Vaccination
Trust is key as Estonia tests global vaccine passports
Could a QR code open up the world? That is the question in Estonia as it takes a lead in global efforts to develop digital vaccine passports.
Feb 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO wants invite to China's probe into virus origins
The World Health Organization said Friday it hoped China would invite it to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the novel coronavirus.
May 1, 2020
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Health
Salt iodization works
The world's population has never been so well supplied with iodine as today. Major progress in salt iodization is evident in a new global study in school children done by nutrition researchers at the ETH Zurich. But there ...
Mar 1, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can Africa end the curse of sleeping sickness?
Once the bane of sub-Saharan Africa, sleeping sickness is agonisingly close to being wiped out, but only if countries—and donors—keep up their guard, say scientists.
Oct 24, 2019
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Immunology
Immunogenicity and safety of an E. coli-produced human papillomavirus vaccine: A phase 2 controlled trial
Premalignant and malignant lesions of the cervix and other sites related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection pose a significant health burden worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although prophylactic HPV ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Other
People with disabilities have sex too—so why do some doctors think otherwise?
Disabled people have sex. They even enjoy it.
May 16, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK and Portuguese study strongly suggests 'superbugs' are being passed from pets to owners
Pet dogs and cats play an important role in the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, says new research presented at the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April).
Apr 12, 2024
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Medical research
Reverse metabolomics: New method finds biomarker for inflammatory bowel disease
In recent years, microbiome research has started to shift its focus from the microbes themselves to the molecules they produce. After all, it's these molecules that directly interact with human cells to influence a person's ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Medical research
National research effort discovers relationship between inflammation, metabolism and scleroderma scarring
Scleroderma, a chronic and currently incurable orphan disease where tissue injury causes potentially lethal skin and lung scarring, remains poorly understood.
Jan 19, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Our artificial cornea breakthrough could lead to self-assembling organs
For every person in the world who receives a cornea transplant, there are 69 others who still need one. That leaves about 12.5m people with limited sight because there aren't enough eye donors. But what if we could grow new ...
Feb 11, 2019
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