Using real-world training and coaching, two new Flinders University research projects are aiming to bring much needed improvements to the care provided to people living with dementia. In one project, published in the journal BMJ Open Quality, a Flinders University lead research team has evaluated a quality improvement collaborative to […]
Anxiety in a post-COVID world
A post-pandemic world is arguably near. Experts anticipate a “return to normal,” or the next iteration of normal, in 2022. Many people correlate the end of mask-wearing with the end of the pandemic, or see herd immunity as the marker for safety. Whatever goalposts people reference for pandemic’s end, there […]
After year of coronavirus pandemic, weary world looks back — and forward
Working mothers on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic Anna Hamilton, a mother of two from Georgia, Syndie Ly, a mother of four from California, and Jennifer Zielke, a mother of four from Tennessee, explain how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their lives. No one has been untouched. Not the […]
We asked children around the world what they knew about COVID. This is what they said
During the pandemic, children have been separated from family and friends, schools have been closed and there have been limitations on important activities, such as play. We know a good deal about the physical effects COVID-19 has on children. But the impact on their mental and emotional well-being is less […]
Sequence African genomes for Africa and the world: scientist
A $4.5 billion initiative to sequence the genomes of three million Africans would not only benefit a continent long neglected in gene-based healthcare, but advance understanding of genetic disease worldwide, the project leader told AFP Wednesday. Twenty years ago this month, the first complete mapping of the human genome was […]
Brain tumour survivor gets cards from all over the world for first birthday
A baby who survived a giant brain tumour returned home from hospital to celebrate his first birthday surrounded by hundreds of birthday cards from around the world. Roux Owen was discharged from hospital on his birthday after undergoing 10 operations in just 11 months to remove a tumour the size […]
What the rest of the world can learn from South Korea’s COVID-19 response
As the world continues to closely monitor the newest coronavirus outbreak, the government of South Korea has been able to keep the disease under control without paralyzing the national health and economic systems. In a new research article published in the American Review of Public Administration, University of Colorado Denver […]
The US formally announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization
The United States has formalized its intent to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 6, 2021. WHO is a United Nations body devoted to coordinating international public health efforts, including the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Donald Trump first said he would withdraw the […]