Flu & Viruses
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Monkeypox renamed
Monkeypox disease is to be renamed because of complaints that its name is racist and stigmatising, the World Health Organization has announced. Read more
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Pandemic experience used to find flu treatments
A £2.9 million national trial, launched today to help find effective treatments for people hospitalised with severe flu, will replicate lessons learnt in the pandemic. Read more
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Measles a global and imminent threat – WHO
The pandemic-linked decline in measles vaccination has made the disease an “imminent threat”, the World Health Organization has warned today. Read more
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COVID vaccine still ‘worthwhile’ in previously infected
New research adds to evidence that people who have been infected with COVID-19 and developed antibodies still benefit from vaccination. Read more
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Increased seizure risk following COVID-19 infection
People who have had COVID-19 are more likely to develop seizures or epilepsy within the next six months than those who had influenza, a new UK study has shown. Read more
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Hypertension increases risk from severe COVID-19
People with high blood pressure have a 22% increased risk of being hospitalised or die from COVID-19, according to new UK research. Read more
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Two thirds of global population likely to have COVID-19 antibodies
Two thirds of the global population are likely to have COVID-19 antibodies from vaccination or infection, according to a new World Health Organization study. Read more
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COVID mortality remains low in young people
People below 20 years of age have had a low mortality rate from COVID, according to a new study. Read more
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Flu season under way already – and infants at risk
The flu season is under way early in the UK – with infants at high risk, the UK Health Security Agency has warned. Read more
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Lupus gene may protect against severe COVID-19
A gene associated with lupus could help to protect against severe Covid-19, according to a new UK study. Read more