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Festival warning on monkeypox
Monkeypox could spread rapidly through Europe during the coming summer festival season, the World Health Organization has warned. Read more
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Vaccine ‘urgently needed to tackle respiratory syncytial virus’
A vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus is urgently needed because the infection is responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in young children a year, experts say today. Read more
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Genes can predict response to arthritis treatment
Molecular profiling can help to predict the effectiveness of specific drug treatments on rheumatoid arthritis, British researchers have reported. Read more
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Vaccination after COVID could decrease risk of long COVID
Long COVID symptoms could be alleviated in some people through vaccination, researchers report today. Read more
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Treatment hope for cognitive symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
Ultra-powerful 7T MRI scanners could help to identify those patients with conditions such as Parkinson’s disease who would benefit from new treatments for cognitive symptoms that were previously untreatable, British researchers report today. Read more
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E-cigarettes as effective as patches for pregnant women
E-cigarettes can help pregnant women to stop smoking and are as safe as nicotine patches, according to new UK research. Read more
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Robot-assisted surgery boost for bladder cancer care
Robot assisted surgery has improved recovery times for patients undergoing treatment for bladder cancer, according to the findings of a major UK trial published yesterday. Read more
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Half of hospitalised COVID patients have symptoms after two years
Half of people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 have at least one symptom two years later, Chinese research has found. Read more
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More than seven million Europeans have skin cancer
More than seven million Europeans have skin cancer – despite it being the most preventable cancer, according to a survey published today. Read more
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Hypermutation linked to chemotherapy
Chemotherapy may be one of the key reasons why some men pass on genetic mutations to their children, British scientists reported last night. Read more