HIV & AIDS

England on track to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030

The annual number of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men in England is likely to have fallen dramatically, from 2,770 in 2013 to 854 in 2018, showing elimination of HIV transmission by 2030 to be within reach—suggests ...

Medical research

Study reveals worrying disparity in excess deaths during pandemic

A study led by researchers at the Universities of Manchester and York published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe today (07/06/21) has revealed strong disparities in rates of excess deaths in England and Wales during ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK officials: Vaccines effective against Indian variant

British health officials expressed optimism Sunday that the coronavirus restrictions remaining in England can be lifted in June after an official study found that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines offer effective protection ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK races to test, vaccinate as virus variant threatens plans

British health workers, aided by the army, distributed coronavirus tests door-to-door Saturday in two towns in northern England, seeking to contain a fast-spreading variant that threatens plans to lift all lockdown restrictions ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Plotting the end of Lyme disease

As people weary of being cooped up during a pandemic winter look forward to a summer outside, residents across the northeastern United States are once again confronted with a familiar virulent pathogen lurking in the woods ...

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