Risk of severe or fatal Covid-19 is 30% greater in people living with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe risk of developing severe or fatal Covid-19 is 30% greater in people living with HIV compared to those who are HIV-negative…
Lockdowns unlikely to be needed again, scientist behind first lockdown says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFurther lockdowns are “unlikely” to be required to control the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, one of the government’s top scientific advisers…
20 behaviours that accelerate aging
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Reading Time: < 1 minute How you age is mostly up to your genetics, but there are also a number of factors that can influence how…
Delta variant at similar levels in those with or without vaccine
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLevels of coronavirus found in people infected with the Delta variant are similar whether they are vaccinated or not, early research suggests. Read More
‘Transformative’ blood test can identify brain tumours in early stages
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new blood test can detect brain tumours in their infancy in a development hailed as “transformative” for patients and doctors, a…
NHS calls for plasma donors as hospitals face ‘perilously’ short supply of drugs after 20-year donation ban
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Covid-19 pandemic has left hospitals with a “perilously” short supply of lifesaving medicines to treat immune disorders, with the NHS urging people to come…
US ranked dead last on healthcare system compared to 11 other peer countries, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US healthcare system ranked dead last when compared to 11 other similar high-income countries.Read More
Anti-vaxxer club boss, 56, dies of Covid
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn anti-vaxxer nightclub boss has died of Covid-19 after mocking people for getting the ‘experimental’ vaccine and warning of a ‘big pharma’ conspiracy…
Bottled water 3,500 times worse for environment than tap, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe impact of bottled water on the environment is 3,500 times greater than tap water, a study suggests. Read More
Research suggests food giants are 'ignoring' sugar and salt targets
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteVoluntary targets for the food industry to cut sugar, salt and fat have done little to make popular products healthier, Oxford experts…