In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers around the world were faced with decisions that pitted human health against the economy. Before we had tests, vaccines, or even a solid ...

Observational epidemiological studies provide especially relevant evidence as to whether ambient environmental factors, such as air pollution, can adversely affect the general public. This is because ...

A recent breakthrough study has introduced a novel methodology that significantly enhances the accuracy of epidemiological estimates for infectious diseases like COVID-19. A recent breakthrough study ...

The field of zoonotic infectious diseases, particularly those involving tick-borne pathogens, has taken center stage in global health due to the rapid ...

University of Western Australia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Science and the media have long been uncomfortable bedfellows. Traditionally, much of the prickliness has ...