In May, the Brazilian city of Manaus was devastated by a large outbreak of COVID-19. Hospitals were overwhelmed and the city was digging new grave […]
Initially, it looked like herd immunity could be reached when 60-70% of the population was immune. Herd immunity means that enough of the population has […]
Asia-Pacific to lead global jeans market growth The emerging markets across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are set to play a crucial role in the revival […]
Netflix is expected this week to report the lowest number of new subscribers in the first quarter for four years, perhaps signalling the end of […]
Avid watchers of television and streaming series are often portrayed as hooked to their screens and completely passive. But is that a fair assessment? According […]
Gamers have known for a long time something that everyone else is starting to figure out: there’s community connection on the other side of a […]
Emerging evidence suggests that black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities appear to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Of the 3,883 critical patients registered in […]
A new US study shows that people who are less physically active are more likely to be hospitalised and die with COVID-19. According to these […]
One in three survivors of COVID-19, those more commonly referred to as COVID-19 long-haulers, suffered from neurologic or psychiatric disability six months after infection, a […]
Covid-19 appears to have jumped between neighbouring rooms in hotel quarantine in Sydney after seven cases of people arriving from different countries were revealed to […]
The response of employers to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a mixed bag. Some have been successful in balancing employee productivity and health and safety […]
With the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s right under our noses: diseases can indeed affect our sense of smell. It is possible to lose it suddenly and […]
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, four experts dissect the impact a year of working from home has had on employees and the companies […]
Some viruses, such as measles, mumps and meningitis, can cause hearing difficulties, but what about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? In the first few […]
Baseball season is here, and thousands of cheering fans are back in the ballparks after a year of empty seats and cardboard cutouts as fan […]
COVID-19 has impacted women and girls around the globe in adverse ways. However, little attention has been paid to women and girls in humanitarian settings, […]
