Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has thrown American science and medical research into disarray. The impact is spreading to Australian medical researchers, whose concerns range from losing their access to funding, the censorship of their findings and the disruption of global health alert systems.

Today, Bianca Nogrady on America’s ideological war on science and the implications for Australia.

The spread of monkeypox is testing public health officials worldwide. It’s a virus that is challenging both our ability to get vaccines and medicines to the people who need them most - and the ability of health authorities to send the right message.

So what is the right health message? And how do we empower communities, after they have been through two years of a Covid-19 pandemic?

At its worst, long Covid can lead to complete debilitation. It can cause fatigue and an inability to complete basic tasks.

But understanding the cause and the cure for the illness has been a challenge for scientists. This challenge becomes more urgent as case numbers rise.