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COVID: why some people with symptoms don’t get tested
Recent research found around a quarter of people with classic COVID symptoms didn't get tested.
Can Omicron evade detection from PCR, rapid antigen or lateral flow tests?
PCR and antigen tests are still reliable in detecting the new variant, although in the first few days saliva could be better than nose swabs at picking up the virus.
Is the Western diet causing a spike in autoimmune diseases?
Autoimmune diseases are becoming more prevalent around the world. They come about when the body’s immune system has difficulty distinguishing healthy cells from unhealthy microorganisms. These diseases include type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid…
Four surprising ways climate change is affecting people’s health in England and Wales
A new report uncovers how temperature-related deaths and hospital admissions have changed since 2001.
How Cameroon is making the Africa Cup of Nations COVID-safe
While there were concerns over the threat posed by COVID-19 at Africa’s premiere football tournament, host nation Cameroon is working hard to limit the spread.
We now know a major cause of multiple sclerosis. Can we eradicate it?
A new study shows that Epstein-Barr virus infection is strongly linked to multiple sclerosis. There is currently no cure to multiple sclerosis, and access to innovative treatments is limited in many countries. Vaccinating for EBV instead could…
How unequal access to vaccines could threaten climate negotiations
Wealthy countries have given their citizens third booster doses, yet have so far failed to ensure that those in less well-resourced nations are also protected; experts warn this inability to respond to a shared crisis could threaten climate…
We can stop the cycle of new variants continuing indefinitely with a pandemic vaccine pool
Without it we could face further delays in the global rollout and risk the gulf between the vaccine haves and have nots widening.
Antimicrobial resistance now causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS and malaria worldwide – new study
Latest numbers show antimicrobial resistant infections contributed to 4.95 million deaths globally in 2019.
Workers at a Kenyan syringe company set the record straight
Workers from a syringe-making company in Kilifi, Kenya have been changing minds around the COVID-19 vaccine.
Seven reasons why trying to get ‘COVID over with’ is a bad idea
With more than half of all Europeans predicted to be infected with COVID-19 in the next two months, and perceptions of it being mild, it might be tempting to think it’s better to get the infection over with. Here’s why that is a dangerous game to…
COVAX, the vaccine pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator), has now shipped over 1 billion doses to 144 countries and territories.
