Improved hospital cleaning practices can dramatically combat the incidence of healthcare-associated infections, with a new trial showing a 35% reduction.
Gender equality, in the workforce and at home, took a backward step during the pandemic, with the patriarchy taking advantage of the virus. It’s not just up to women to fight back.
Discover how escapism, from TV to games, offers a vital break from daily life and fuels hope.
The “What Happens Next?” season premiere explores play’s profound impact on creativity, wellbeing, and learning. Experts unravel how play shapes our lives.
The Omicron strain is driving a rapid increase in China, and is quicker to transmit than other variants.
We'll struggle to find a vaccine that works perfectly for people who need it most, despite what the headlines say is coming in 2021.
COVID-19 has highlighted what's possible when the collective will exists to mobilise attention and healthcare resources – something the slow emergence of chronic disease could not.
Australians are emerging from winter and, where possible, enjoying trips to beaches and public pools, beach-side picnics, barbecues and get-togethers. Here's how to reduce your COVID risk.
Many people in Victoria are opting to wear face shields instead of face masks. It's allowed – but are they as effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19?
Many parents are unsure how to discuss the pandemic with their children, but there are ways to tackle the tricky questions.
Victoria's shock 723 new infections could be the result of more testing, but people's behaviour is probably also to blame.
As rates of COVID-19 community transmission in Victoria increase, so too does the importance of wearing masks, but they're not the silver bullet in the fight against the disease's spread.
Public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne have been placed under 'hard lockdown', with 3000 residents confined to home for at least five days.
Victoria's COVID-19 spike, and return to suburban lockdown, is a reminder that we all need to follow the basics of infection control for some time yet.
Agencies working to protect vulnerable women and children, often in fragile and conflict-affected countries, are coming under increasing pressure in delivering their services during the COVID-19 global crisis.
Don't spit, change out of your kit at home, and clean match balls. These are just some of the ways sport is changing as COVID-19 restrictions ease.
Fear and curiosity is providing fertile ground for cyber criminals to conduct their “business”.
Now that more toilet paper is in fewer hands, experts are worried that, for those caught short, the potential use of alternatives such as wet wipes and napkins could lead to major sewerage system blockages.
Coronavirus infections are growing and crossing geographic borders, but what are they, and should we be worried?
Design and medicine have joined forces to tackle a vital hygiene issue that plays a part in tens of thousands of deaths each year.
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