Unprecedented outbreak of dengue surges across Brazil

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Reported cases are close to two million so far this year, making it the seventh worst outbreak since 2000, according data from the PAHO. In the first two months of this year alone, Peru was forced to declare a health emergency across much … Read more

Healthy humans will be deliberately infected with Covid in bid to develop nasal spray vaccine

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Healthy volunteers are to be deliberately infected with diseases including Covid-19 in a bid to develop nasal spray vaccines that block the spread of coronaviruses. The £44 million programme, led by Imperial College London, aims to develop next-generation vaccines that not only reduce … Read more

How Covid killed off a deadly strain of flu

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Juliet Morrison, assistant professor in the microbiology and plant pathology department at the University of California, Riverside, said she was “excited to hear the news that the Yamagata virus was no longer a threat to public health.” “This is a win for all … Read more

South Africa’s alcohol addiction and the generation of newborns paying the price

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In a culture where alcohol is readily available, drinking also becomes a way of coping.  “Many of these women find themselves in a hopeless situation,” said Dr Olivier. “They tell us that to cope with the day, they have to drink because that … Read more

Why India’s ‘Vaccine Prince’ fears the world is still unprepared for another pandemic

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE But elsewhere, efforts to enhance vaccine manufacturing capability pale in comparison, especially in the UK.  “When you look, scratch beneath the surface, it is nothing,” Clive Dix, the former head of the Covid vaccine taskforce, told the Telegraph. “In the whole environment for … Read more

WHO warns of growing resistance to first-line HIV drug

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Resistance to a widely used HIV drug is growing among patients, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, sparking concern among scientists. Dolutegravir has been recommended by the WHO as the preferred first-line treatment for HIV since 2018 and is currently used by … Read more

Revealed: Inside Wuhan’s failed Covid response – and how the pandemic could have been avoided

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By January 20, the credibility gap between the official rhetoric and reality was so wide, it was left to Dr Zhong Nanshan, 83, an esteemed and trusted veteran of the first SARS epidemic, to break the bad news to the public that the … Read more

Britain’s ‘crumbling’ pandemic infrastructure needs urgent investment, spending watchdog warns

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE However, the NAO said that the old age of the centre’s laboratories can “present challenges with respect to meeting the standards required by licensing bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive”. This, in turn, “can result in increasing operational and maintenance costs … Read more

Peru declares health emergency as dengue cases soar

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Peru has declared a health emergency across much of the country in response to a surge in dengue fever cases. Roughly 32,000 people have caught the virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, in the first eight weeks of the year, while 32 deaths … Read more

Scientists one step closer to universal ‘holy grail’ antivenom

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The team hopes 95Mat5 could form the basis of the first monoclonal antibody treatment used against snake bites. Because it would be based on a human molecule, rather than “foreign” horse antibodies, it should also be “safer than current antivenom”, said Prof Casewell.  … Read more

Long-lasting HIV jab marks ‘new era for prevention’ in Africa

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A long-lasting injection to protect people from HIV has been administered for the first time in Africa, in what experts have called one of the most important breakthroughs in the prevention of the disease to date. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is already available in … Read more

More than half of the world at ‘high’ risk of measles outbreaks, WHO warns

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Confirmed cases jumped to 300,000 in 2023, a 79 per cent increase from 2022, according to WHO data. This is a fraction of the nine million infections estimated to occur every year. Outbreaks have recently been reported in America, Australia, Africa, Central Asia, … Read more

Scientists race to develop rapid testing for two of the world’s deadliest pathogens

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Nipah is a zoonotic disease that attacks the brain and has a fatality rate as high as 70 per cent. It is carried by fruit bats, also known as ‘flying foxes’, and can be spread from person to person. Outbreaks of Nipah virus … Read more

England and Wales in whooping cough epidemic, experts warn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE England and Wales are experiencing a whooping-cough epidemic as case numbers boom across the two countries, experts have warned.  There have been 1,416 recorded cases of the ‘100-day cough’ since the beginning of January, representing a 24-fold increase on the same period last … Read more

DNA bought online could be used to create dangerous pathogens, experts warn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE More regulation is needed to prevent malicious actors from buying DNA online and using it to fabricate dangerous pathogens, experts have warned. DNA – the building blocks of life – can be easily produced in laboratories and sold for all manner of purposes, … Read more

Asian superbug spreads in European hospitals

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A superbug endemic to Asia is spreading in European hospitals, health officials have warned.  Cases of the bacteria, known as hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, have risen by 1,000 per cent since 2021 – from 12 to 143 infections, according to the European Centre for … Read more

Conflict and climate change are supercharging malaria, but it can be stopped

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE What is less well known is the fact that ongoing conflicts are also worsening the global malaria pandemic by forcing mass displacement and disrupting health systems. As the post-coup conflict in Myanmar undermines health services and displaces entire communities, malaria is making a … Read more

China is experimenting on mutant Covid strains again – should we be worried?

