The U.S. withdrawal from WHO has seismic implications on issues like prevention of future pandemics, and the stakes are especially high for Canada.
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A long-running pickup game in North Carolina – made up of ‘geezers’ with various political leanings – thrives by reducing conflict.
A recent study has generated alarming headlines, but it’s been unhelpfully exaggerated in the news.
The pandemic amplified a trend toward suburbanisation, particularly in Italy, where the search for more affordable housing and the rise of remote work encouraged an “escape” from urban centres.
For most people, hMPV will cause symptoms similar to a cold or flu.
During Donald Trump’s second presidency, both federal and provincial governments should reflect on their recent experiences handling the COVID-19 pandemic and the dangers of being adaptive.
A series of vaccines offered during high school protect teenagers against certain diseases, and help reduce the spread of these diseases in the community.
Raw milk can carry many dangerous germs − now including the H5N1 virus that causes avian flu.
People are at the heart of the HIV pandemic, so it’s important to understand how they make protection decisions.
Given his controversial views, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as Health Secretary could create challenges for credible news reporting on health topics. However, media can learn from the pandemic.
Most Americans actually agree on key issues, including reproductive rights, firearms laws and climate change.
Rather than winging it when an unusual health event crops up, health officials take a systematic approach. The goal is to quickly figure out what’s going on and squash any outbreak before it spreads.
Yet another new COVID booster has recently been approved by the TGA. Here’s what to know about the JN.1 shot.
While long COVID may not be immediately or directly life-threatening, it could exacerbate existing conditions.
Pigs are an ideal ‘mixing vessel’ for avian and human viruses.
Without a national One Health plan, Canada is vulnerable to threats from worsening climate change, accelerating biodiversity loss, pandemics and superbugs.
COVID booster shots had little effect in preventing deaths in care homes in England, new study shows.
From the vaccine rollout, to hotel quarantine, to understanding the science of the virus, a range of experts look back at how Australia fared.
One of the cornerstones of being prepared for the next pandemic is being in the best position possible to design and deploy a suitable vaccine.
XEC is a recombinant variant, meaning it’s a hybrid of two previously existing variants. Genomic data suggests it’s making up around 5% of cases in Australia – but it may grow.
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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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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 of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Sydney
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University Professor, The Ohio State University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Research associate, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Brown 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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Postdoctoral fellow, McGill University