Jun 21, 2020 11:38 am UTC| Health
Today is a far cry from what we hoped for and expected from 2020. After Australias disastrous summer of bushfires, the unprecedented upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen serious social and economic effects for us...
Dexamethasone: what is the breakthrough treatment for COVID-19?
Jun 21, 2020 11:24 am UTC| Health
Six months and eight million positive cases since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in Wuhan, scientists have announced the first major breakthrough in the search for a drug to fight the disease. A research team at Oxford...
Jun 21, 2020 04:07 am UTC| Health
Many cancers, especially in earlier stage disease, are treated by removing the tumour. But even after the tumour has been removed, theres still a chance that cancer cells remain in the body and the cancer can come back....
Does wearing contact lenses put you at greater risk of getting COVID-19?
Jun 21, 2020 04:07 am UTC| Health
Can the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for COVID-19, be transmitted by tears or by touching the eyes? Are contact lens wearers therefore more at risk? As these questions arise, heres what you need to know. A Chinese...
Rural America is more vulnerable to COVID-19 than cities are, and it's starting to show
Jun 21, 2020 03:49 am UTC| Health
Rural areas seemed immune as the coronavirus spread through cities earlier this year. Few rural cases were reported, and attention focused on the surge of illnesses and deaths in the big metro areas. But that false sense...
One metre or two? The science behind social distancing
Jun 21, 2020 03:46 am UTC| Health
What constitutes a safe distance when it comes to the spread of COVID-19? The answer depends on where you live. China, Denmark and France recommend social distancing of one metre; Australia, Germany and Italy recommend...
Living near active oil and gas wells in California tied to low birth weight and smaller babies
Jun 21, 2020 03:45 am UTC| Health
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea In a California study, we found that pregnant women living near active high-production oil and gas wells have an elevated chance of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight