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Medical services are protected under international law. When they are attacked without any consequences, it sends the message health-care workers and patients are acceptable targets.
Cases of valley fever are typically most prevalent in California’s Central Valley and southern Arizona, but they have been increasing in California’s central and southern coastal areas.
We now have the strongest evidence to date that radio waves from mobile phones are not a hazard to human health.
Children are in danger of infections such as mpox because their immune systems are still developing.
New generation vaccines effective against mpox have a better safety profile. The biggest obstacle for Africa now is availability and cost.
African health workers have over 50 years of experience battling various outbreaks of yellow fever, Ebola, mpox and more recently COVID-19. This experience should be harnessed now.
The current Mpox situation is concerning, but there is not yet any reason for Canadians to panic. As the situation develops, listen to public health advice and be ready to take appropriate action.
WHO’s declaration this week is not for a pandemic. The measures it triggers are designed to prevent mpox from becoming one.
The mpox outbreak in Africa is cause for concern – here’s why.
Many doctors use ‘motivational interviewing’ to encourage patients to change unhealthy habits, but my new research shows this may be no more effective than other activity programmes.
Hunger, stress, trauma, inadequate sanitation and other factors are converging to create a widespread humanitarian disaster with consequences that could last for generations.
The 194 member states of the WHO are negotiating a pandemic accord, only the second health accord after the 2003 convention against tobacco.
The human papillomavirus is the primary cause of cervical cancer – but not all infected individuals develop the disease.
All indications are that Hamas is surviving the Israeli onslaught more successfully than previously anticipated.
Vaccinating public village leaders or respected older community members might be an effective approach to increasing vaccine uptake.
The WHO’s International Health Regulations are the world’s only existing international legal agreement focused exclusively on preventing and addressing infectious disease outbreaks across borders.
The number of smokers in Africa is on the rise. Research calculates the effect of tax-led price increases on the smoking habits of young people.
The chance of living one more year is up to 44% more likely thanks to the past 50 years of vaccines, according to new research. But global drops in vaccine coverage pose a risk.
A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza – but Israel will no longer work with UNRWA, and border crossings are not consistent in getting aid through.
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
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Professor of Global Health and Director, O'Neill Institute, Georgetown University
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Professor of Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor, Paediatrics, Cancer and related disorders, Epidemiology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Director of Koi Tū, the Centre for Informed Futures; former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
