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A new study uses maths and behavioural science to understand how your actions during an epidemic influence the spread of the disease (and vice versa).
Reducing risk requires moving beyond heavy-handed solutions like banning bushmeat, and instead focusing on making markets safer.
When a COVID-19-era policy was set to expire in May 2023, Republican officials predicted that the US-Mexico border would be overrun with migrants. That didn’t happen.
The report reveals that musicians are earning what mechanics are, but without formal benefits or the security of steady work.
The so-called ‘FLiRT’ variants are dominant in the US and appear to be gaining traction in Australia. Here’s the information we have so far.
A previous review suggested that masks don’t work. We can assure you – they do.
After decades in the shadows, Asian American studies has expanded on college campuses.
One community college created a science pathway program that boasts a 100% employment rate for graduates.
The culture wars have been around forever, but keep taking new forms, and US variants threaten to spill over to Australia – as seen in the recent (overturned) ban on same-sex parenting books in Sydney.
The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter wildlife traffickers from going about their illegal business. Their methods may offer lessons about resilience in crisis scenarios such as climate emergencies.
Singer Amy Winehouse died from alcohol toxicity in 2011, the same year that the American Society of Addiction Medicine publicly recognized addiction as a brain disorder.
While multiple factors play a role in falling divorce rates, the costs of separation make going it alone a daunting prospect for many Canadians.
Public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a huge shift to online work, drastically affecting office space and business districts. However, data shows that this may be changing.
A new type of vaccine using nanotechnology protects against a range of coronaviruses – in mice.
The myth of the ‘healthy immigrant’ has likely resulted in policymakers dismissing the health-care needs of newcomers to Canada. That’s why electoral participation is so important.
To minimize the effects of future pandemics, it is not enough that we recognize deficiencies in our responses to COVID-19; we must start to build policies for the next pandemic as soon as possible.
Stakeholders, whether they be policymakers, political parties, civil society or the media, must proactively pursue electoral integrity.
The proliferation of camera traps provided a rich source of observational information about animal behaviour during the pandemic.
Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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