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE But despite the controversy and potential risks, it is not just Chinese scientists who are poking and prodding at coronavirus strains in a bid to better understand them. With the worst days of the pandemic behind us, there has been a boom in … Read more

Mosquito swarms bring ‘triple whammy’ of infectious disease to Timor-Leste

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Zika hit the headlines as it swept through South America in 2015 and 2016, causing clusters of microcephaly and other neurological disorders in babies.  Though cases have since declined, approximately 40,230 infections were recorded in 2022 – a figure experts fear could rise … Read more

Elderly man becomes first ever recorded death from ‘Alaskapox’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Alaska Department of Health also warned that domestic pets such as cats and dogs “may also play a role in spreading the virus.”  Dr Stathis Giotis, a Research Fellow at the Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College London, said scientists had … Read more

Carnival party-goers told to cover up as mosquito-borne virus surges in Rio de Janeiro

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Known as ‘breakbone fever’ – because it can cause severe joint pain – dengue is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Other symptoms include a high fever, headache, vomiting, and an itchy skin rash. In rare cases, the disease can cause severe bleeding, … Read more

Why Gaza’s dire water crisis has been decades in the making

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The lack of hygiene facilities in Gaza’s refugee camps is of notable concern. At some shelters, there is only one toilet for each 500 to 700 persons – “a terrible recipe for the spread of waterborne diseases,” said Crickx.  The statistics speak for … Read more

The new mile-high club: Why airline toilets could give early warning of the next pandemic

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE “We got the idea from our quarantine centres and hotels during the pandemic,” said Dr Rome Buathong, director of international communicable disease control at the Ministry of Public Health’s port and quarantine unit.  “We thought, if it works there, why don’t we test … Read more

Measles cases to double in England and Wales, experts warn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE However, in cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and Nottingham, only 75 per cent of 5-year-olds are fully vaccinated, NHS figures show. Nationally, 85 per cent of the population is protected with two doses.  The West Midlands is considered the epicentre of the … Read more

‘Measles destroyed my health – my parents didn’t vaccinate me’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is “a very rare, but fatal” disease of the central nervous system that results from a measles virus infection acquired earlier in life, says the CDC. It typically develops seven to 10 years after a person has measles, “even … Read more

Hundreds of penguin chicks die of bird flu in Falklands, millions more at risk

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Ms Heathman said that scientists are now awaiting test results from more of the island’s penguins and are “preparing for a large-scale outbreak” of bird flu. The newly recorded deaths confirm for the first time that gentoo penguins are susceptible to the disease. … Read more

Famine ‘wonder pill’ could turn the tide against childhood malnutrition and stunting

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Throughout pregnancy, women need up to 50 per cent more nutrients than normal to lower the risk of stunting. But research has found that women just aren’t receiving the care and nutrition they desperately need.  The number of pregnant and breastfeeding women along … Read more

Children at the centre of a dangerous mpox outbreak ‘accelerating’ in DRC

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Limited response The response to mpox has been hampered by a lack of resources.  The DRC does not have any rapid tests available to diagnose the clade one virus and there are only two laboratories nationwide for handling samples taken from suspected cases, … Read more

Health was enshrined as a human right 75 years ago – but this is not the reality for too many

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE World health is changing. The impacts of climate change, pandemics, and pollution are the defining health challenges of our time. Add to that the unstoppable rise of non-communicable diseases like heart disease, the continued threat of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV, and stubbornly high … Read more

Bird flu kills 17,000 elephant seal pups in Argentina

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Bird flu has wiped out more than 17,000 southern elephant seal pups in Argentina, scientists say. An estimated 95 per cent of the population at the Valdes Peninsula in the south of the country were found dead in November, according to a report … Read more

Europe reports ‘alarming rise’ in measles after cases surge in 2023

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of an “alarming rise” in measles after cases increased 44-fold throughout Europe in 2023. Some 42,200 infections were detected across the continent in the first 10 months of 2023 – up from 941 total cases in … Read more

Cameroon launches world’s first routine malaria vaccine programme

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In 2022, there were an estimated 249 million malaria cases and 608,000 deaths in 85 countries, according to WHO figures. Africa bears the brunt of the disease, accounting for 95 of all global infections. Disruptions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, rising insecticide resistance, … Read more

How moths could be used to grow the next generation of pandemic vaccines

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The approach is used to create protein-based vaccines, not the mRNA shots developed by firms including BioNTech and Moderna to protect against Covid-19. Cepi, which described the chrysalis as “living bioreactors”, said this new approach could save critical time and allow more vaccines … Read more

Why the obesity crisis threatens the world’s financial stability

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The economic impact of obesity and excess weight is fast approaching £98 billion, nearly four per cent of GDP. It is surging to become a significant threat to financial stability across the world. But medical advancements are changing our understanding of what drives … Read more

Worldwide fungal deaths twice as high as previously thought, research shows

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Around four million people are dying every year from fungal infections, new research indicates – nearly double the previous global estimate. The study, published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, says that more than 6.55 million people annually are affected by invasive fungal … Read more

Warmer weather linked to spread of diarrhoeal illness

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Warmer weather is linked to an increase in diarrheal illnesses in England and Wales, new research shows. Campylobacter, a bacteria responsible for the disease, appears to spread more rapidly in higher temperatures, according to a study from the University of Surrey, which analysed … Read more

Adult smoking declines globally – but child vaping stokes concern

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The global proportion of adults who smoke has fallen sharply in the past 25 years, but tobacco firms are pushing hard to reverse progress and attract the young, according to the World Health Organization. A new report from the United Nations health body … Read more

