Vaccination

EU watchdog backs GSK's RSV vaccine for over 60s

The European Union's drug watchdog has recommended approval of pharmaceutical giant GSK's vaccine against the RSV respiratory virus for over-60s, the British firm said on Thursday.

Medical research

Rethinking the use of race and other labels in genetics research

For decades genetics and genomics researchers have used race, ethnicity, ancestry and other population descriptors in research that has opened powerful areas of study of human history and evolution, biology, diseases and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mpox still a global health crisis: WHO

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that despite a drop-off in cases, it still considers mpox, previously known as monkeypox, an international health emergency.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an "inflexion point" where higher levels of immunity can lower ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO panel debates Covid's emergency status

The World Health Organization's emergency committee on Covid-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global alert.

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