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Is remdesivir a miracle drug to cure coronavirus? Don't get your hopes up yet

  • Written by Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney

The race is on to find a drug that is both effective and safe for treating COVID-19, which has spread to 3.1 million infections and caused 220,000 deaths worldwide.

This week, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases released findings of a clinical trial of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir. This showed COVID-19...

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it's an intriguing but unproven link

  • Written by David Burgner, Clinician and Scientist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
it's an intriguing but unproven linkShutterstock

Doctors in the United Kingdom and other European countries have recently reported small but increasing numbers of critically ill children with features of both Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome. These are uncommon conditions affecting the blood vessels.

England’s National Health Service (NHS) issued an alert to doctors as...

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We need to flatten the 'other' coronavirus curve, our looming mental health crisis

  • Written by Stephen Carbone, Honorary, School for Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
We need to flatten the 'other' coronavirus curve, our looming mental health crisisShutterstock

The battle against the mental health consequences of the coronavirus pandemic is just beginning. Governments and researchers are mapping how best to prevent the predicted rise in mental health issues we face in coming months and beyond.

This involves not only preventing a wave of mental disorders from starting but also preventing...

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No, Aussie bats won’t give you COVID-19. We rely on them more than you think

  • Written by Pia Lentini, Research Fellow, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
No, Aussie bats won’t give you COVID-19. We rely on them more than you thinkJustin Welbergen, CC BY-SA

In this pandemic it’s tempting to look for someone, or something, to blame. Bats are a common scapegoat and the community is misled to believe getting rid of them could be a quick fix. But are bats really the problem?

Australian bats have been in the news recently for two main reasons: the misplaced fear they might...

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  1. Vale Robert May, the legendary scientist who helped us understand ecosystems, chaos theory and even pandemics
  2. The COVIDSafe app was just one contact tracing option. These alternatives guarantee more privacy
  3. Virtual hackathons can help you solve coronavirus problems without leaving your home
  4. COVID lockdowns have human costs as well as benefits. It's time to consider both
  5. Australia has long valued an outer space shared by all. Mining profits could change this
  6. Need help selling the COVIDSafe app? Call a behavioural economist
  7. how nations that moved fast against COVID-19 avoided disaster
  8. a look inside the dismal living conditions of migrant workers
  9. Say hello to the 'crazy beast' mammal who lived among the dinosaurs
  10. Air quality near busy Australian roads up to 10 times worse than official figures
  11. Playing Pandemic - the hit board game about the very thing we're trying to avoid
  12. how coronavirus will change the way we work together
  13. Should I drop my private health insurance during the pandemic?
  14. That estimate of 6.6 million Australians on JobKeeper, it tells us how it can be improved
  15. Katy Gallagher on the Senate's coronavirus watchdog
  16. Can't go outside? Even seeing nature on a screen can improve your mood
  17. why can't people hear in their sleep?
  18. How will the class of COVID-19 get into university? Using year 11 results is only part of the answer
  19. Mobile phones are covered in germs. Disinfecting them daily could help stop diseases spreading
  20. 250 years since Captain Cook landed in Australia, it's time to acknowledge the violence of first encounters
  21. how Captain Cook blundered his first impression with Indigenous people
  22. teachers say they lack confidence to teach Indigenous perspectives
  23. Captain James Cook and absent presence in First Nations art
  24. how Botany Bay was chosen over Africa as a new British penal colony
  25. My ancestors met Cook in Aotearoa 250 years ago. For us, it's time to reinterpret a painful history
  26. An honest reckoning with Captain Cook's legacy won't heal things overnight. But it's a start
  27. revisit Captain Cook’s legacy with the click of a mouse
  28. The stories of Tupaia and Omai and their vital role as Captain Cook's unsung shipmates
  29. for Indigenous people, Cook's voyage of 'discovery' was a ghostly visitation
  30. Botany and the colonisation of Australia in 1770
  31. Captain Cook 'discovered' Australia, and other myths from old school text books
  32. how re-enactments of the Endeavour's voyage perpetuate myths of Australia's 'discovery'
  33. Is God good? In the shadow of mass disaster, great minds have argued the toss
  34. Captain Cook wanted to introduce British justice to Indigenous people. Instead, he became increasingly cruel and violent
  35. why higher carbon dioxide levels isn't only good news even if some plants grow faster
  36. Physical distancing is here for a while – over 100 experts call for more safe walking and cycling space
  37. What is psoriatic arthritis, the condition Kim Kardashian West lives with?
  38. we'll need war bonds, and stimulus on a scale not seen in our lifetimes
  39. what it is and why Zali Steggall wants it investigated
  40. Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you're young
  41. China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus
  42. East Arnhem Land artists respond to COVID-19 with the gift of music
  43. Cutting ‘green tape’ may be good politicking, but it’s bad policy. Here are 5 examples of regulation failure
  44. Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You're not alone
  45. Look beyond a silver bullet train for stimulus
  46. 90% out of work with one week’s notice. These 8 charts show the unemployment impacts of coronavirus in Australia
  47. How do we keep family violence perpetrators ‘in view’ during the COVID-19 lockdown?
  48. Cook’s voyages were part of a military mission to conquer and expand
  49. The NRL should reconsider its comeback: it's too soon
  50. Here are 5 ways to flatten the climate change curve while stuck at home
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