Leprosy creeps back in Myanmar as health system falters

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In recent years Covid, a coup and conflict have deepened poverty and wrought havoc on the southeast Asian country’s healthcare system. This “perfect storm” has given leprosy – an ancient bacterial disease which causes debilitating disabilities including claw hand, blindness and paralysis if … Read more

Covid-19 vaccines saved 1.4 million lives across Europe, study finds

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Covid-19 vaccinations saved more than 1.4 million lives across Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). A new study analysing the impact of Covid-19 vaccines in 34 countries across Europe, found that they reduced deaths by 57 per cent between December 2020, … Read more

Cape Verde becomes third African country declared free of malaria

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Cape Verde has become the third country in Africa to be declared free of malaria. The archipelago nation, located off the western coast of Africa, was awarded the status by the World Health Organization (WHO) after no cases of local transmission were reported … Read more

Man’s best friend? New research shows that pets can carry dangerous pathogens

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Pets have long been implicated in the spread of diseases to people, ranging from rabies and the plague to cat scratch fever and canine coronavirus.  The fungal infection sporothrix can meanwhile jump from cats to humans, says Prof Techangamsuwan, showing nasty photos of … Read more

‘The single worst thing I’ve seen’: Top Oxford surgeon recounts horrors of Gaza hospital

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Professor Nick Maynard has seen many horrors during his time as a surgeon but what he witnessed in central Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital will haunt him for the rest of his life, he says. “It was the single worst thing I’ve seen in … Read more

Zika cases surge by almost 300pc in Thailand

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE “For pregnant women, preventive measures against insect-transmitted diseases have been recommended, such as avoiding mosquito-prone areas, wearing long-sleeved clothing, using insect repellents following global health organisation guidelines,” said Prof Yong Poovorawan, head of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University … Read more

Britons spending thousands on controversial therapy to tackle antibiotic-resistant infections

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Although not widely available in the UK, phage therapy is practised in parts of Eastern Europe. Every year hundreds of Britons suffering from long-term drug-resistant infections travel to these nations for treatment. Clinics in Poland, Russia, and Georgia all offer services for international … Read more

Rising hunger in Gaza ‘turning children into skeletons’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE “We were already starting from a very low base and, of course, the war has severely compounded that situation,” said Tom White, director of the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). “It’s important that the current crisis is seen as … Read more

Polar bear dies from bird flu, in first recorded case

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Last year, scientists found that the virus spreads efficiently between ferrets – the main ‘animal model’ used by researchers in experiments to analyse how respiratory infections could impact humans.  “The number of mammals reported with infections continues to grow,” Dr Geralch said. In … Read more

Latin America’s health systems are falling behind the rest of the world, WHO warns

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Latin America and the Caribbean is a region where social inequality is rife, with fifty per cent of its 667 million people working in the informal economy, 200 million living in poverty and a shortage of at least 600,000 health professionals. Against this … Read more

India’s new homegrown vaccine offers hope in fight against cervical cancer

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Mridu Gupta, the CEO of non-profit CAPED, cautions that awareness campaigns will need to run parallel if a national vaccine roll-out is to be successful, however. “Awareness is one of our largest gaps,” says Gupta. “It’s a sexually transmitted infection. Nobody wants to … Read more

At least £550 million of Covid drugs wasted in the UK

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The eligibility criteria has been “over-restrictive,” she said, limiting the number of people who can access Paxlovid. Unlike the United States, where the drug has been much easier to obtain, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended the antiviral was … Read more

Inside London’s vaccine blackspots – the next health crisis waiting to happen

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE “It makes more sense in my head when someone’s completely antivax, especially post Covid. I think that’s where a lot of this antivax stuff has come from. I hadn’t realised that there’s still a lot of anti-MMR specific feelings in the community.” There … Read more

Health alert after parrot fever infects humans in Sweden

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Parrot fever is surging in Sweden, with 12 people infected this month alone, amid concerns that the outbreak could escalate. The flu-like disease – spread by wild birds including parakeets, of which there are many in Britain – can lead to severe pneumonia … Read more

How a 21-year-old Cambodian became the world’s latest bird flu victim

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Why genetically modified fish are being bred to fight rare childhood diseases

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War in Gaza fuelling drug-resistant infections among Israeli troops

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE “Given the living conditions and lack of health care, more people could die from disease than bombings,” WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote last month in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Earlier this month, there were reports of a dysentery outbreak … Read more

Africa eyes vaccine ‘independence’ as new pop-up factories make debut

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Earlier this month, he said there was a “need for vaccine manufacturing capacity in every global region as an insurance policy against the type of vaccine nationalism that saw Africa deprived of Covid-19 vaccines in the early days of the pandemic.” He went … Read more

Scientists spooked by ‘unusual’ surge in anthrax cases across Africa

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE He also highlighted the importance of educating livestock workers and teaching them not to handle or eat wild animals suspected to be ill. Although infected animals die quickly from an anthrax infection, their carcasses show little sign of disease, making it easier for … Read more

West Africa grapples with a wave of diphtheria as vaccine coverage slips

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Across Africa there is a pool of some 10 million children who have never had the vaccination. Public health officials say, globally, this group of unvaccinated children has grown over the last three years because the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns diverted resources … Read more

