covid 19 Archives

Here’s Where You’ll Find the Most Germs in an Airport, and No It’s Not the Bathrooms

Health

5 hours ago

Here’s Where You’ll Find the Most Germs in an Airport, and No It’s Not the Bathrooms

Lauren Rouse

Now that we’re travelling again here’s what research says about the germs on commonly touched surfaces in an airport.

Here’s Where the Rules Around Face Masks Currently Stand in Australia

Health

2 weeks ago

Here’s Where the Rules Around Face Masks Currently Stand in Australia

Lauren Rouse

Do You Need a Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster?

Health

1 month ago

Do You Need a Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster?

Lauren Rouse

Yes, Your Memory Has Probably Gotten Worse Recently – Here’s Why You Don’t Need to Panic

Health

1 month ago

Yes, Your Memory Has Probably Gotten Worse Recently – Here’s Why You Don’t Need to Panic

Stephanie Nuzzo

Anxiety and depression are linked to impaired memory, but lockdown can also have a hand in messing with this function of your brain. Here’s why.

What to Do When a Friendship Is Going Down the Toilet

Communicate

1 month ago

What to Do When a Friendship Is Going Down the Toilet

Beverley Fehr

Why Are There So Many New Omicron Sub-Variants?

Health

2 months ago

Why Are There So Many New Omicron Sub-Variants?

Sebastian Duchene, The University of Melbourne and Ash Porter, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

Severe COVID Is Equivalent to 20 Years of Ageing, According to a New Study

Health

2 months ago

Severe COVID Is Equivalent to 20 Years of Ageing, According to a New Study

Adam Hampshire, Imperial College London and David Menon, University of Cambridge

Severe COVID results in cognitive impairment similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the…

Close Contacts No Longer Have to Isolate in NSW and VIC Under New COVID-19 Rules

Health

2 months ago

Close Contacts No Longer Have to Isolate in NSW and VIC Under New COVID-19 Rules

Stephanie Nuzzo

Here’s What We Know About Deltacron, the Latest COVID Variant to Reach Australia

Health

3 months ago

Here’s What We Know About Deltacron, the Latest COVID Variant to Reach Australia

Lauren Rouse

A Complete Breakdown of Australia’s Border Restrictions

Travel

3 months ago

A Complete Breakdown of Australia’s Border Restrictions

Lauren Rouse and Stephanie Nuzzo

Australia’s state and territory border restrictions have changed again. Here’s where Aussies can and cannot travel.

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