Flu & Viruses
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12/12/2019 - STI challenge for PrEP
Programmes providing pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection need to spend time on patients' overall sexual health, according to a World Health Organisation study. More
06/12/2019 - Worldwide measles outbreak deadly for infants
The world has been facing a "devastating" outbreak of measles, leading to thousands of deaths, according to stark new figures. More
29/11/2019 - European women diagnosed late with HIV
European women in their 40s are three to four times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV at a late stage compared to younger women, according to new figures. More
27/11/2019 - Multiple sclerosis-herpes link made clearer
New research has identified a specific form of the herpes virus that is linked to multiple sclerosis. More
01/11/2019 - Measles causes 'immunological amnesia'
The reason why measles causes long-term damage to the immune system, leaving people vulnerable to other infections, has been revealed in a new study. More
25/10/2019 - Wild poliovirus type 3 eradicated globally
Wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide, it has been announced. More
27/09/2019 - Alarm as child vaccination rates fall
Child vaccination rates fell for all procedures in the last year, according to alarming figures published yesterday. More
26/09/2019 - Temperature-proof artificial tropical vaccine unveiled
British scientists have successfully engineered a tropical disease vaccine that does not need refrigeration, it was announced last night. More
06/09/2019 - Tackling resurgence of measles a priority - conference
Leading microbiologists have called for urgent measures to tackle the resurgence of measles. More
02/09/2019 - Unvaccinated students hit by measles and mumps
Shortfalls in vaccination are responsible for increasing rates of measles and mumps, public health experts have warned. More
29/08/2019 - New European measles resurgence warning
The UK is one of four European countries where measles has returned following elimination, it was revealed today. More
31/07/2019 - Lyme disease more common than believed
The number of cases of tick-borne Lyme disease in the UK have been significantly underestimated, according to an analysis published today. More
26/07/2019 - Plea to tackle hepatitis
Just six billion dollars a year would prevent millions of premature deaths from hepatitis over the next decade, the World Health Organisation says today. More
22/07/2019 - Health a global problem - CMO
Diseases increasingly fail to respect international borders - making global cooperation in health vital, the Chief Medical Officer of England says today. More
18/07/2019 - Ebola emergency declared
Africa's latest Ebola outbreak is now a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organisation has declared. More
16/07/2019 - DRC Ebola - still no closer to elimination
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a new outbreak of Ebola in the city of Goma - while two Ebola responders have been murdered in their home, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported yesterday. More
16/07/2019 - 20 million children missed lifesaving vaccines
More than one in ten children worldwide – about 20 million – missed out on lifesaving vaccines in 2018, according to new data from WHO and UNICEF. More
10/07/2019 - Partial success for MERS prevention
The number of cases of Middle East Respiratory syndrome coronavirus has fallen worldwide in recent years. More
05/07/2019 - Cold virus could 'revolutionise' bladder cancer treatment
A strain of the common cold virus could potentially target, infect and destroy cancer cells in bladder cancer patients, British researchers report today. More
03/07/2019 - Flu threat from antibiotics
Changes in the gut bacteria caused by antibiotics may increase the risks from flu infection by weakening the immune response, scientists have warned. More
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