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We finally know why some people got COVID while others didn’t

In a human ‘challenge trial’ volunteers were deliberately infected with COVID to get the answer.

1 Jul 2024

4 min read

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A nurse gives gives medicine, Ivermectin, against onchocerciasis or river blindness. Credit: Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images

100 million Nigerians are at risk of neglected tropical diseases: what the country is doing about it

3 Feb 2023

6 min read

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The black rat, or ship rat, was thought to have helped transmit the Black Death. Credit: Shutterstock / Carlos Aranguiz

The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all

3 Feb 2023

6 min read

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Moderna is testing an mRNA vaccine in combination with pembrolizumab to treat melanoma. Credit: Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty Images

Moderna’s experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn’t prevent melanoma – a biochemist explains how it works

2 Feb 2023

6 min read

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A nurse with face mask and gloves looks at a chart. Credit: Laura James on Pexels

Eliminating neglected diseases in Africa: there are good reasons for hope

1 Feb 2023

5 min read

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Intent to vaccinate cannot be used to predict uptake. Siphiwe Sibeko/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Vaccine hesitancy in South Africa: COVID experience highlights conspiracies, mistrust and the role of the media

27 Jan 2023

5 min read

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Isolated fungal colonies in the laboratory.

The Last of Us: fungal infections really can kill – and they’re getting more dangerous

26 Jan 2023

5 min read

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US health data pioneer Ernest Codman at work on his national registry of patient outcomes, 1925. Credit: Roy Mabrey/Boston Medical Library

From a ‘deranged’ provocateur to IBM’s failed AI superproject: how data has transformed healthcare

24 Jan 2023

19 min read

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Nasal vaccines for COVID-19 are still in early development. Credit: Paul Biris/Moment via Getty Images

Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets to the lungs – an immunologist explains how they work

24 Jan 2023

6 min read

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Rendering of the COVID-19 virus. Credit: Getty Images

The costly lesson from COVID: why elimination should be the default global strategy for future pandemics

19 Jan 2023

5 min read

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Key to preventing cholera is a good supply of water. Credit: Getty images

Why cholera continues to threaten many African countries

16 Jan 2023

5 min read

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A syringe and vaccine vials. Credit: Mentor57/Shutterstock

Cancer vaccine trials could start in the autumn – UK signs deal with BioNTech

13 Jan 2023

4 min read

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Bivalent vaccines target omicron alongside the original strain of COVID. Credit: Lithiumphoto/Shutterstock

Bivalent COVID vaccines have now been in use for a few months – here’s how they’re stacking up against omicron

12 Jan 2023

5 min read

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