After I saw the photos of Masoumeh Ataei as a model for the first time, I was shocked. "What happened to her?" I asked myself, staring at the burns and scars on her face, which contrasted with the...
Sarah L Caddy, University of Cambridge People have been panicking about COVID-19 in animals since the very start of the pandemic. There’s now plenty of evidence that SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus...
Last April, a video of a YouTuber wearing a fake “mask” went viral in Indonesia. The content creator had a fake mask painted on her face and entered a supermarket with her friend. Their prank was...
Dayana contracted Covid in April 2021. Her husband, son, brother and mother-in-law caught it too, locked up at home with treatment from the beginning. Their house became a kind of medical center,...
Covid can be harsh, relentless and painful, but many of us don't know that until we are close to it. I never imagined we would live through pandemic times, much less that my dad would die of...
Covid-19 has severely attacked populations all over the world. Vaccination plans will help ease the burden in the near future, but some countries are behind schedule, as is the case in Venezuela. A...
Andrew Pollard, University of Oxford Usually, World Immunisation Week is a chance for those of us who research vaccines to reinforce the message about their importance in saving lives. From whooping...
In line with their effort to curb the spread of the Covid-19, Indonesia's government has made the brave move to ban mudik, a homecoming exodus which occurs ahead of Idul Fitri (Eid) holiday. Mudik...
A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that disabled people across the Global South have faced ‘significant discrimination’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving them at greater...
The podcast originated as a personal quest of Erika de la Vega, a Venezuelan comedian, broadcaster and TV host based in Miami. People are hooked because it comes from an authentic place, where doubts...
