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Nearly 7% of Americans struggle with Long COVID as infections surge
The post-viral illness continues to damage lives as global numbers are estimated to be at least 65 million.
India resolves to reduce cervical cancer by vaccinating girls
As India plans to roll out HPV vaccines nationwide, TV Padma surveys the state of play in a country that currently sees one cervical cancer death every seven minutes.
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in partnership with Seedstars, announces INFUSE 2024: a global call for applications for innovations to bolster health systems against climate threats and to enhance immunisation delivery.
The Viral Most Wanted: The Filoviruses
Filoviruses have two important, genetically distinct but related subgroups - the Ebolaviruses and the Marburgviruses.
A pediatrician and preventive medicine physician explains how measles vaccines became victims of their own success and the risk that rising outbreaks pose to everyone.
Malawi health workers report drop in malaria cases following vaccine intro
This rainy season, referral hospitals in Malawi have found themselves able to dedicate resources to other priorities, following a drop in childhood malaria cases.
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise in the UK and North America, but viral coughs are also common. So, how can you tell the difference?
Treading a fine line: Immunisation in conflict settings
What do you do when rebel forces take over an area and delivering vaccines becomes fraught with danger? In Cameroon, Alain Dakam negotiated with the rebel groups – and found them eager to take part in immunisation activities.
Vaccination and supportive care stave off deaths in Ugandan measles outbreak
With a sizeable cohort of unimmunised children built up over years, the measles epidemic is expected to grow among communities lining the lakeshore in Hoima district.
In Bangladesh, Nipah virus keeps the health system on its toes
There’s no cure and no vaccine – and so far this year, both confirmed cases have resulted in death.
New views of a cough: From TB and chronic cough to hope for Parkinson’s
Scientists are revealing new secrets of the reflex that protects our lungs, spreads disease and irritates us all.
Four key pieces of research on Long COVID that have improved our understanding
Four years since the start of the pandemic, we now have a good understanding of what Long COVID does. More of a mystery has been why it happens. New research is starting to find answers.