Wearable devices can help track the spread of COVID-19 in places where smartphone use isn’t possible.
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The government of Ontario’s announcement of funding of a wearable contact tracking device for workplaces raises concerns about privacy and surveillance.
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Pep Canadell , CSIRO ; Corinne Le Quéré , University of East Anglia ; Glen Peters , Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo ; Matthew William Jones , University of East Anglia ; Pierre Friedlingstein , University of Exeter ; Robbie Andrew , Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo ; Rob Jackson , Stanford University , dan Steve Davis , University of California, Irvine
The global pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in global emissions. But this is likely to rebound as economies start to recover.
In Paris, the major east-west axis, from the Place de la Concorde to the Place de la Bastille, as given a temporary ‘coronapiste’ after the pandemic broke out. Mayor Anne Hidalgo has said that it will become permanent.
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The need for social distancing sparked a cycling boom, cutting air pollution and boosting city dwellers’ mental and physical health. But when the pandemic ends, will it be back to life as usual?
Rolling the dice on a recovery.
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The plan is to achieve growth and level up without while sharply cutting the deficit.
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Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Alexander Tziamalis , Sheffield Hallam University ; Andrew Cumbers , University of Glasgow ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Felix FitzRoy , University of St Andrews ; Jonny Munby , Teesside University ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Lisa Scullion , University of Salford ; Mark Williams , Queen Mary University of London ; Michael Jacobs , University of Sheffield ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Suzanne Withrington , Teesside University , dan W David McCausland , University of Aberdeen
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second pandemic budget for the Conservatives.
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Although Rishi Sunak is extending the weekly £20 uplift, the government has missed an opportunity to given the benefits system the overhaul it needs
In this episode, Roberta Timothy explains why racial justice is a public health issue and talks about why she believes historical scientific racism needs to be addressed. Dr. David Tom Cooke, of UC Davis Health, participated in Pfizer’s clinical trial as part of an effort to reduce skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Transcript of Don’t Call Me Resilient, Episode 5: Black health matters
In this episode, Roberta Timothy talks about her new international health project, Black Health Matters, and explains why racial justice is a public health issue. In this photo, Dr. Janice Bacon, a primary care physician with Central Mississippi Health Services, gives Jeremiah Young, 11, a physical exam.
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When COVID-19 first appeared, some called it the great equalizer. But the facts quickly revealed a grim reality: COVID-19 disproportionately impacts racialized communities.
This mural in-progress outside the Apple store in Montréal is a sign of antiracist allyship: will this work help society start to address the long-term health impacts of racism?
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While many institutions pledged their support for anti-racism work this summer, a health researcher says these ideas need to go further to address the long-term health impacts of internalized racism.
Over 5,000 student-athletes were directly affected by a recent wave of shutdowns of intercollegiate sports teams.
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Shutting down sports teams can save schools millions of dollars but create longer-term challenges for enrollment, fundraising and campus life.
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The real concern is if two variants infect the same cell and swap genetic material.
Kenya’s health minister Mutahi Kagwe next to the country’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccines at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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Reaching the goals of the plan requires the best possible interaction between public and private -for profit and not-for-profit - healthcare sectors.
There’s much that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government has yet to explain to South Africans about the COVID-19 vaccine procurement.
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South Africa’s constitutional values of good public governance and transparency in public procurement have been sacrificed in the process of buying COVID-19 vaccines.
Clinicians prepare to give vaccinations in Salisbury Cathedral.
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Governments are naturally under pressure to focus on national rollouts. But the truth is none of us is safe until we’re all safe.
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We should beware of employing public anger or suspicion as a compliance tool, and let the police and courts do their jobs.
A cross-Canada survey of university faculty found 68 per cent of females, compared with 32 per cent of males, reported family caregiver challenges in the pandemic.
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The pandemic has negatively affected female and racialized faculty. Universities need to make sure their career advancement doesn’t suffer.
Surge testing unit in South Gloucestershire, England.
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The P1 variant has arrived in the UK, with early analysis suggesting it may be more transmissible and able to partially escape existing immunity.
Many U.S. hospitals and clinics are behind when it comes to sharing information.
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With outdated delivery systems at many hospitals and clinics, mistakes can lead to costly duplication of services and poor patient outcomes. But there are ways to fix the current system.
An unidentified doctor talks with a boy who holds a lollipop reward after participating in a measles vaccine research program in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, in 1963.
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Vaccination has been controversial from its beginning. Gaining people’s trust in vaccines has been crucial. An important part of that is a strong communications plan.
Four Americans die every year for every one person employed in the U.S. tobacco industry.
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Nearly a half-million Americans die every year from smoking and tobacco use. Might a little-used legal remedy save those lives?