Word that the U.S. has bought up the entire supply of the COVID-19 drug remdesivir is another reminder that in a pandemic, treatments and vaccines need to be accessible to everyone, globally.
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In Africa, people who report higher levels of exposure to disinformation also report lower levels of media trust.
The World Health Organization’s handling of communication around COVID-19 included ambiguous messaging that created confusion.
Australia’s island identity and attitude to border security was forged from handling pandemics since the time of federation. Here’s what we’ve learned along the way.
It’s excellent this virus has been found early, but there is no evidence yet of human-to-human transmission.
Either the state government’s measures will wrest back control of the outbreak, or unbridled community transmission could mean infection rates get totally out of control.
During the last six months, news reports have mentioned dozens of drugs that may be effective against the new coronavirus. Here we lay out the evidence and reveal which ones are proven to work. Or not.
With most therapy sessions now online, a psychologist explores whether more self-disclosure by therapists – sharing more about their own lives – might help their patients.
The recent spike in new coronavirus cases in the US is not due to a second wave, but simply the virus moving into new populations or surging in places that opened up too soon.
An economist puzzles over why fireworks have been going off nightly across the country for so many weeks in a row.
Tribal lands are hot spots for COVID-19 infections and deaths. Racism is one of the reasons.
Local leaders and business owners have had to get creative to help their residents stay healthy and keep community economies going.
Texas hospitals are filling up with new COVID-19 cases, and many of the people falling ill are young.
Cognitive biases often lead us to irrational behaviours such as hoarding toilet paper.
A simple computer model shows that safety measures can significantly impact both the exponential spread of COVID-19 and mortality rates.
The WHO recommends women should be encouraged to breastfeed straight after birth, for both the mothers’s and baby’s health, including increasing baby’s immunity.
Countries closed their borders in response to COVID-19, but international cooperation and technology sharing could improve recovery against pandemics and potential bioterrorist attacks.
The pandemic is still raging. Health, money, work, relationships, environment have changed throughout the world, and perhaps permanently so.
In the time of the coronavirus, learning how to adapt to adversity belongs in your toolkit.
Yellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.
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