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What could a diabetes drug do for long COVID?
Sometimes a study comes along that shows some amazing results and one published in The Lancet does just that.
The study - which looked at people aged …
2 years, 10 months ago
Introducing - Quick Smart
Tegan has been playing away, making another show.
It's called Quick Smart, and because you're such a loyal Coronacast listener, we'll give you a previ…
2 years, 10 months ago
We're in a wave - are more drugs the answer?
The public health measures we relied on in years past to control COVID have now largely gone.
Social distancing is no more and there aren't nearly as …
2 years, 10 months ago
Wait ... how many people have long COVID?
Long COVID has nearly been around as long as COVID itself.
It wasn't long after the pandemic began before we started hearing about long haulers - peo…
2 years, 11 months ago
How many shots should I have had by now?
In 2021, Aussies were queueing round the block quite literally for COVID-19 vaccines one and two.
2 years, 11 months ago
Is there a new flu surge?
As respiratory disease goes, COVID got us good. But it's important we don't forget the old school ones like flu and RSV.
There's quite a bit of flu ar…
2 years, 11 months ago
WHO's given up on COVID?
With the World Health Organisation (WHO) announcing that COVID-19 is no longer a "global health emergency", you'd be forgiven for thinking the pandem…
2 years, 11 months ago
Arcturus' rise: Another COVID (sub sub sub) variant!
The Omicron variant has been spinning off all sorts of sub variants during its 17 month long reign.
The latest is XBB.1.16 - known also as Arcturus - …
2 years, 11 months ago
What would it take to guard against future pandemics?
The coronavirus pandemic might not be a 'pandemic' for much longer
So, looking ahead, experts have come together to propose countermeasures for future…
3 years, 1 month ago
Animal origin theory suddenly has a lot more weight behind it
A team has analysed data out of China, proving the presence of animals in the Wuhan market capable of hosting SARS-CoV-2.
3 years, 1 month ago