Flu & Viruses
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Link found between genital warts and the immune system
A link has been discovered between genital warts and the part of the immune system that helps to regulate immune responses, a conference has heard. Read more
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Call for global action on rabies
The world needs to step up action against rabies, learning lessons from the COVID pandemic, senior doctors have said. Read more
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High rates of long COVID diagnosis
More than a third of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 develop at least one persistent symptom of long COVID, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Poorer children less likely to want the COVID-19 vaccine
Children from the most socioeconomically deprived backgrounds are more likely than others to say they do not want to have the COVID-19 vaccine, researchers report today. Read more
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Smoking ‘worsens COVID-19 severity’ and risk of death
Smoking is highly likely to worsen the severity of COVID-19 and the risk of dying from the virus, researchers report today in a study aimed at dispelling another pandemic myth. Read more
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Biggest life expectancy drop in 75 years
Reductions in life expectancy in Europe caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have not been seen since the last World War, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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First multi-variant COVID-19 vaccine trial starts
The world’s first multi-variant COVID-19 booster vaccine is to undergo phase 1 trials among older adults in Manchester. Read more
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Call for research into COVID-19 vaccine ‘link’ to menstrual changes
Menstrual changes after the COVID-19 vaccination should be investigated, a reproductive specialist has said today. Read more
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Surgery delays linked to rise in opioid prescribing
A steep rise in opioid prescriptions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic may be linked to growing waiting lists, researchers warn today. Read more
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Insights into spread of Delta variant
A new analysis has shown how the COVID-19 Delta variant became the dominant, hardly challenged strain of the virus. Read more