Children with asthma not at higher risk of severe COVID, research suggests
A study of nearly 19,000 children who sought care at hospital for COVID-19 during the pandemic shows those with asthma were not at greater risk of serious infection.
fonder – Suzie’s mission to reconnect the art community during Covid-19
North East-based artists are thriving thanks to a unique opportunity created by a Teesside University student, designed to connect artists during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pharmacy School, City Partnership Provides Free Flu Shots to Angelenos
The USC School of Pharmacy has partnered with the City of Los Angeles to provide free flu vaccinations at various COVID-19 testing locations across the city.
In-person Thanksgiving? Don’t do it.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and COVID-19 cases are spiking again. Does that mean a Zoom turkey dinner is in your future?
Fighting food insecurity during a global pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic cripples food systems worldwide, governments must evolve and cooperate to heal the crisis, Johns Hopkins Professor Jessica Fanzo argues in a recent Nature op-ed.
Digital tool to dial back COVID-19 anxiety, depression and alcohol use
With more than a third of Australians now drinking alcohol daily, compared to 6 per cent pre-COVID-19, researchers are developing a digital tool to help communities manage the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.
Children learned ‘little or nothing’ during school closures, despite online learning
School closures in the last year have led to serious learning losses, with primary-age school pupils making virtually no progress studying at home...
A comprehensive map of the SARS-CoV-2 genome
MIT researchers have determined the virus’ protein-coding gene set and analyzed new mutations’ likelihood of helping the virus adapt.
Monash researcher part of an international team behind a fast 20 minute, hand held...
A Monash researcher is part of an international consortium of scientists that has developed a CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that, with the help of a smartphone camera...
Covid modellers win University of Canterbury research medal
Two University of Canterbury mathematicians who helped develop world-leading modelling to guide New Zealand’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic have won a prestigious award.
