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In Bangladesh, Nipah virus keeps the health system on its toes

There’s no cure and no vaccine – and so far this year, both confirmed cases have resulted in death.

New views of a cough: From TB and chronic cough to hope for Parkinson’s

Scientists are revealing new secrets of the reflex that protects our lungs, spreads disease and irritates us all.

Four key pieces of research on Long COVID that have improved our understanding

Four years since the start of the pandemic, we now have a good understanding of what Long COVID does. More of a mystery has been why it happens. New research is starting to find answers.

Maintaining momentum to achieve global HPV vaccine equity

New research by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium underlines the global inequality in access to HPV vaccines.

As the pandemic turns four, here’s what we need to do for a healthier future

On the fourth anniversary of the pandemic, a public health researcher offers four principles for a healthier future.

Five innovations that could help to eliminate malaria

Recently approved malaria vaccines have reinvigorated hopes of eliminating the disease, but other innovations are in development that could further bolster these efforts. 

COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep ‘testing the tests,’ and they pass

Research shows that rapid antigen tests are performing as well at detecting the most recent dominant variants as they did with the earliest strains in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hypervaccinated: What happens when you receive hundreds of doses of the same vaccine?

A German man who deliberately got 217 COVID-19 shots sheds light on immune responses to repeated vaccination.

Vaccine Alliance outlines path to improve HPV vaccine market

A new Gavi market shaping roadmap for HPV vaccines showcases how partners, manufacturers and countries must work together to secure a sustainable supply over the next decade.

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