Niels-Jakob Hansen, Rui C. Mano25 March 2022The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has led some observers to conjecture the return of the Roaring Twenties as consumers go back to the shops and workers to t… [+9779 chars]
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease caused by a type of bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually affect the lungs, but also can invade other organs.… [+2860 chars]
One of the biggest myths about drinking coffee has been busted by Melbourne researchers who have discovered a surprising fact.Enjoying a morning cup of coffee could lead to a longer and healthier lif… [+2275 chars]
Cases of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) seem to be tracking along the Murray River with detections at three more piggeries in South Australia. Key points: <ul><li>Japanese encephalitis virus has… [+3841 chars]
Copenhagen/Stockholm, 24 March 2022 According to the latest European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)/World Health Organization (WHO) report on tuberculosis (TB) surveillance and mon… [+2026 chars]
It seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has COVID-19. When we ask how unwell our acquaintance is, the responses vary from "they're re… [+51 chars]
CoronaCheck is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab which recaps the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation, drawing on the work of FactLab and its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fac… [+12734 chars]
Mayo Clinic researchers have validated a new antibody test to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. are a… [+3235 chars]
An NHS Trust has apologised after an aspiring model died of cervical cancer just four months after a doctor blamed it on her hormones. Porsche McGregor-Sims died in hospital just a day after being d… [+4625 chars]
Artificial sweeteners reduce added sugar content and corresponding calories while maintaining sweetness. A study publishing March 24th in PLOS Medicine by Charlotte Debras and Mathilde Touvier at the… [+3880 chars]
It seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has COVID-19. When we ask how unwell our acquaintance is, the responses vary from "they're re… [+51 chars]
A couple of years ago, close to the beginning of the pandemic, a certain President of a certain country announced something that left the world baffled. Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous w… [+5011 chars]
