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Diamond Back Rattle Snake. Credit: Pixabay on Pexels

We’re a step closer to having a universal antivenom for snake bites – new study

6 Mar 2024

5 min read

Bed bug nymph. Credit: CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki

Getting rid of bed bugs: Trickier than ever

5 Mar 2024

10 min read

Cross-posts

Rendered image of blood cells. Credit: ANIRUDH on Unsplash

HIV among older South Africans in rural areas: big study shows there’s a problem that’s being neglected

29 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts HIV Research summary

RSV is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children under the age of five. Credit: bady abbas on Unsplash

Preterm infants at disproportionately high risk from RSV

26 Feb 2024

4 min read

RSV Research summary

The more knowledgeable people are about science, the more positively they tend to feel about it. Credit: Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash

Does knowing the science make you feel more positively about it?

22 Feb 2024

3 min read

Research summary

Studies show that social grants can help older South Africans protect their cognitive health and live longer. Credit: Pixabay on Pexels

Money and ageing: South African study shows cash grants help people live longer and have better memory function

21 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Research summary

The pandemic exposed and accelerated the cracks in health systems, and, as these latest figures show, this has set back progress towards safer pregnancy in the UK by decades.

Maternal death rates in the UK have increased to levels not seen for almost 20 years – experts explain why

19 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Gender equality Explainer

electron microscopic image of the 1976 isolate of Ebola virus. Credit: CDC on Unsplash

Ebola vaccine halves deaths even in people already infected

19 Feb 2024

3 min read

Ebola Research summary

Oral rehydration salts are a simple, cheap and effective way of combatting dehydration. Credit: Ecuen Images on Pexels

This cheap treatment could curb antibiotic use and save millions of lives. So why is it under-prescribed?

9 Feb 2024

3 min read

Antimicrobial resistance Research summary

A swarm of mosquitoes. Credit: Hans from Pixabay

South American cities release mosquitoes to stem disease

7 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Innovation Dengue

Vials of malaria vaccine. Credit: Gavi/2024/Go'tham Industry

Will we get a travel vaccine against malaria?

5 Feb 2024

5 min read

Malaria Vaccine development

Acanthosis nigricans can cause skin to become thickened and velveteen to the touch. Credit: TuktaBaby/ Shutterstock

Your skin is a mirror of your health – here’s what yours might be saying

5 Feb 2024

5 min read

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