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A health worker administering polio drops to a child during nationwide door to door campaign in UC Jalala in Texila, Pakistan. Gavi/2020/Asad Zaidi

The endgame: What will it take to eradicate polio?

24 Oct 2022

12 min read

COVID has taken a greater toll on mental health among people from ethnic minorities – sadly this is no surprise

21 Oct 2022

5 min read

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A very tiny insulin syringe. Copyright: Pearlsa, (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Scale-up insulin access urgently, drugmakers told

7 Oct 2022

5 min read

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Health workers don full personal protective equipment in Guinea during the 2014-16 West Africa Ebola outbreak. Credit: Sean Hawkey

What do we know about the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda so far?

3 Oct 2022

7 min read

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Zika hasn’t disappeared – here’s why it should stay on our radar

26 Sep 2022

6 min read

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Female doctor checking cancer patient's blood pressure. Photo by Thirdman from Pexels

Cancer in the under 50s is rising, globally – why?

20 Sep 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Research summary Explainer

Lies don’t have to spread far to cause problems. numismarty/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Conspiracy theories are dangerous even if very few people believe them

19 Sep 2022

5 min read

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New survey suggests reinfection worsens Long COVID

15 Sep 2022

2 min read

Research summary COVID-19 Explainer

Mental health conditions raise risk of Long COVID

14 Sep 2022

3 min read

Research summary COVID-19 Data Explainer

How long after I get COVID-19 will I test negative?

13 Sep 2022

4 min read

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UK approves ‘poo transplant’ to treat antibiotic resistant superbugs

6 Sep 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance Explainer

Woman wiping her nose with a tissue. Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels.

Got allergies? You could be at lower risk of catching COVID

5 Sep 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 Explainer

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