The cure for snake bite may already be out there, research suggests

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A new drug combination could protect hundreds of thousands of snakebite victims from serious harm, research has found.   Venomous snake bites can lead to tissue destruction, permanent disability, limb amputation, kidney failure, and death. Currently, only a fraction of the estimated 2.7 million … Read more

The British surgeon bringing hope to generations of children with birth defects

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Fully healed, Niza’s smile will be uninterrupted by the two gaps in her upper lip, and her speech, hearing and teeth growth can progress like other children. Most significantly, she will be able to eat normally. Her parents’ relief is compounded by the … Read more

How Taiwan’s disease detectives are keeping tabs on China

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE However, this time the data was “more reassuring” that the flu-like outbreak making headlines in China was not due to “unknown or unusual pathogens,” said Dr Lo, an epidemiologist. “We look at social media posts and we don’t see alarming reports from healthcare … Read more

UK falls behind Western counterparts over patient safety standards, study finds

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Improved patient safety standards could have prevented 17,000 deaths in the UK, a report has shown. The study, published by researchers at Imperial College London, highlights that the UK is lagging behind its Western counterparts in providing safe and effective care for patients.  … Read more

War in Ukraine fuels ‘alarming increase’ in hospital superbug infections, report warns

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The report called for the UPHC, along with support from international partners, to develop “locally led and implemented measures” to address AMR in Ukraine. “Urgent capacity building to prevent, detect, and respond to antimicrobial resistance is needed to save lives within Ukraine and … Read more

World Bank urged to review funding of hospital chain linked to ‘cash for kidneys’ racket

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The illegal operations are allegedly carried out at Apollo’s flagship Indraprastha Hospital, which is renowned across India for its transplantation services.   Apollo said it was “completely shocked” by the Telegraph’s revelations and would investigate. “Any suggestion of our wilful complicity or implicit sanctioning … Read more

Inside the world’s largest rabies control drive – set up by British retirees

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Across the globe, these CNVR programmes have become the gold standard to humanely control both stray populations and rabies – a horrible zoonotic disease found in 150 countries, which still kills close to 60,000 people a year, according to the US Centre for … Read more

Africa must take control of its vaccine manufacturing to protect against a new pandemic

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Much has been written about lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic. Although debate remains about the global response, on one issue there is clear consensus: the need for vaccine manufacturing capacity in every global region as an insurance policy against the type of … Read more

UK expanding mosquito surveillance to counter growing threat of dengue

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The insect is a poor flyer so can only travel a few hundred metres. Instead, it makes its way into new territories via cars, trucks and ships which have travelled from warm climates where the species lives and breeds. Conditions in the UK … Read more

Child pneumonia cases emerge in Europe as China battles wave of respiratory illness

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In China, the cluster of infections, commonly known as ‘walking pneumonia’, has filled many hospitals and has been attributed to the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions magnifying the surge in illness that normally accompanies the winter season. The illness came into the spotlight last … Read more

Hand-held sequencing device may help track resistant-malaria in African hotspots

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Using just a laptop and pocket-sized genetic sequencing device, blood samples from malaria-infected patients were processed in low-cost labs in just two days, allowing researchers to monitor the evolution of the parasites in near real time. The sequencing device was trialled in two … Read more

World’s first ‘dengue dashboard’ could predict outbreaks months before they happen

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Globally, data on dengue transmission is patchy, partly because cases are generally mild and can be misdiagnosed. But according to the World Health Organization, some 400 million people are infected with the virus – dubbed ‘breakbone fever’ because severe joint pain can be … Read more

Climate change drives deadly malaria surge as elimination efforts reach ‘crunch point’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The WHO’s latest malaria report found that there were 249 million malaria cases globally in 2022, having jumped from 233 million in 2019. The pandemic was instrumental in this, reversing several years of progress that had been made in tackling the disease. Significant … Read more

WHO chief urges Republicans to support HIV programme credited with saving 25 million lives

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The world’s most powerful HIV initiative is “in jeopardy”, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned, as he made a rare intervention in American politics to urge the US Congress to renew funding for Pepfar. Writing in the Telegraph on World Aids Day, the … Read more

HIV progress is strong because of Pepfar, but this global beacon could now be in jeopardy

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Pepfar investment continues to be catalytic, driving a revolution not just in tackling HIV but in how countries deliver health services. Pepfar has not only provided the funds to purchase life-saving tests and treatments, but also invested in the systems and infrastructure required … Read more

Scientists aim to predict weather’s impact on heart disease patients

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Health effects of climate change will be high on the agenda of this week’s latest round of United Nations climate negotiations. More than 70,000 attendees and world leaders will meet at the Dubai for Cop28 summit for diplomatic horse-trading aimed at hitting carbon emissions … Read more

Anthrax confirmed as ‘mystery’ disease behind deaths in Uganda

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A mystery disease which has killed up to 17 people in Uganda has been confirmed as anthrax, health officials said. The outbreak striking Kyotera district has seen infected patients suffer rashes and swollen limbs before dying. As many as 40 are thought to … Read more

‘A drug-resistant infection left me housebound and unable to work’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Vanessa Carter, 44, is also living with the fallout from AMR. An executive director, she battled a recurrent MRSA infection following a car crash that led to multiple reconstructive surgeries on her face. A cheek prosthetic Ms Carter had implanted during one surgery … Read more

Covid-19 vaccines may have prevented thousands of premature births, study suggests

