Global Health Security
New strain of monkeypox causes miscarriages and spreads rapidly without sexual contact, experts warn
On a Zoom call with journalists on Tuesday, the researchers confirmed that clade 1b is spreading through touch, something which ...
Nasa told ‘act now’ to tackle pathogens in space
“Human exploration of the solar system and beyond continues, and with that exploration, biological risk increases,” say the Commission’s authors ...
Professor Alasdair Geddes, infectious disease expert who diagnosed the last case of smallpox – obituary
Professor Alasdair Geddes, who has died aged 89, was an expert in infectious diseases who diagnosed smallpox in the last ...
China is experimenting on mutant Covid strains again – should we be worried?
But despite the controversy and potential risks, it is not just Chinese scientists who are poking and prodding at coronavirus ...
The addictive betel nut is driving record rates of cancer – yet millions continue to chew it
In Papua New Guinea, where a majority of the adult population chews betel nuts, the rate of oral cancer per ...
Lancet launches major ‘spillover’ investigation as two die of bird flu, including a toddler
The Lancet commission – which includes 28 experts from every continent – aims to identify and develop risk spillover mitigation ...
