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Climate change is linked to worsening brain diseases – new study

Even small increases in temperature can stop our brains from functioning optimally.

16 May 2024

5 min read

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Lassa fever is transmitted by rodents when people accidentally ingest rat excrement or urine. Credit: Thierry Biland on Unsplash

Lassa fever case in Paris: what you need to know

13 May 2024

4 min read

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It is critical that the affected communities have access to safe drinking water. Phill Magakoe /AFP via Getty Images

Floods create health risks: what to look out for and how to avoid them

10 May 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

The changes that came with the transition from foraging to farming paved the way for disease. Nastasic/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

Future pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them

8 May 2024

5 min read

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Personalised mRNA vaccines: a revolutionary new approach in melanoma treatment

3 May 2024

5 min read

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Meningitis bacteria can cause severe meningitis and generalised infection particularly in children. 3D illustration of meningitis bacteria

Nigeria is pioneering a new vaccine to fight meningitis - why this matters

2 May 2024

5 min read

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Cases of psittacosis, also known as “parrot fever”, have been confirmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Credit: Sivakumar B on Pexels

Parrot fever cases amid a ‘mysterious’ pneumonia outbreak in Argentina – what you need to know about psittacosis

1 May 2024

4 min read

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In Africa, an estimated 136 million people are currently living with hearing loss. Credit: Angela Roma on Pexels

Nearly 136 million people in Africa live with hearing difficulties: tackling the crisis with a smartphone and an app

23 Apr 2024

4 min read

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he first person – as far as we know – to catch B virus was bitten by a macaque monkey while researching poliovirus. Credit: Oleksandr P: on Pexels

Man who caught virus from a monkey in a critical condition – B virus explained

22 Apr 2024

4 min read

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As of March 2024, various reports confirmed the presence of H5N1 in dairy cattle across eight states in USA. Credit: Pixabay via Pexels

Bird flu in cattle: What are the concerns surrounding the newly emerging bovine H5N1 influenza virus?

19 Apr 2024

5 min read

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Health workers do house to house polio vaccinations in Tunkia, Kenema District of Sierra Leone. Credit: Gavi/2016/Kate Holt

How to get vaccines to remote areas? In Sierra Leone they’re delivered by foot, boat or motorbike

18 Apr 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19

Many nonantibiotic drugs such as certain antidepressants and antiparasitics have antibacterial effects. Credit: Tanja Ivanova/Moment via Getty Images

Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how

17 Apr 2024

5 min read

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A medical artist’s drawing of a boy with noma. Credit: Robert Froriep/Wikimedia Commons

Noma is a truly devastating tropical disease – more people need to know about it

10 Apr 2024

4 min read

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