In the second half of 2025 influenza killed more Australians a month than COVID. Here’s how it happened.

With Ebola and a hantavirus outbreak in the news, here’s the stranger truth about one of biology’s most peculiar things — including the…

Diseases once thought confined to history are making a comeback in Australia. And vaccination is only part of the story.

An epidemiologist, aged 77, explains what the data still shows - and the simple steps that can still save lives

An epidemiologist explains what the “loneliness vs smoking” claim gets wrong — and why the real problem is being overlooked.

An epidemiologist and former WHO staff member explains what the US withdrawal really costs, and who pays the price.

An epidemiologist explains what the evidence says about when the next pandemic might happen — and why the risk isn’t declining

An epidemiologist explains what it is, how common it is, and what to expect

An epidemiologist and ex-WHO staff member explains how the WHO works, how it’s funded, and why global coordination still matters

An epidemiologist and ex-WHO staff member explains how the WHO works, how it’s funded, and why global coordination still matters

What it was actually like to explain a pandemic in real time

Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.

Talking Scrubs enable first-person communication for patients with permanent or temporary communication disabilities.

Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis or pericarditis up to 4 week...

A particularly infectious subvariant of influenza is keeping emergency room numbers high and causing especially severe illness in children.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spectrum of post-acute sequelae including several neurological complications including cognitive dysfunction labelled N…

SARS-CoV-2 infection may induce long-term immune dysregulation; however, its contribution to the development of autoimmune disease remains disputed. We aim to quantify the relative risk of new-onset autoimmune diseases following COVID-19 and its modifiers through a systematic review and meta-analysi …

If you believe it’s now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight.

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The renowned GP researcher has endorsed a letter to the WHO calling for an update to its advice for doctors and healthcare workers.

This Special Communication introduces the Transparent Reporting of Observational Studies Emulating a Target Trial (TARGET) 2025 guideline, a consensus-based guidance for reporting observational studie...

Viral infections are on the rise and spreading across the globe.

Cases of the highly contagious virus jumped nearly threefold in 2025 as immunisation rates declined