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Endocrine-disrupting compounds are pervasive in modern life, from food packaging to shampoo. Research is connecting their effects on humans to risk of severe illness or death from the coronavirus.
Sewage surveillance is one technique that can alert authorities to the presence of a pathogen in the community. An environmental engineer explains the state of the science when it comes to SARS-CoV-2.
Monday saw coronavirus updates from Victoria, Queensland, and the federal government.
The pandemic is an important moment for regional partners to show their commitment to the Pacific. And so far, China hasn’t matched its pledges with enough action.
The student loans system is just another source of financial gender inequality.
The US response to the coronavirus was slow and problematic, but it also was rooted in a 19th-century way of viewing public health.
There’s an important distinction between planned and unplanned communication.
Abe restored mild economic growth to Japan and enhanced the country’s position on the global stage, but his handling of the coronavirus pandemic was widely criticised.
A shared sense of vulnerability could benefit society.
Fewer cases, fewer deaths and earlier lockdowns were in evidence across nations with female figureheads.
Could a commonly used mosquito repellent kill off coronavirus? Preliminary studies in the UK are encouraging — but that doesn’t mean you should reach for repellents to protect against COVID-19.
It’s easy to judge people who escape from quarantine as not doing their bit. But if we use some basic principles from behavioural science, we might stop people wanting to escape in the first place.
The World Health Organisation now recommends children aged 12 years and older wear masks and that masks should be considered for those aged 6-11 years.
Irving Oil is transporting Canadian crude oil by tanker through the Panama Canal and the Gulf of Mexico to its Saint John refinery in an effort to offset any impact COVID-19 might have on its supply.
Gun sales have soared in recent months, coinciding with the beginning of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests that began in June.
Vague references don’t cut it. The public deserves to know exactly how Alberta is relying on science, realism and high-quality problem-solving in its back to school plans during COVID-19.
Experts from France, Spain and the UK explain how Europe should respond to a rise in coronavirus cases.
Social media companies need to be more transparent about the health misinformation they remove.
Children have made many sacrifices because of the country’s COVID-19 response, including social isolation, lack of education opportunities and reduced access to nutrition programmes.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, 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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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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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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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
