It’s on our plates and in our poo, but are microplastics a health risk?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs much as the idea might be unpalatable, all of our diets are now likely to include tiny servings of plastic. Read…
Another COVID vaccine set to enter production within weeks - and UK has 60m doses ordered
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteProduction of the coronavirus vaccine developed by French firm Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will begin within weeks, the firms have said. Read…
Malaysia warned to 'prepare for worst' as Covid-19 cases spike
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMalaysia’s health authorities have warned the public to “prepare for the worst” as Covid-19 cases climb rapidly despite strict containment measures. Read More
Indian variant now dominant in UK, says Prof Neil Ferguson, as June 21 easing ‘in the balance’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Indian Covid variant is now the “dominant strain” in Britain and cases are set to grow into another surge of the disease,…
New Treatment Allows Patient’s Immune System to Combat HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA study published in Cell Host & Microbe suggests that adding small molecules that imitate the T cell receptor CD4 to antiretroviral therapy could…
Now a vaccine for diabetes? Swedish study shows 'promising' results
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwedish scientists claim a clinical study of a potential vaccine for Type 1 diabetes has shown ‘promising results’. Read More
Everything you need to know about UTIs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNeed to pee more often than usual, and it burns when you do? Read More
Covid deaths in second wave were up to FIVE TIMES higher in Bangladeshi Brits compared to white adults - but fatalities were worst in people from Black African background last spring,...
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCovid deaths in the second wave were up to five times higher in Bangladeshi Brits than white adults in England, official data…
Forget France this summer: Paris unveils even TOUGHER rules with arriving Britons set to be forced into compulsory isolation for seven days and threatened with €1,500 fines
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritons going to France will have to quarantine for at least seven days and provide a negative coronavirus test due to fears…
June 21 hangs 'in the balance': Professor Lockdown warns 'dominant' Indian variant will bring 'small third wave' but next two or three weeks will be 'critical' in deciding whether to unlock step four on roadmap
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNo10’s plan to ease all restrictions in England on June 21 hang ‘in the balance’ because of the Indian coronavirus variant, Read…