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COVID: why working from home leaves the lowest paid at more risk of infection
Taking orders. Shutterstock/PattyPhoto Helen Collins, Liverpool John Moores University; Patricia Jolliffe, Liverpool John Moores University, and Susan Helen Barry, Liverpool…
From saunas to flesh-eating bugs: great long reads of 2021
Josephine Lethbridge, The Conversation; Maria Albano, The Conversation, and Paul Keaveny, The Conversation The year began with robots and ended…
Omicron may not be the final variant, but it may be the final variant of concern
It is controversial whether viruses are alive, but – like all living things – they do evolve. This fact has…
South African and UK hospitalisation data: what it tells us about how deadly omicron is
Recent official South African medical reports and countrywide COVID data have indicated that since early November, when omicron was first…
Step away from the table – why you keep eating when you’re full
Shutterstock Amanda Salis, The University of Western Australia Ever eaten that last slice of pizza, even though you’ve had enough?…
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Omicron FAQ: How is it different from other variants? Is it a ‘super-variant?’ Can it evade vaccines? How transmissible is it?
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‘Representation matters’ – Why a Nigerian medical illustrator’s drawing of a Black foetus went viral
An illustration of a Black foetus that was shared on social media triggered a conversation on racial diversity in medicine as many…
To get through the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to learn how to live in an ongoing disaster
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Sex, taxes & COVID-19: How sex workers navigated pandemic relief efforts
Some tools of the trade for sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Ryan Conrad), Author provided Ryan Conrad, York University,…
