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The twelve viruses of Christmas

Discover the hidden beauty of viruses with printable papercraft virus snowflakes.

18 Dec 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts Routine immunisation

Virus snowflakes. Ed Hutchinson, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, CC BY-SA

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The world is facing a cancer crisis that’s hitting the most vulnerable hardest

8 Dec 2025

4 min read

A COVID-19 patient in South Africa, 2020. Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images

Long COVID’s hidden toll: the South Africans still battling fatigue, anxiety and memory loss

28 Nov 2025

6 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19

Public health officials spray the streets in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in 2023 to eliminate mosquitoes that cause dengue fever. Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images

COP30 report reveals how climate change is spreading infectious diseases to new regions

14 Nov 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

Canada eliminated measles in 1998 but had a major outbreak in 2025. Credit: jure/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Canada loses its official 'measles-free' status

13 Nov 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts Measles

Key elements of a zombie apocalypse echo the stages of an infectious disease outbreak. GoToVan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Zombies, jiangshi, draugrs, revenants − monster lore is filled with metaphors for public health

31 Oct 2025

5 min read

Emergency health services have been strained in Senegal after an outbreak of Rift Valley fever. Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images

Rift Valley fever: what it is, how it spreads and how to stop it

30 Oct 2025

6 min read

Cross-posts Rift Valley fever

Gabriel Falloppius explaining one of his discoveries to the Cardinal Duke of Ferrara. Credit: WellcomeTrust, CC BY-SA

How anatomical names can carry hidden histories of power and exclusion

28 Oct 2025

5 min read

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Pregnant teens in Kenya’s low-income areas avoid health care because of fear and stigma

22 Oct 2025

4 min read

Cross-posts Maternal and child health

A hospital pharmacy storage room in Nigeria. Credit: Shutterstock

Africa imports over 70% of its medicines. Making active ingredients locally would change this

14 Oct 2025

4 min read

Cross-posts Made in Africa

Globally, nearly half of the deaths of children under five years are linked to malnutrition. Wikimedia Commons

Child malnutrition in Kenya: AI model can forecast rates six months before they become critical

13 Oct 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts AI Maternal and child health

Xerius Jackson, age 7, gets an MMR vaccine during the Texas measles outbreak in March 2025. Jan Sonnenmair via Getty Images

Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks

10 Oct 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts Routine immunisation

Nobel Prize laureates 2025. Credit: Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel prize awarded for discovery of immune system’s ‘security guards'

7 Oct 2025

4 min read

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