First 'variant-proof' Covid vaccine trials start in Manchester
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe world’s first trial variant-proof booster vaccine, which could prevent the need for jabs to be tweaked regularly to combat new strains…
Pfizer booster shot: The ‘unexpected' side effect after third dose - Pfizer finding
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA drop-off in antibody levels after a second dose of the vaccine has informed the recommendation of a third booster shot for…
Folic acid will be baked into bread to slash the risk of birth defects in decision hailed as 'momentous'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFolic acid will be added to flour to reduce the risk of birth defects, it was announced last night. Read More
41% of Nigerians living with HIV — Report September 19, 2021
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA report has revealed that about 41 percent of persons from Lagos, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Oyo and Kano states in Nigeria…
Backlash against boosters as top scientists say they won't take third jab until poorer countries have vaccines
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists and medics have said they will refuse a third jab until poorer countries have access to vaccinations, Read More
Men with prostate cancer could be cured in ONE WEEK: Patients could be treated with just two sessions of radiotherapy
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteProstate cancer patients could be cured in just one week instead of a month with targeted high-dose radiotherapy sessions. Read More
Operations at risk from CO2 shortages unless ministers ‘prioritise NHS’, hospitals chief warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNHS surgery is at risk from the gas shortages unless ministers make it their top priority, a health service leader is warning. Read…
Can we really smell fear? Yes... if you're a woman: Scientists found their behaviour changed after sniffing an anxious person's sweat
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt really is possible to smell fear, a study suggests, but only if you’re a woman. Read More
GPs need more cash, thousands more doctors and extra space in surgeries before returning to pre-pandemic levels of face-to-face appointments, leading medic claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteReturning to pre-pandemic levels of face-to-face GP appointments cannot happen without more funding, a leading doctor has claimed. Read More
Tuberculosis: the killer of millions every year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTuberculosis (TB) is still killing millions of people every year. Read More