Indigenous communities take COVID-19 measures into own hands
Local responses to pandemic are a necessity to protect people at higher risk of infectious diseases – and a strong assertion of sovereignty, says U of A expert…
The lockdown failed our most vulnerable
Political spin to distract from the disaster in senior care centres will solve nothing. The industrial warehousing model must be questioned…
Eight things you need to know about the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine
Experts share their knowledge, hopes and fears about the chances of finding a way to inoculate the world against the deadly virus…
Partiers thumb their noses at authority – and good sense
In Brampton, Ont., a giant house party has enraged the community and put the region’s COVID-19 efforts at risk…
Obesity rates likely to rise during pandemic: study
New consumer psychology research shows people under financial stress want to eat more of everything…
COVID-19 may spread more than two metres through air
But recent evidence presents no cause for panic, says U of A infectious disease specialist…
New test for heart failure could help COVID-19 patients
U of A researchers say COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease are linked thanks to ACE2 enzyme and may respond to same treatments…
Researchers work to simplify COVID-19 recommendations
U of A designer, emergency room doctor work on award-winning projects that show how to stop the spread…
Flu deaths rise when cities get pro sports teams: study
New research has implications for reopening arenas to fans during COVID-19 pandemic…
To mask or not to mask?
It really comes down to your comfort level, belief system and what you want to do until instructed otherwise…