The US may want to rethink its anti-China policy as Beijing’s focus on providing international coronavirus aid and digital and health care investments seems to be working.
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Masks protect you from infection and protect others from getting sick. But authorities are leaving it up to individuals to decide if they want to wear masks on the bus or train. Here’s how to decide.
Testing healthcare workers can play a role in preventing new infections, but is a highly limited strategy and shouldn’t distract from other, more helpful measures.
Low-wage workers are less likely than high-wage workers to have access to things like masks, hand sanitizer and training on how to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
Ford is assembling ventilators, LVMH is making hand sanitizer, and Chanel is making masks. Here’s why these and dozens of other companies are doing it.
Healthcare practitioners face a difficult situation – they have the right to be protected, but are legally required to treat patients.
From magic bowls to holy shirts, Muslim cultures used various devices to protect the user from harm starting in the 11th century. Many of these objects were beautifully designed, too.
Moral injury happens when someone is faced with a choice that violates deep moral beliefs. Health-care workers treating COVID-19 might be forced to choose between ‘wrong’ and ‘wronger.’
Used PPE needs to be incinerated for safety reasons, but once this pandemic is over we should consider more sustainable options.
The evidence on whether wearing masks and gloves in the community will actually protect against coronavirus isn’t strong. But if you’re going to take these precautions, you might as well do it right.
There are two principles governments use to make public health decisions, and on mask-wearing they’re in direct conflict.
Designers, engineers, makers and doctors worldwide have used 3D printing to produce products such as face shields, face masks, ventilator components, hands-free door openers and nasal swabs.
These online spaces are more regulated than many media reports would have you believe. And the vast majority of dark web traders are steering clear of exploiting the pandemic.
More than 100 healthcare workers in the UK have died from COVID-19 – for some, the government’s £60,000 payout will not be enough.
Globalisation does not look so clever when everyone wants the same medical equipment.
Unfortunately, disrespectful and neglectful treatment of women during childbirth, including verbal, physical and emotional abuse is not uncommon.
Shortages of face masks may grow worse as state-wide lockdowns end. An economist suggests price controls.
A legal expert assesses whether failing to provide adequate PPE is a breach of human rights during this pandemic.
The show of compassion is part of an attempt by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to revamp Turkey’s international status.
Without massive change, the US health care system will continue to be disorganized and inefficient.
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Professor of Medicine, Epidemiologist, Physician, McMaster University
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Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
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Professor of Health Service Operations, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford
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Professor of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Distinguished Professor, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University
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Professor of Geohealth, Durham University
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University