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Covid-19 vaccinations may have prevented thousands of premature births, new research suggests. Mothers infected with the Covid virus were significantly more at risk of delivering early in the beginning stages of the pandemic, prior to the rollout of vaccines, according to the study, … Read more

Asian neighbours ‘put guard up’ amid fears China’s wave of disease will spread

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Meanwhile, paediatric wards in southern Vietnam are full of patients with a mix of seasonal infections, including RSV, influenza and hand, foot and mouth disease, prompting hospitals to expand their bed capacity and bring in extra staff.  At Can Tho Children’s Hospital, an … Read more

Fears grow over mystery illness that has killed at least 14 people in Uganda

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE African health experts are urgently investigating a mystery disease outbreak in Uganda which has killed at least 14 people and seen some 40 fall ill. The mystery disease is being probed by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and … Read more

Mpox kills 600 in largest ever DRC outbreak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Nearly 600 have died of suspected mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, with a further 11,988 infected, in what has become the nation’s largest-ever outbreak.  The death toll surpasses the 112 global fatalities recorded during last summer’s outbreak, when the … Read more

AI tool outperforms experts in spotting breast cancer, says new study

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Artificial Intelligence is significantly better at spotting breast cancer than humans, a new study has found. The research, published in Nature, found that an AI device which utilised sophisticated image recognition technology to scan mammograms detected up to 13 per cent more breast … Read more

WHO asks China for more data on spread of ‘mystery’ child pneumonia

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE “WHO requested additional epidemiologic and clinical information, as well as laboratory results from these reported clusters among children, through the International Health Regulations mechanism,” the UN agency said.  “We have also requested further information about recent trends in the circulation of known pathogens … Read more

Mystery child pneumonia outbreak reported in China hospitals

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In an editor’s note, ProMed said: “This report suggests a widespread outbreak of an undiagnosed respiratory illness … It is not at all clear when this outbreak started as it would be unusual for so many children to be affected so quickly. The … Read more

‘Super mosquito’ driving malaria surge in Africa, study confirms

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE They also analysed which malaria parasites the insects were carrying, and found they were the same as the strains causing disease in people. “We found a strong geographical and clinical interlink between An. stephensi and the [malaria parasite],” Dr Sedda, a co-author of … Read more

Gaza races to disinfect refugee shelters as disease starts to spread

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Ahmad Najjar, Anera’s Medical Donations Programme Officer in Gaza, told the Telegraph that dermatological diseases resulting from overcrowding are spreading like wildfire.  “It is related directly to the absence of hygienic tools, mainly water and the very limited numbers of bathrooms,” he told … Read more

Zimbabwe declares state of emergency amid cholera epidemic

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare following a cholera outbreak.  Over 7,000 cases have been recorded so far, killing dozens of people.  Officials have said that the events bear the hallmarks of a deadly outbreak in 2008 that … Read more

Measles cases boom around the world, new data reveal

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE There was a “staggering” increase in measles cases and deaths in 2022 amid rising vaccine hesitancy and pandemic related disruption, according to a new report.  Estimated deaths globally jumped by 43 per cent in 2022 to 136,000, mostly among children, a report from … Read more

‘Huge leap forward’ as world’s first vaccine for chikungunya virus is approved

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The disease has similar symptoms to dengue and Zika – including fever, severe joint pain and swelling, headaches, fatigue and a rash – and is spread by the same mosquito, complicating diagnosis. It is rarely fatal – of about 440,000 cases reported as … Read more

How to break the cycle of panic and neglect surrounding pandemics

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The global response of governments during this pandemic has partly validated epidemiologist Larry Brilliant’s observation that “outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional”. While responding swiftly and collaboratively is well accepted and documented in pandemic post-mortem reviews, one cannot help but wonder if … Read more

Doctor who caught Crimean-Congo fever at Pakistan hospital dies in ambulance traffic jam

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE According to the hospital’s outbreak report, there were several “critical lapses” in infection prevention standards. This included the “use of contaminated cleaning equipment and medical equipment between the ICU and ward,” “congested ICU space with inadequate ventilation” and “non-use of PPE … in … Read more

‘Nothing short of astounding’: How Egypt defied the odds to eliminate hepatitis C

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A screening programme began too, integrated within the National Demographic Health survey, which helped to better identify where the problem was most acute. The tide further turned after the US Food and Drug Administration approved sofosbuvir, a direct-acting antiviral drug with a 90 … Read more

Global tuberculosis rates reach record levels, WHO warns

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The ancient killer remains the world’s second deadliest infectious disease, after Covid-19 – and it caused almost twice as many deaths as HIV/Aids. It is an airborne bacterial pathogen caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and although it typically affects the lungs, it can seep into the … Read more

Monkeypox ‘circulating for five years’ before 2022’s global health emergency

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Monkeypox was circulating for at least five years before sparking a global health emergency in 2022, research has found It is likely that the infection, now known as Mpox, burst onto the international stage last year because it had mutated to better spread … Read more

Jail for Indonesian drug manufacturers over cough syrup linked to 200 child deaths

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In Indonesia, prosecutors in East Java found the four defendants guilty of producing pharmaceutical products that did not meet safety standards. The ruling referred to events between October 2021 and February 2022, when Ali Farma received two batches of propylene glycol, which is … Read more

