but negligible for younger adults.
Cell membranes are a basic structure common to most living organisms – but they can be hijacked.
Outpatient visits, screening and diagnostic services, and child immunisation were particularly negatively affected.
Political and social instability in the country, as seen in frequent mass protests and xenophobia, threaten the flow of African tourists.
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.
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