Covid: Wearing a mask is effective at preventing infection, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Wearing a face mask is among the most effective public health measures at tackling Covid, according to a global study. Read More
Sweden now has Western Europe's LOWEST Covid infection rate
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sweden now has the lowest Covid infection rate in western Europe — after double-vaccinated nationals were told they don’t have to test…
Are YOU guilty of 'trauma dumping'? Oxford University psychologist explains moaning to friends about everyday dramas can be 'toxic' - and reveals how to set boundaries to save your relationships
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A problem shared is a problem halved. But share too many problems and you could be at risk of ‘trauma dumping’, an expert…
Major investigation as water companies admit ‘unpermitted sewage’ may have been dumped in rivers
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A major investigation has been launched by regulators after water companies admitted they could be pumping “unpermitted sewage” into England’s rivers and watercourses. Read More
Britain to add booster shots to COVID-19 travel pass
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain’s health ministry on Friday said it would add booster shots to the COVID-19 pass for outbound international travel, Read More
Covid 'patient zero' was Wuhan market vendor, claims new study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The first known case of Covid-19 was a female vendor at a Wuhan wet market in China in mid-December 2019, according to…
Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster
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Reading Time: < 1 minute At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket, as hundreds…
NHS will offer 13,000 HIV patients new 'incredible' £1,600 injections only needed six times a year instead of daily pills to keep virus at bay
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousands of Britons living with HIV will be given the first ‘long-acting injectable’ to keep the virus at bay. Read More
Overuse has fuelled the world's antibiotic-resistance crisis
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Whenever we go shopping for food, we risk unwittingly fuelling one of the world’s most dangerous public health emergencies. Read More
Europe enters 'fifth wave' of Covid as Germany wrestles with record number of cases
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Reading Time: < 1 minute German chancellor-in-waiting Olaf Scholz has urged more people to get vaccinated against coronavirus, after Germany recorded more than 50,000 new cases in…