How Sydney beat back HIV – and what other cities can learn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Between 2010 and 2022, new diagnoses plunged by 88 per cent in inner city neighbourhoods once ravaged by the virus, according to analysis of national surveillance data by the University of New South Wales’s Kirby Institute. Last year, just 11 new cases were … Read more

Rampant mistrust leaves the world more vulnerable to pandemics, experts warn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rampant mistrust between and within countries has undermined efforts to improve pandemic preparedness and left the world more vulnerable to future disease outbreaks, experts have warned. According to a report from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) – which was set up by … Read more

‘There is no safe place’: Gaza’s hospitals swamped as Palestinians shelter among the sick and dying

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Numerous hospitals in the north of Gaza were told by the Israeli army to evacuate ahead of the ground invasion. Dr Murad received one of these calls last week, and was urged to move his patients and staff to the south of the … Read more

Bird flu detected in Antarctica for first time as fears grow of mass wipe-outs

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Bird flu has been detected in Antarctica for the first time, raising fears of a mass wipe-out of the continent’s avian populations. The highly-pathogenic H5N1 strain has already killed millions of birds across the globe over the past year, and has now hit … Read more

Almost half the world’s population could be at risk from dengue due to global warming

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Dr Louise Blair, Airfinity’s Director of Analysis and Insights, warns that the threat posed by dengue must not be overlooked as cases continue to spread beyond the traditional tropical hotspots into the global north. “In the short term, southeast Asia is at the … Read more

Climate change blamed for ‘concerning’ rise of flesh-eating infections

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE More than 40 “flesh-eating” infections have been identified in Florida this year amid record-high water temperatures in the North Atlantic.  The bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, which thrives in warm seawater, has killed ten people in the state this year out of 43 infections, giving … Read more

Scientists racing to stop the next pandemic take inspiration from pioneering Covid trials

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Where the focus throughout the Covid-19 pandemic largely fell on the distribution of the vaccine itself, perhaps the most important element was how the vaccine is trialed and tested. “While the world came together at record speed to rapidly accelerate R&D of hundreds … Read more

Global stroke deaths could reach 9.7 million a year by 2050, scientists warn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The number of people who die from stroke globally will jump 50 per cent by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to tackle its risk factors, according to a new study. Stroke is the second highest cause of death, the third leading cause … Read more

Official: Recommended ‘CBD’ dose slashed over long term health risks

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The booming Cannabidiol, or “CBD”, market was yesterday brought down to earth when Britain’s food safety watchdog slashed the recommended safety limits for the cannabis-derived food additive. CBD has been classed as a “novel food” additive since January 2019 and is now used … Read more

Lancet launches major ‘spillover’ investigation as two die of bird flu, including a toddler

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Lancet commission – which includes 28 experts from every continent – aims to identify and develop risk spillover mitigation policies that are both doable and effective.  “We know, more or less, the biological mechanisms that drive disease transmission,” Prof Dirk Pfeiffer, a … Read more

From rotting legs to ruptured spleens, the ‘air ambulance’ serving Timor-Leste’s only hospital

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Ana’s leg was “black and rotten” by the time the plane swooped in. Months before, the 12-year-old had been playing barefoot in her garden in the west of Timor-Leste when she cut her foot – a slight injury that antiseptic cream and a … Read more

Lockdown returns to Zimbabwe as health experts try to bring cholera outbreak under control

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa and Mozambique have all had recent cholera outbreaks.  The World Health Organization previously warned that the risk of large-scale outbreaks is increasing due to climate change, which has made tropical storms that limit access to clean … Read more

The West has forgotten its brush with Monkeypox – yet it remains a deadly foe for Africa

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Dr Francis Baelongadi, the head doctor of the local health department, says that such numbers aren’t out of the ordinary. “We are in an area where every month, every week we have new cases of Monkeypox,” he said. “Some months the cases are … Read more

How STIs reached record levels in ‘sexually-liberal’ Britain

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Today, though, cases of gonorrhoea are now at their highest level since records began in 1918, standing at more than 82,500 cases in 2022. The annual number of cases of syphilis, a disease once thought consigned to history, have meanwhile doubled over the … Read more

Boris Johnson said long Covid was ‘b****cks’ – was he right or wrong?

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Dr Herman has no beef with the BMJ report, welcoming the greater methodological rigour it calls for. “It’s true the definitions have been broad but necessarily so, as it’s a new thing and you needed a wide net initially to catch it all … Read more

Mass outbreak of eye infections closes 56,000 schools in Pakistan

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE More than 56,000 schools in Pakistan closed their doors for four days amid an outbreak of viral conjunctivitis, with 13,000 new cases reported in one day on Tuesday. Millions of students were sent home after Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, announced that it … Read more

WHO sets scene for ‘battle royale’ over malaria vaccines

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE They say that while the two vaccines use similar technology, R21 is more modern and unlike GSK’s candidate – known as RTS,S – is 75 per cent effective at preventing the disease in areas where malaria is prevalent. But GSK has bristled at … Read more

Death toll in Bangladesh’s worst-ever dengue outbreak passes 1,000

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE All 64 districts of Bangladesh have been impacted, with the capital Dhaka – home to more than 20 million people – the worst-hit city.  “There is a water supply problem in Dhaka, so people keep water in buckets and plastic containers in their … Read more

