Doctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the world’s first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its “gamechanging” potential to permanently…
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From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic? – podcast
As bird flu is confirmed in 33 cattle herds across eight US states, Ian Sample talks to virologist Dr Ed Hutchinson of Glasgow University about…
View More From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic? – podcastDoctors condemn suspension of retired GP over UK climate protests
Doctors groups are calling for urgent consideration of the rules for medical professionals who take peaceful direct action on the climate crisis, which they say…
View More Doctors condemn suspension of retired GP over UK climate protestsNext pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn
Influenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists. An international survey, to be published…
View More Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warnPrivate health insurance market grows by £385m in a year amid NHS crisis
Britain’s health cover market has grown by £385m in a year as the NHS crisis prompted more people to seek out private medical treatment and…
View More Private health insurance market grows by £385m in a year amid NHS crisisDrug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns
Drug shortages are a “new normal” in the UK and are being exacerbated by Brexit, a report by the Nuffield Trust health thinktank has warned.…
View More Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warnsUS imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water
The US Environmental Protection Agency has set legally enforceable drinking water limits for a group of the most dangerous PFAS compounds, marking what public health…
View More US imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking waterSmartphone app could help detect early-onset dementia cause, study finds
A smartphone app could help detect a leading cause of early-onset dementia in people who are at high risk of developing it, data suggests. Scientists…
View More Smartphone app could help detect early-onset dementia cause, study findsCancer signs could be spotted years before symptoms, says new research institute
Scientists at a recently opened cancer institute at Cambridge University have begun work that is pinpointing changes in cells many years before they develop into…
View More Cancer signs could be spotted years before symptoms, says new research instituteHospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows
Waterborne diseases such as dysentery and Weil’s disease have risen by 60% since 2010 in England, new figures reveal. Analysis of NHS hospital admissions by…
View More Hospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows