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Up to 300,000 people in the UK are testing positive for COVID-19 every day and it isn't clear when the current summer wave will peak, an expert has said.more

In the second half of the year, clinical trials of a new generation universal vaccine against COVID-19, protecting against various types of coronaviruses, will begin, inform the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its partner, the German biotechnology company BioNTech.more

The Canadian government extended until the end of September this year. requirements for people flying into Canada. Travelers are considered fully vaccinated against Covid-19 if they have taken two doses of Canada-approved preparations. There are tests and quarantine for the unvaccinated.more

An extensive analysis of the scientific literature has shown that virtually all pathways of biological processes in the brain are disrupted in Alzheimer's disease. However, research is currently focusing mainly on a few of them.more

Sun exposure is the biggest cause of skin ageing – and yet, many of us are still resistant to wearing an SPF. more

France has entered the seventh wave of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the national medical authorities. This is evidenced by the growing number of infections, of which more than 147,000 have been registered in the last 24 hours. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne recommends wearing masks in enclosed spaces.more

Monkeypox may be mutating at an abnormally fast rate, experts have warned. more

Euthanasia should be possible for children under the age of 12, suggested Health Minister Ernst Kuipers. Today, he submitted to members of the lower house of parliament (Tweede cameras) detailed proposals on this matter.more

10 thousand - according to mathematical models, this is how many patients in Poland require hospital care due to coronavirus in autumn; Experts are concerned about the pandemic situation in other countries, autumn will be another test - reports "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" today.more

Alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are five times more likely amongst the most deprived groups, a report has found. more

The industrial farming of animals such as pigs, poultry and cattle to provide meat for hundreds of millions of people may reduce the risk of pandemics and the emergence of dangerous diseases including Sars, BSE, bird flu and Covid-19 compared with less-intensive farming, a major study by vets and ecologists has found.more

A record number of abortions took place in England and Wales last year in a trend experts said was driven by financial uncertainty caused by Covid-19.more

Shanghai Party Secretary Li Qiang today declared victory in the fight against the Covid-19 wave as, for the first time in two months, not a single new local infection was detected in the city. Beijing authorities, meanwhile, announced the resumption of classes in schools.more

19.8 million people worldwide have avoided death thanks to vaccination against Covid-19 in the first year since vaccines were introduced to the market, AFP reported, citing the results of the study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.more

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced today that the free coronavirus tests so far will become paid and will cost three euros from July. The free tests cost the government an average of one billion euros a month and "we cannot afford it in a tight budgetary situation," explained Lauterbach.more

A further seven cases of hepatitis have been identified in young children in the UK.more

An outbreak of polio has been detected in sewage samples from London. more

Coronavirus infections are rising again in Europe as immunity acquired through vaccination or through Covid-19 is depleted over time, and due to the speed with which the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants spread, French TV France 24 reports Wednesday.more

People at higher risk of contracting monkey pox, such as men who have sex with men and bisexuals, will be offered vaccines against smallpox in the UK, the BBC News reported.more

Growth hormone improves the liver health of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by reducing fat levels and alleviating liver inflammation, it was announced at ENDO 2022, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Atlanta.more

46 percent generation Z and 45 percent millennials feel burnout. The main concerns of these groups are the cost of living and the climate catastrophe. 46 percent generation Z and 47 percent Millennials live from paycheck to paycheck, according to a Deloitte report.more

A return to mandatory mask-wearing is not considered necessary at this time, despite the summer wave of Covid-19, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. more

Britain’s monkeypox outbreak is continuing to grow and is still not under control, experts have warned. more

Scientific advisers of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unanimously recommended vaccinating children under 5 years of age against Covid-19. Thus, all Americans are eligible to receive the vaccine, with the exception of infants under 6 months of age.more

The COVID-19 pandemic is marked by conspiracy theories spread by denying circles. A study by scientists of the Medical University of Silesia has shown that belief in such false beliefs can also be harmful to mental health, because it increases the risk of anxiety and depression symptoms.more