COVID-19

Using health factors and blood markers, researchers can now distinguish Chronic Fatigue Syndrome from other conditions for the first time – a giant step closer to formal diagnosis

Boccaccio’s fourteenth-century masterpiece, now a Netflix series, shows the universality of human responses to a pandemic (along with some sex)

A new model can simulate thousands of ‘individuals’ – each with their own vaccination and infection histories – tailoring vaccine schedules as new COVID-19 variants emerge

Australia’s emergency response to bushfire is “exemplary” but we repeatedly fail to deal with the climate crises that cause disasters

Australia is a valuable international case study into life expectancy trends during the COVID-19 pandemic

A collaboration between the University of Melbourne and Brain Injury Matters is learning from adults with a brain injury what peer support groups mean to them

A new book investigates the ravages of the COVID-19 impact on people in the informal economy across Southeast and South Asia

To combat climate change we need to decarbonise international shipping. Powering cargo ships with wind should be part of the solution

New research finds that many people coped relatively well emotionally during Melbourne’s long COVID-19 lockdowns – but with caveats.

It should be exciting to say that cases of violence against women dropped during COVID, but we need to understand the big picture