UK first country to approve bivalent vaccine
First bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine approved by UK medicines regulator: The adapted COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna targets two different…
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Vitamin D supplementation for depression
Vitamin D for depression: Vitamin D supplementation seems to alleviate depressive symptoms in adults: An extensive meta-analysis suggests that vitamin…
Mathematical modelling fighting malaria
Mathematical modelling to fight malaria: Researchers have created a mathematical model to predict genetic resistance to antimalarial drugs in Africa…
BSPD: Time to talk about immunistion
BSPD advises GDP members to discuss immunisation following polio virus detection: Recent reports of the detection of the polio virus in…
Sepsis signs and symptoms
Sepsis signs and symptoms: Sepsis is responsible for 52,000 deaths in the UK each year. A distressing 250,000 people contract…
Pandemic alcohol consumption impact
Shifts in alcohol consumption during the pandemic could lead to thousands of extra deaths in England: two new studies from…
Flare-ups of gout linked to heart attack and stroke
Flare-ups of gout are linked to heart attack and stroke, says new study: Experts at the University of Nottingham, in…
Immune boosting TB vaccination
The immune boosting benefits of a tuberculosis vaccine can be seen in infants more than one year after vaccination, according…
Kids’ noses can better fight COVID-19
University of Queensland-led research has found the lining of children’s noses is better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses.…
New global alliance to end AIDS in children by 2030
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030: Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV…