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Health and Healthcare
Winding down COVAX – lessons learnt from delivering 2 billion COVID-19 vaccinations to lower-income countries
COVAX aimed to provide equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines under the biggest multilateral partnership agreement of the 21st century. As it winds down, there are lessons to be learnt to ...
COVID-19
Here’s what to know about the new COVID-19 Pirola variant
A new, highly mutated COVID-19 variant is circulating - and scientists are on alert. Here’s why
Ageing and Longevity
How the cost of living crisis affects young people around the world
When one job is not enough. Many of the younger generation are giving up on hopes of owning a home and raising a family.
Global Health
From smallpox to COVID: the medical inventions that have seen off infectious diseases over the past century
Infectious diseases have shaped human history. Here are some of the medical innovations that have helped fight the most destructive ones since the 1920s.
COVID-19
COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency. Here's what it means
As WHO has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, behavioral scientists evaluate which habits learned during the pandemic will endure.
COVID-19
New research shows the significant health harms of the pandemic
Three health economists discuss how to best measure the many impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's lives around the world.
Health and Healthcare
Candida auris: What you need to know about the deadly fungus spreading through US hospitals
Candida auris is a fungal infection first identified in 2009 that is now present in many countries. An immunologist explains why it is a cause for concern.
COVID-19
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 supply disruptions on exporters in global value chains
COVID-19 triggered a debate on whether supply value chain trade is primarily a source of vulnerability or resilience. Here's the latest research.
Air Pollution
Here's how air pollution increases COVID risk
It's widely known that air pollution has harmful effects on the environment and human health, but new research suggests it may also influence COVID-19 risk.
Mental Health
The pandemic made us nicer – and the change might be lasting
People treated each other better during the pandemic than before it, and it's a trend that appears to be continuing, says the 2023 World Happiness Report.
COVID-19
New study reveals link between air pollution exposure in young adults and long COVID symptoms
Young adults who were exposed to high levels of air pollution during the pandemic were more likely to suffer from long COVID than those living in low-pollution areas.
COVID-19
This statistic shows why equitable vaccine rollout is so important
Around 1.3 million lives could have been saved with more equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution, according to the People’s Vaccine Alliance.