Global Health Security
New strain of monkeypox causes miscarriages and spreads rapidly without sexual contact, experts warn
Health
On a Zoom call with journalists on Tuesday, the researchers confirmed that clade 1b is spreading through touch, something which is “incredibly ...
Why the discovery of H5N1 bird flu in mice is so alarming
Health
Although USDA have not released any information about how the mice contracted the virus, scientists suspect the creatures lived on a farm, ...
Nasa told ‘act now’ to tackle pathogens in space
Science
“Human exploration of the solar system and beyond continues, and with that exploration, biological risk increases,” say the Commission’s authors in their ...
US poised to invest millions in mRNA bird flu vaccine amid H5N1 scare
Health
In past influenza pandemics, including the Swine Flu outbreak in 2009, vaccines were often delayed until after the initial waves had already ...
H5N1 virus in latest human case has mutated, officials say
Health
Testing of the latest human case of bird flu has revealed a “notable” mutation in the virus, officials have said. The case, ...
US cow-derived H5N1 virus flown to Porton Down under strict security for UK testing
Health
DEFRA’s involvement in particular has raised concerns among some experts because its principal role is to promote British farm produce. The agency ...
Professor Alasdair Geddes, infectious disease expert who diagnosed the last case of smallpox – obituary
Health
Professor Alasdair Geddes, who has died aged 89, was an expert in infectious diseases who diagnosed smallpox in the last recorded person ...
Bowel cancer rises among under-50s in Spain as Mediterranean diet fades, oncology expert warns
Health
In the UK, women aged between 25 and 49 are 39 per cent more likely to die from colorectal cancer this year, ...
Ground-up chicken waste fed to cattle may be behind bird flu outbreak in US cows
Health
“The flu can be spread by faecal-oral routes, and so it’s not an impossible scenario that chickens who are infected with H5N1 ...
South Africa’s alcohol addiction and the disabled newborns paying the price
Health
In a culture where alcohol is readily available, drinking also becomes a way of coping. “Many of these women find themselves in ...
