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Burnout is a serious problem that deserves all of our attention. An academic who studies the issue offers some practical tips to deal with the problems associated with burnout.
Poor housing put migrant workers at risk for COVID-19. A federal government consultation on national housing standards is a crucial opportunity to support migrant workers’ health, safety and dignity.
College science classes often fall short of helping students see connections across subjects. Can a new approach make a difference?
COVID-19 deaths tend to be more unexpected and traumatic than other types of deaths. A sociologist explains the mental health burdens facing the millions who’ve lost a relative to the coronavirus.
Season Four of ‘Stranger Things’ shows how easily people are influenced when they’re clamouring for answers during times of uncertainty.
Given most countries have stopped requiring negative COVID tests to enter, can you just go? An ethicist weighs in.
Publicly accessible gardens are an essential part of our food system. It’s important for policymakers to understand that growing food in city gardens is central to health, food security and culture.
While the general public has become less anxious over the course of the pandemic, the opposite is true for vulnerable people who have been shielding, a new study suggests.
African countries must take bold actions to repair their health systems and make them more resilient.
Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 are behind an increasing wave of infections in the UK. So what happens now?
More than half of us are either born overseas or have a parent who was born overseas.
A new study has analysed UK data from long-term health surveys and electronic health records to understand how common long COVID is, and who might be at higher risk.
The pandemic has forced people to discover new ways of maintaining connection with one another and to consider their own mortality — obituaries played a part in making this easier.
With COVID-19 shots finally available for infants and preschoolers, knowing how to combat misinformation on social media and elsewhere could be more important than ever.
The latest data shows imports of bottle rockets, sparklers and other fireworks at a record pace, even as consumer demand appears likely to wane. That could create opportunities for patient revelers.
We have also lost moments of shared empathy – a space for others to see people who are travelling the same path.
The seriousness of an epidemic is a function of several factors, including the degree of contagiousness and potential for rapid spread.
Urban economics experts are creating simulated cities to forecast the effect that permanent telecommuting could have on city centers and housing.
The FDA’s authorization of COVID-19 shots for children ages 6 months to 4 years will bring relief for millions of parents. Pending CDC endorsement, shots for this group will be available within days.
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Joel Lexchin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Viral Immunology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph
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Professor, Biology, York University, Canada
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Sydney
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Dean and Professor of Public Health, The Ohio State University
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Immunology and Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, University of Guelph
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Research associate, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Brown University
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
