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NHS launches MMR vaccine catch-up campaign
The NHS in England has embarked on a campaign to ensure that more than 900,000 adults aged 19 to 25 receive their missed MMR...
Disease X: Researchers analyse virus ancestry to predict next global pandemic
In the fight against infectious diseases, scientists are digging into the family trees of viruses to predict which one might cause the next big...
GAMA Healthcare: preventing infections in healthcare settings
GAMA Healthcare's eBook explores the importance of surface decontamination and patient hygiene to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses in healthcare settings.
In healthcare...
The impact of global inequalities within the HIV response
Inequality in all its forms is a barrier to reducing HIV transmission and ending the AIDS epidemic, Lorna Rothery spoke to Eamonn Murphy from...
Developing mRNA vaccine technology
Following the unprecedented development of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic, we spoke to Dinah Knotts about mRNA vaccine technology and what further opportunities it...
RECOVERY trial set to investigate revolutionary new flu treatments
The groundbreaking RECOVERY trial, celebrated for its discovery of four effective treatments for COVID-19, is broadening its horizons by venturing into the realm of...
GAMA Healthcare: infection prevention specialists
GAMA Healthcare is a market-leading company at the forefront of infection prevention technology.
GAMA Healthcare specialises in the manufacture and distribution of scientifically proven infection...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 25
Welcome to Health Europa Quarterly Issue 25, where you will discover the latest health research addressing global health policy, antimicrobial resistance, medical technology, disease management,...
Respiratory viruses and infection control
Lorna Rothery spoke to Dr Albert Osterhaus, expert virologist and Chairman of the European Scientific Working group on Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses about...
People with advanced HIV are more likely to die from monkeypox
Researchers have identified a severe, necrotising form of monkeypox with high mortality in immunosuppressed people with advanced HIV.
Most monkeypox infections in the current outbreak...
59% of long COVID patients had organ damage a year later
A new study has shown that organ damage persisted in 59% of long COVID patients a year after symptoms, even in those with mild...
Kidney health is key to surviving malaria
Researchers have revealed how maintaining good kidney health can stop dangerous parasites from entering the body and weakening the immune system.
A research team from...
Discovery of T-cells that protect against bacteraemic pneumonia
A new study by the University of Liverpool reveals how resistance to bacteraemic pneumonia is provided by a unique subset of lung T regulatory...
Higher physical activity levels linked to reduced respiratory tract infections in children
Higher levels of daily physical activity are associated with reduced susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infections such as the common cold.
Upper respiratory tract infections...
Experts call for improved protection against public health crises
Researchers have called for greater cooperation between human, animal, and environmental health organisations to improve response to public health crises.
A research team which includes...
The social and economic benefits of improved hand hygiene
Professor Dr Thomas Szucs, Director of the European Center of Pharmaceutical Medicine, and member of the Global Hygiene Council’s expert panel, discusses the widespread...
An anticancer drug could be used as sepsis treatment
Anticancer can drugs can limit inflammation, meaning they could be used as a sepsis treatment, according to researchers in Portugal.
According to researchers from Instituto...
COVID-19 infection and vaccination provide protection against omicron BA.5
A study from the University of Lisbon has shown that vaccination and previous COVID-19 infection grants protection against omicron BA.5.
The study was led by...
Urgent need for revised chronic hepatitis B guidelines in Africa
A team of international researchers are calling for revised guides to help improve access to chronic hepatitis B treatment in Africa.
Hepatitis B is a...
One third of long Covid patients suffer from persistent loss of smell
According to the University of East Anglia (UEA), loss of smell is one of the most prevalent symptoms of long Covid patients.
New research from...