Scientists are only just starting to unravel why some viruses disappear, while others can linger and cause disease for centuries.
detailsWhile the latest research suggests that antibodies against Covid-19 could be lost in just three months, a new hope has appeared on the horizon: the enigmatic T cell.
detailsIf all viruses disappeared, the world would be very different — and not necessarily for the better. But what exactly would happen?
detailsYou can choose between a mask and a face shield, but you can’t choose nothing.
detailsMedical, scientific, and instructional lectures regarding coronavirus
detailsOpening up the economy means allowing more human interaction and hence greater potential for new #COVID19 infections. Two numbers matter for deciding whether this can be done safely any time soon.
detailsIf the World Health Organization is to spearhead international health policy and respond to disease outbreaks effectively, it must pursue deep reforms aimed at broadening its jurisdiction and authority.
detailsCOVID-19 has intensified our dependence on local communities, and we are riveted by stories of community resilience in the face of an unseen peril.
detailsItaly shows us that controlling the pandemic will require reshaping family life in much of the world.
detailsNo one should expect the pandemic to alter – much less reverse – tendencies that were evident before the crisis. Neoliberalism will continue its slow death, populist autocrats will become even more authoritarian, and the left will continue to struggle to
detailsJust two months ago, most people believed that random mass death no longer stalked the Earth. Reconciling ourselves with the reality that it does clarifies much, including how to....
detailsFor years, the economics profession has suffered from a stubborn reluctance to adopt a more multidisciplinary approach. But now that the COVID-19
detailsWhile Chinese authorities have been destroying banknotes that have potentially come into contact with the coronavirus, Western countries remain woefully behind not just in their response to the pandemic
detailsIn an interview, Amir Afkhami explains what Covid-19 may mean for Iran, and the world.
detailsThe COVID-19 crisis is an opportunity to call some of the political mistakes of recent years by their name and adjust our trajectory according to the compass of reality.
detailsFor the first time in living history, the headlines after a major presidential primary night weren’t focused on the election.
detailsThe COVID-19 crisis has exposed the underlying weaknesses in national economies, health systems, and even political ideologies.
detailsA regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
detailsThe COVID-19 crisis is rich in lessons, especially for the United States. One takeaway is that viruses do not carry passports; in fact, they don’t observe national borders – or nationalist rhetoric – at all.
detailsIrans political and economic isolation has not stopped COVID-19—but sanctions are threatening to turn an outbreak into a catastrophe.
detailsThe panic that often occurs during a health crisis or in the aftermath of a natural disaster can – and has – led to spasms of irrational violence. Lack of truthful public
detailsCoronavirus invaded the world harvesting casualties day after day. Started in Wuhan, china reaching the Arab world and crossing the Iraqi borders through visitors from Iran
detailsReshaping institutions and funding can help save lives.
detailsIranian lawmakers were told Tuesday to avoid contact with the public after more members of parliament were confirmed to have contracted coronavirus.
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