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Omicron subvariants evade vaccines better than previous COVID strains
Evidence from a Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons study reveals that vaccines and antibody treatments are less effective against newly discovered...
New symptoms of monkeypox identified in UK outbreak
Researchers have discovered that patients’ symptoms of monkeypox in the current UK outbreak of the disease are different from those observed in previous outbreaks...
Are alcohol hand sanitisers effective against COVID-19 and PATHOGENS?
Following the sharp uptake in hand sanitiser products during the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Nigel Silman, Visiting Chair in Infectious Disease at the University of...
Llama nanobodies may protect against all variants of COVID
An international research team has discovered that immune particles in llama blood may provide robust protection from all variants of COVID and can potentially...
Antibiotic-resistant MRSA can be transmitted from pigs to humans
Research from the University of Cambridge has discovered an antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain that can be transmitted from infected pigs to humans.
The University of Cambridge...
What is polio? Everything you NEED to know
What is polio? Health Europa brings you everything you need to know about the disease, its origins, symptoms, how you can catch it, and...
Advancing nurses’ expertise on antimicrobial resistance
Ber Oomen, executive director of the European Specialist Nurses Organisation spoke to Health Europa about the organisation’s AMR, vaccination and infection prevention focus group and...
Typhoid fever bacteria increasingly resistant to antibiotics
Stanford University-led research has identified that bacteria causing typhoid fever are becoming progressively resistant to the antibiotics used to combat the infection.
The novel research...
Long COVID in children can last more than two months
A new extensive study suggests that long COVID symptoms in children aged up to 14 years can persist for at least two months following...
Monitoring antibiotic resistant bacteria with Artificial Intelligence
An international team of scientists has utilised Artificial Intelligence (AI) to monitor levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria around the world. The findings may help...
The future of an Epstein-Barr virus vaccine
Concerning findings on the Epstein-Barr virus have led to urgency in efforts to develop the first vaccine.
The Epstein-Barr virus usually appears in early childhood...
1,000 genes discovered that may cause severe COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Sheffield and Stanford University have identified more than 1,000 genes that may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 infection.
Previous...
Researchers develop a test to measure immunity to COVID-19
A new rapid blood test created by Mount Sinai can measure the extent and duration of immunity to COVID-19.
Researchers from Mount Sinai have developed...
14% of the global population may have tick-borne Lyme disease
A groundbreaking analysis has revealed that more than 14% of the world’s population has or has previously had tick-borne Lyme disease.
Researchers have performed a...
Inhaled aerosol vaccines may provide the most robust disease protection
Research conducted at McMaster University has identified that inhaled aerosol vaccines may provide more potent and longer-lasting protection from infectious diseases than nasal sprays.
Nasal...
New chemical process may help design mRNA vaccines for all diseases
A Japanese research team has pioneered a new all-chemical process that may significantly advance vaccine technology, enabling scientists to design mRNA vaccines for a...
Could a pneumonia vaccine be an effective way to prevent the infection?
Pneumonia threatens the lives of our most vulnerable members of society including children and older adults, but the risk of infection can be lessened...
New coronavirus identified is common among bank voles
A team of scientists based in Sweden has made a groundbreaking discovery, identifying a new coronavirus that is prevalent in the bank vole population.
The...
Asymptomatic Covid infections may be dangerous for unborn babies
Research performed in the US suggests that asymptomatic Covid infections may pose risks for pregnant women, finding that they may cause long-term consequences for...
UK and Argentina vow to enhance pandemic preparedness
The UK and Argentina have revealed a groundbreaking resolution at the World Health Assembly (WHA) to ensure more robust pandemic preparedness globally, especially in...
