University of Oxford starts new Ebola vaccine trials
Clinical trials have begun for a new Ebola vaccine developed by the University of Oxford. The jab has been designed…
Egypt to host COP27 international climate conference in 2022
Egypt will host the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2022, the country’s environment ministry said on Thursday. The…
Climate-linked health risks to rise, COP26 panelists warn
If you thought the COVID pandemic was disruptive and deadly, climate change will be so much worse. So said a…
Climate Change Is a Health Crisis
By: JULIA GILLARD The damaging effects of a warming planet are not limited to the environment. The United Nations Climate…
The search for people who never get COVID
By: Smriti Mallapaty An international team of researchers want to find people who are genetically resistant to SARS-CoV-2, in the…
WHO and partners call for action to better protect health and care workers from COVID-19
The World Health Organization and partners[i] have issued an urgent call for concrete action to better protect health and care workers…
Global heating ‘may lead to epidemic of kidney disease’
Chronic kidney disease linked to heat stress could become a major health epidemic for millions of workers around the world…
New advice could trigger global change in use of aspirin to prevent heart attacks
By Melissa Cunningham It was once deemed the “wonder drug” in the fight against heart attacks and strokes. But an…
Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups
Sweden and Denmark said on Wednesday they are pausing the use of Moderna’s (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups after reports…
Resistance to front-line malaria drugs confirmed in Africa
Scientists have confirmed that malaria parasites in Africa have developed resistance to a key family of drugs used to protect…