From diagnosis to services and support: how Australia’s long COVID response is falling short
Around 5-10% of people in Australia experience symptoms for more than three months after a COVID infection, termed long COVID....
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COVID-19 vaccine mandates have come and mostly gone in the US – an ethicist explains why their messy rollout matters for trust in public health
Ending pandemics is a social decision, not scientific. Governments and organizations rely on social, cultural and political considerations to decide...
Who tracked UK COVID infections the best at the height of the pandemic? A new study provides the answer
At the height of the COVID pandemic everybody, from health ministers to Joe public, wanted to know two things: how...
South African men are much more likely to die from TB than women — here’s why
Around the world, men are more likely to get TB and to die from it than women. We recently conducted...
Planning laws protect people. A poorly regulated rush to boost housing supply will cost us all
The housing crisis is firmly on the Australian policy agenda. Governments see a rapid increase in supply as the main...
Zero alcohol doesn’t mean zero risk – how marketing and blurred lines can be drinking triggers
The availability and sales of “zero-alcohol” products have soared in recent years. In Australia, these are products containing less than...
Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants, and the health risk extends indoors
Humans have contended with dust storms for thousands of years, ever since early civilizations appeared in the Middle East and...
Why taxing ‘junk food’ to tackle obesity isn’t as simple as it seems
Former prime minister Tony Blair has called for more taxes on junk food to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis. This...
The complex chemistry behind America’s spirit – how bourbon gets its distinctive taste and color
Few beverages have as rich a heritage and as complicated a chemistry as bourbon whiskey, often called “America’s spirit.” Known...
How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered
The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as...