South Korea accelerates vaccine production as it shores up defences against future pandemics

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The government then committed to tax breaks for pharma firms in the area of R&D and facilities expansion and to nurture more than 200 vaccine experts annually, with a view to not only secure Korea’s domestic supplies, but also to address global inequalities. … Read more

World’s poorest countries pledge record funding to get child immunisation back on track

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The world’s poorest countries have committed historic levels of funding to childhood immunisation programmes as they seek to recover from the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures show. In 2022, a record $162 million was collectively spent by 57 lower-income countries … Read more

Warning over ‘counterfeit’ drugs that blinded diabetes patients in Pakistan

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Javed Akram, Minister for Specialised Health in Punjab said police were questioning two men they believe to be the drug’s distributors. “A high level committee has been constituted to probe the issue. A case has been registered against the distributor and his aide,” … Read more

Lockdown at German refugee centre following measles outbreak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Nearly 600 asylum seekers at a refugee centre in Berlin have been placed in lockdown following an outbreak of measles. A strict three-week quarantine has been imposed at the site, in the Reinickendorf district of the German capital, following confirmation that two children … Read more

Fears of hidden HIV epidemic in eastern Ukraine as war takes its toll

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE How exactly the invasion has changed the dynamics of Ukraine’s HIV epidemic remains unclear, especially given the lack of data emerging from the occupied territories in the east. But there is no doubt that “war has had a very bad impact on the … Read more

Disease database will replace old Covid dashboard to detect emerging outbreaks

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The public will be able to track outbreaks of respiratory infections such as Covid-19, influenza and RSV after the government launched a new version of its coronavirus dashboard. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will publish new data every Thursday as a centralised … Read more

Nasal spray to rival EpiPen delayed over efficacy concerns

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A nasal spray that could save the lives of thousands of people with severe allergies will face further testing due to concerns over its effectiveness. In the UK and countries all around the world, people who suffer with life threatening allergies must carry … Read more

Experts fear mass wipe-out of penguins as Antarctica braces for bird flu

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Although the disease predominantly spreads among birds, it has been shown to infect mammals too, including seals and sea lions. To combat the risk, tourists visiting Antarctica this season may not be able to disembark from cruise ships if the worst-case scenario arises. … Read more

It killed Orwell, Bronte and Keats – yet tuberculosis remains a very modern threat

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE For many in the UK, tuberculosis (TB) belongs in the annals of history. It’s viewed as a disease of the past that killed literary greats such as John Keats, Charlotte Bronte and George Orwell.  In truth, it remains a grim reality for over … Read more

‘We’re swarmed at night’: Peru counts toll of deadly dengue outbreak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE According to Peru’s Centre for Disease Control, there have been 250,000 confirmed and probable cases of dengue, and 419 deaths in total nationwide. Some 75,000 of those cases and more than a quarter of the deaths have come in Piura, a sweltering city … Read more

Disease-carrying mosquitoes to plague London by mid-century, experts warn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Holiday hotspots in southern Europe could be even worse hit than the UK, with the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes potentially able to survive year round in southern Spain, Italy and Croatia by the end of the century. Yellow fever mosquitoes have already been found … Read more

‘My world looks like a TV with no signal after infection stole my sight’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE At the time, the only cure available for multidrug resistant TB was a gruelling 24-month course of toxic tablets and painful injections, with a success rate of around 40 per cent. For Zepeda-Teng, side effects included daily vomiting, acute bone aches and “paralysis … Read more

Scientists create AI tongues to ‘taste’ medicine

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Scientists are using artificial intelligence to make medicines taste better, combining years of data to break through one of the biggest obstacles in paediatric care. Poor taste is one of the most significant barriers for children taking medicine, not just in daily life … Read more

Why clean water is crucial to tackling the antibiotic resistance crisis

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE While Covid 19 swept across the globe, claiming lives and livelihoods and monopolising media headlines, another health threat has continued to grow. Increased resistance of superbugs to antibiotics and lack of infection control is taking away the peace of mind we have enjoyed … Read more

India races to contain outbreak of deadly Nipah virus

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Schools and offices have been shut and more than 800 people tracked down as India races to contain an outbreak of Nipah, a virus with “serious epidemic potential” and a fatality rate as high as 75 per cent. Authorities in the southern state … Read more

Covid booster jab: Who is eligible for another vaccination this autumn?

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A new programme of Covid vaccinations has been launched as the UK prepares for an expected rise in infections over the coming winter months. People aged 65 and over, care home residents and health and social care staff are among those eligible to … Read more

US Republicans ‘hold hostage’ HIV programme credited with saving 25 million lives

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Robinson Ogwang, who sits on the board of The Aids Support Organization, a Pepfar partner in Uganda, said that any claims that the programme is linked to abortion are “completely false without evidence”.  “In Uganda, the focus is the attainment of a generation … Read more

Why climate mitigation starts with life-saving vaccines

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE For health, climate mitigation starts with life-saving vaccines. They provide a first line of defence against disease outbreaks, which make emergency situations even worse and put further pressure on health systems when they’re hyper fragile.  When last year’s floods struck during polio’s high … Read more

Bangladesh hospitals at breaking point as dengue crisis intensifies

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Dr Mohammad Shafiul Alam, a scientist working at an infectious diseases unit in Dhaka, added that “everyone knows someone who has caught dengue”. Official figures, he said, do not give a true indication of the size of the outbreak, as they only include … Read more

Measles cases reach three-year high in England

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The UKHSA assessed the risk of a measles epidemic across the UK as low. However, it added that with lower levels of vaccine coverage in London, an outbreak of between 40,000 and 160,000 cases could occur in the capital. The measles vaccine (MMR) … Read more

Is this bacteria the mysterious culprit behind ‘water on the brain’ in Ugandan babies?

