Explainer

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Bacteria (clusters of light pink, surrounded by larger magenta blood cells) can cause deadly infections, but overreactive immune responses can deliver the lethal blow. Credit: Scharvik/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Sepsis is one of the most expensive medical conditions in the world – new research clarifies how it can lead to cell death

10 Jan 2023

5 min read

Illustration of a boy without immunity who is ill with measles.

What happens when you don’t recover from the measles

22 Dec 2022

7 min read

Measles Explainer The long tail

Woman checking her child's temperature. Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels

How do RSV symptoms differ from flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses?

21 Dec 2022

4 min read

RSV Explainer Outbreaks Videos

Get well or get back to work? Why some European countries want sick staff to return while others leave them to recover

16 Dec 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Explainer

Hon. Given Katuta Mwelwa, Member of Parliament for Chienge Constituency in Luapula Province, Zambia

How is Zambia improving Universal Health Coverage? We asked a local parliamentarian

14 Dec 2022

6 min read

UHC Routine immunisation Explainer

Long COVID can hinder people’s ability to work, learn, care for their children and enjoy life. Credit: Niklas Hamann on Unsplash

Long COVID stigma may encourage people to hide the condition

25 Nov 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 Explainer

Close up of petri dishes. Credit: Edward Jenner / Pexels

The silent pandemic: how drug-resistant superbugs risk becoming the world’s number one killer

21 Nov 2022

10 min read

Antimicrobial resistance Explainer Research summary

A postive home test for COVID-19. Credit: John Cameron on Unsplash

Does a faint line on a COVID-19 test mean I’m no longer infectious?

18 Nov 2022

4 min read

COVID-19 Explainer

Low- and middle-income countries struggle to provide health care to some, while others get too much medicine

15 Nov 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Explainer

As populations age, Alzheimer’s and dementia are becoming more prevalent. Here’s the latest research

28 Oct 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Research summary Explainer

Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash

Science Has a Communication Problem – and a Connection Problem

26 Oct 2022

7 min read

Cross-posts Explainer

Gene therapy could address the root cause of hundreds of diseases. Credit: Unsplash/Warren Umoh

Gene therapy: Why we need to accelerate global access to the world’s most expensive drugs

24 Oct 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Explainer Research summary

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