Learning from past epidemics about the long-term future of COVID-2019.
An employee in Nantong, China, checks the production of chloroquine phosphate, an old drug for the treatment of malaria.
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A medicinal chemist addresses questions about chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine: what it is, whether it is effective against COVID-19 and whether it can treat and/or prevent this disease.
Journalists wait for a briefing at China’s National Bureau of Statistics.
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Initiatives to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 are under way. But how far away are they?
Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, taking part at a video conference in extraordinary virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit at the Chigi Palace in Rome.
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One of the greatest artists ever to emerge from Cameroon had a fraught relationship with his homeland – but because of it touched all corners of Africa and the world.
Emphasizing foreign origins of a disease can have racist connotations and implications for how people understand their own risk of disease.
People wear a protective mask as they attend a Hindu ritual, known as Melasti, in Bali, Indonesia, on March 22.
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As the coronavirus spreads and life comes to a standstill, people are coming up with a host of rituals to maintain a sense of order and human connection.
Shoppers in Brooklyn continue to buy produce at a farmers market.
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Small-scale farmers are likely to be hit hard if open-air markets close due to coronavirus fears. This could have a longer-term impact on the food supply chain.
Most home care aides are single women.
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Home care aides play a critical role in providing health care to the elderly and other groups at the greatest risk of infection. Yet these workers are vulnerable too.
Virtual medical care can be effective and eliminate unnecessary exposure to the coronavirus.
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Governments are planning a fiscal expansion worth 10% of GDP. Here’s a way of making it more effective.
A healthcare worker interviews people at a drive-through coronavirus screening in Yorba Linda, CA.
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We can use anxious thoughts as triggers to engage in activities that not only manage anxiety but to help us build positive mental health habits for the future.
ACE inhibitors are widely used to treat conditions including hypertension.
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Fears have circulated over a drug used to treat high blood pressure and whether it increases mortality in those with COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.
The prime minister, Boris Johnson, broadcasting to the nation on March 23, 2020.
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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
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand