The CODE Update – 15 July

Priscilla Robinson View the latest spreadsheet here There is not a lot of good world news this week, including what’s … More

hot air balloons in the sunset: optimism that we can deal with climate change

The earth is breathing easier

Major cities and their birds are breathing easier. Across China, smog has given way to the colour blue. Even the snow-capped Himalayas are visible from parts of Northern India for the first time in local’s memories.

Chronic disease, health equity and COVID-19

One in two Australians has a chronic disease or condition such as diabetes, asthma, heart disease or cancer. Chronic disease is driven – and made worse – by social and economic inequities; disadvantaged communities and groups experience higher rates of chronic disease and poorer health outcomes

COVID spread has been different depending on the country. Image of Sydney harbour

6 countries, 6 curves: how nations that moved fast against COVID-19 avoided disaster

To understand the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic is more usefully viewed as a series of distinct local epidemics. The way the virus has spread in different countries, and even in particular states or regions within them, has been quite varied.