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The causes of the condition have been poorly understood – a result of limited technology and high costs – making it impossible to prevent. But this could all change following a crucial discovery. In June, the Lancet Microbe published the results of Dr … Read more

Paris issues stay-at-home alerts as French capital is fumigated for disease carrying mosquitoes

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE According to the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), increasingly frequent heat waves and severe flooding are creating the ideal conditions for tiger mosquitos to thrive.  The invasive species is now established in 13 countries, including all of Italy and Croatia, and parts … Read more

Families with young children suffered more than most from Covid lockdown orders, EU study finds

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In particular, adults with children under 12 experienced an increase in their propensity to worry about their jobs outside of working hours and found it difficult to concentrate on and dedicate time to work due to at-home family responsibilities. “People living with young … Read more

China’s abrupt dismantling of ‘Zero Covid’ measures caused almost 1.9m deaths, say researchers

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Beijing has previously said that 60,000 people died from early December to mid January, and declared a “decisive victory” over the virus in February. But these figures were widely seen as vast underestimates and global health experts have repeatedly called for the government … Read more

New Covid variant under WHO surveillance found in UK for first time

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Prof Oliver Johnson, a mathematician at the University of Bristol, added that “the fact that we’re not sequencing very much these days, and that these are countries that sequence more than most, implies to me that this is more widespread”.  But he told … Read more

Fresh hope in fight against cholera as scientists develop capsule vaccine

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Scientists are creating a cholera vaccine in capsule form that aims to transform global immunisation programmes against the water-borne disease and save countless lives. The World Health Organisation estimates there are 1.3 to 4 million cases of the acute diarrhoeal disease each year, … Read more

One in five men worldwide infected with potentially cancerous HPV, says study

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE After a systematic review which pooled data from more than 44,000 men across 65 previous studies, researchers estimated that one in three men globally are infected with genital HPV, while one in five had a “high risk”, potentially cancerous form. Infection rates overall … Read more

Covid-like viruses in Vietnam bats highlights spillover risk

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Almost 20 viruses related to Sars-Cov-2 have been found in bats in Vietnam, heightening concerns that Southeast Asia is a hotspot for new pathogens to jump to people. In a preprint which has not yet been peer-reviewed, scientists found 17 sarbecovirus species – … Read more

Why Pakistan still struggles to overcome its stigma around disability

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In Pakistan, some 14.3 million people live with a disability. Right from birth, these individuals are often isolated and othered, unable to claim rights to the same resources as their able-bodied peers. In a country where accessibility is rare and acceptance even rarer, … Read more

WHO issues yet another health alert over tainted cough syrups made in India

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A senior official at Fourrts denied the company had made the drug, saying the process had been subcontracted. “The drug in question, Cold Out, has not been manufactured by us. We subcontracted its manufacturing to Sharun Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd and later exported to … Read more

Inside Porton Down: the new unit set up to fight the next pandemic

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The team is working to create tests or “assays” for a range of arenaviruses for use in diagnosis, contact tracing and vaccine design in future outbreaks. In a level three laboratory, we watched as scientists scan samples of XBB166, a new Covid-19 variant … Read more

Why are leprosy cases surging in the US?

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Leprosy is thought of as a disease of the past – and it is relatively straightforward to cure – but it is also a disease that can be carried by animals. This may help explain why new cases have been appearing in Florida … Read more

How surging ‘breakbone fever’ threatens mothers and their unborn babies

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE More infections, more complications Dengue, also known as “breakbone fever” because intense muscle pain is one of the symptoms, is a mosquito-borne virus common across much of Asia, Latin America and Africa. In the 1970s it was endemic in just nine countries. Now, … Read more

Fake British cough syrup linked to Cameroon child deaths was made in India, officials say

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The revelations come at a time of great scrutiny for India’s pharmaceutical sector. Last month, the country recalled its typhoid vaccine from global markets due to concerns over quality. Before that, the deaths of nearly 70 children in the Gambia were linked to … Read more

Bird flu kills two cats in South Korea as experts probe the deaths of 36 others

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Bird flu has killed two cats at a shelter in South Korea, with investigations underway to confirm whether another 36 with the same symptoms also died from the virus.  The outbreak in the private Seoul facility, which has been placed in quarantine, comes … Read more

The drug smugglers keeping HIV patients alive in South Africa

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE It’s estimated there were at least 2.9 million immigrants residing in South Africa in 2020, but rising unemployment challenges and the impacts of natural disasters across the continent have likely further increased this number. The Malawi High Commission in South Africa estimates there … Read more

Famines, Ebola and killer celery: global health bids farewell to the sector’s answer to Tom Cruise

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Dr Berkley also spent time at the CDC “stalking killer celery”. Grocery store workers had started to report nasty burns on their forearms and it was not clear what was causing it. Eventually it transpired the culprit was a “premium” brand of celery. … Read more

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