Public Health
Alzheimer’s disease: obesity may worsen its effects – new research
Matteo De Marco, University of Sheffield and Annalena Venneri, University of Sheffield Being overweight increases the risk of many serious...
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UK finds more coronavirus cases with ‘concerning’ mutations
Public Health England is investigating cases of coronavirus with 'worrying' new genetic changes that have been found in some regions...
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Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the COVID-19 response
Jules Siedenburg, University of East Anglia and John Paul Cauchi, Queensland University of Technology When a pandemic hits, questions that...
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WHO official warns of continued transmission of coronavirus even after wide vaccinations
A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned of the risk of continued transmission of the novel coronavirus even...
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South African scientists who discovered new COVID-19 variant share what they know
Willem Hanekom, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Tulio de Oliveira, University of KwaZulu-Natal Late last year the Network for Genomic Surveillance...
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Why Kenya’s pro-poor health financing reforms miss their mark
By Dr Edwin Barasa and Dr Evelyn Kabia Kenya has made several reforms in recent years intended to expand health...
Read moreCoronavirus new variant – genomics researcher answers key questions
Lucy van Dorp, UCL A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving...
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Getting people more active is key to better health: here are 8 areas for investment
Catherine Draper, University of the Witwatersrand; Charlie Foster, University of Bristol; Dr Lindsey Reece, University of Sydney; Jacqueline Mair, Swiss...
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Editorial: There is need to urgently improve critical care
The year 2020 has wrought many challenges, especially for the health sector, exposing gaps in provision of care to Kenyans....
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UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature
Katie Woolaston, Queensland University of Technology and Judith Lorraine Fisher Human damage to biodiversity is leading us into a pandemic...
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