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Hospitals have stopped unnecessary elective surgeries – and shouldn't restart them after the pandemic

  • Written by: Adam Elshaug, HCF Research Foundation Professorial Fellow, Professor in Health Policy and Co-Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
Hospitals have stopped unnecessary elective surgeries – and shouldn't restart them after the pandemicShutterstock

Part of Australia’s response to the coronavirus pandemic was a severe reduction in elective surgery, and so private hospitals have stood almost empty for a month now.

People who might otherwise have had a procedure are experiencing “watchful waiting”, where their condition is monitored to assess how it develops rather...

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Hospital beds and coronavirus test centres are needed fast. Here's an Australian-designed solution

  • Written by: Deborah Ascher Barnstone, Professor, Course Director Undergraduate Studies, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney

Two of the most pressing needs worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic are for more hospital beds and testing centres. No country in the world has enough hospital beds or intensive-care unit (ICU) beds for a pandemic. Even the best prepared, like Germany with 33.9 ICU beds per 100,000 citizens, does not have enough.

Most countries have locked down...

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Supermarket shelves stripped bare? History can teach us to 'make do' with food

  • Written by: Bethaney Turner, Associate Professor, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, University of Canberra

Recent COVID-19 induced panic buying has raised concerns about food security for many Australians.

While there’s plenty of food available, many Australians have seen supermarkets stripped bare of essentials in recent weeks. For some it can be hard to find basic items like rice or canned foods.

This is especially true for many of our most...

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How many COVID-19 cases are in each NSW suburb? Search by postcode here

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
How many COVID-19 cases are in each NSW suburb? Search by postcode hereThe University of Sydney, Author provided

University of Sydney researchers have developed a new searchable database that allows people, for the first time, to compare how many COVID-19 cases there are in every NSW postcode with each suburb’s socioeconomic status and age profile.

The database, which draws on data from the Australian Bureau of...

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  2. Eradicating the COVID-19 coronavirus is also the best economic strategy
  3. how advertisers are using (and abusing) the coronavirus to sell
  4. Donald Trump blames everyone but himself for the coronavirus crisis. Will voters agree?
  5. The coronavirus contact tracing app won't log your location, but it will reveal who you hang out with
  6. Worried about your drinking during lockdown? These 8 signs might indicate a problem
  7. live animals are stressed in wet markets, and stressed animals are more likely to carry diseases
  8. We don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone – we must reclaim public space lost to the coronavirus crisis
  9. Students less focused, empathic and active than before – technology may be to blame
  10. Regional media get COVID lifeline but ABC, SBS remain in peril
  11. what Donald Trump's funding cuts to WHO mean for the world
  12. Drug use may increase the risk of coronavirus. Here's how to reduce the harms
  13. How will the coronavirus recession compare with the worst in Australia's history?
  14. what did the High Court find in the Annika Smethurst v AFP case?
  15. The High Court rules in favour of News Corp, but against press freedom
  16. Media receives some government relief after coronavirus hit
  17. There's a good chance you're new to The Conversation – here's how we deliver news differently
  18. A temporary income tax hike is the bitter but equitable pill Australia should swallow
  19. New Zealand's coronavirus elimination strategy has united a nation. Can that unity outlast lockdown?
  20. How to keep a coronavirus-safe distance when you're jogging or cycling
  21. Great time to try: learning to draw
  22. Banning visitors to aged care during coronavirus raises several ethical questions – with no simple answers
  23. how to help the young
  24. Fix housing and you'll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities
  25. The psychology of comfort food
  26. For most universities, there's little point to the government's COVID-19 assistance package
  27. what makes hairdressing 'essential'? Even the hairdressers want to close
  28. why pets are at risk during this pandemic
  29. beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like Houseparty
  30. How some Australian media are failing us on coronavirus
  31. how white roofs help to reflect the sun's heat
  32. National and state leaders may not always agree, but this hasn't hindered our coronavirus response
  33. View from The Hill – So you wanted to spend more time with the kids?
  34. What does it mean to be immunocompromised? And why does this increase your risk of coronavirus?
  35. We don't know for sure if coronavirus can spread through poo, but it's possible
  36. Transmitting COVID-19 to another person could send you to prison for life. Here's why this is worrisome
  37. 4 ways to be a good landlord in a time of coronavirus
  38. Smoking increases your coronavirus risk. There's never been a better time to quit
  39. This could be the end of the line for cruise ships
  40. Gaming fosters social connection at a time of physical distance
  41. Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?
  42. While towns run dry, cotton extracts 5 Sydney Harbours' worth of Murray Darling water a year. It's time to reset the balance
  43. My skin's dry with all this hand washing. What can I do?
  44. The last thing companies should be doing right now is paying dividends
  45. Hotels are no 'luxury' place to detain people seeking asylum in Australia
  46. Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last until the country's elections later in the year?
  47. Coronavirus debate turns to whether Australia should embrace 'elimination' strategy
  48. Great time to try: starting a vegetable garden
  49. How long are you infectious when you have coronavirus?
  50. Australia had rent control in wartime. War on coronavirus demands the same response

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