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Lotteries may be fair in theory, but new research shows people prefer expert committees to decide who gets scarce medical treatment.
Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.
Most states require childhood vaccinations for measles, mumps, tetanus, rubella, chickenpox and whooping cough.
Pet guardians’ concerns can help illuminate how people’s and pets’ well-being are intertwined. It may also inspire policies that are more supportive of both animals and people.
New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.
Removing vaccine mandates in Florida will worsen health disparities among populations that already have lower vaccination rates.
The change was spurred by a new vaccine specifically designed to protect against bacterial strains that infect adults and the growing recognition that pneumonia rates in adults over 50 are high.
Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.
Nigeria’s reliance on soldiers for civilian enforcement comes with serious costs, including human rights abuses, corruption and a rise in violent crimes.
Having this national agency will help protect us against bird flu, falling immunisation rates and health misinformation. It’s a landmark in public health.
Chaos at the CDC and the sharp move away from mRNA vaccines has public health experts alarmed.
There are lessons for other African countries in how Ethiopia built its health emergency response teams.
Long COVID isn’t just a bunch of lingering symptoms. A new study shows it can stop peoole doing what they want to do, and need to do.
Product shortages can trigger memories of stressful times like Brexit and COVID.
Manufacturers often make bold claims about how well these technologies work. Better testing would allow consumers and institutions to pick the most effective ones.
Remote-work flexibility has supported workplace equity helped limit outbreaks of respiratory infections. Back-to-offices mandates could erase those gains, especially with lowered vaccination rates.
Abrupt policy changes and confusing public messaging have injected confusion in back-to-school vaccine protocols.
‘Eddington’ follows a centuries-old narrative pattern in which disability is framed as punishment, poetic justice or moral revelation.
This recent study highlights just how great of an affect viral infections can have on our health in both the short-term and long-term.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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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
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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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
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Research Ethics, University of Portsmouth