Africa: Planes, Trains and Pandemics - Lessons From Covid-19 About Travel Risks Posed By Hantavirus and Ebola

International travel volumes have now fully recovered from the downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the upcoming World Cup poised to drive a surge in Canadian tourism,… Read more »

Africa: Hantavirus, Covid, Norovirus, Legionnaires' - Why Are Cruise Ships So Prone to Disease Outbreaks?

Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and… Read more »

Africa: Could This Energy Crisis Be Worse for the Global Economy Than Covid?

Despite reports of negotiations between the US and the Iranian regime, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to most oil tankers, with only a small number of vessels… Read more »

Africa: Covid Vaccination - We Now May Know Why Some People Developed Blood Clots

COVID vaccines saved millions of lives, but months into the rollout, a small number of people began developing dangerous blood clots in unusual parts of the body. These only… Read more »

Africa: Ivermectin Was Touted As a Cure for Covid, Now It's Being Tested for Cancer. but What Can It Actually Treat?

Ivermectin was originally celebrated as a revolutionary treatment for parasitic disease in humans and animals. It has since evolved into a focal point of misinformation and heated… Read more »

Africa: How Vaccines Give Our Immune Systems a Home Advantage

We are now approaching six years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, yet talk of vaccines and our immune systems persists in our cultural… Read more »

Africa: The Pandemic's Hidden Toll - Millions of Chronic Conditions Left Undiagnosed

When COVID hit, healthcare systems around the world were turned upside down. Hospitals cleared beds, routine appointments were cancelled and people were told to stay at home unless… Read more »

Africa: Inquiry Says Covid Lockdowns Could Have Been Avoided - They're Right

The UK was one of the most locked down countries in the world during the COVID pandemic, but this was not inevitable - it was a failure of public health policy. Read more »

South Africa: Long Covid's Hidden Toll - the South Africans Still Battling Fatigue, Anxiety and Memory Loss

"I feel better, but my mind isn't the same." Four years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, such comments are still heard regularly in many medical practices in South… Read more »

Africa: Off-Label Use of Covid-19 Vaccines Was Once Discouraged but Has Become Common Amid New Guidelines

Following the federal government's changes to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and recommendations in 2025, many people are wondering whether they can get COVID-19 vaccines for… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines Could Unlock the Next Revolution in Cancer Treatment - New Research

The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a… Read more »

Africa: How Vaping Primes the Lungs for Covid-19 Damage

As colder months set in, respiratory infections begin to climb: everything from the common cold and flu to COVID-19. It's a time when healthy lungs matter more than ever. Yet the… Read more »

South Africa: Most Air Cleaning Devices Have Not Been Tested On People - and Little Is Known About Their Potential Harms, New Study Finds

Portable air cleaners aimed at curbing indoor spread of infections are rarely tested for how well they protect people - and very few studies evaluate their potentially harmful… Read more »

Africa: How Conspiracy Theories About Covid's Origins Are Hampering Our Ability to Prevent the Next Pandemic

In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), published an… Read more »

Africa: Long-Covid, Viruses and 'Zombie' Cells - New Research Looks for Links to Chronic Fatigue and Brain Fog

Millions of people who recover from infections like COVID-19, influenza and glandular fever are affected by long-lasting symptoms. These include chronic fatigue, brain fog,… Read more »

Africa: The Pandemic Is Still Disrupting Young People's Careers

Unlike previous economic downturns, the COVID pandemic created a crisis that disrupted both education and employment, abruptly halting young people's emerging careers and clouding… Read more »

South Africa: Women Trapped With Abusers - South Africa's Covid Lockdowns Exposed Serious Protection Gaps

The unintended consequences of measures introduced to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus from 2020 to 2022 have been studied extensively. Research in South Africa shows that… Read more »

Africa: Long Covid Puzzle Pieces Are Falling Into Place - the Picture Is Unsettling

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing… Read more »