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Composite image of SIGA's Tecovirimat antiviral drug over monkeypox virions taken from a sample of human skin

This monkeypox antiviral drug may soon be in high demand

This rare smallpox-related virus causes flu-like symptoms and a nasty rash, and it can be deadly.

Monkeypox: What we know about the cases found in Europe and America

The Omicron variant remains the dominant coronavirus variant circulating globally, but a string of Omicron subvariants has emerged, including BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5.

What are the COVID subvariants we should really care about?

Potentially toxic levels of PFAS chemicals have been detected in tap water near Lyon, France’s third largest city.

'Forever chemicals' in tap water near Lyon: How harmful are they?

A group of hepatitis virions in an electron microscope image

Mysterious hepatitis cases rise to 348 worldwide. Is COVID a factor?

The UK and Greece are among the worst hit by obesity. But they’re both trying promising solutions to slim down

A tale of two countries: How to tackle Europe’s obesity epidemic

A study of more than 10,000 unvaccinated European adults showed women were more hesitant about COVID jabs in five of the eight countries surveyed.

How do you get a reluctant Briton, German or Italian vaccinated?

A medical worker checks records in the emergency room at the Minhang Hospital affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai, Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

COVID pandemic likely caused around 15 million excess deaths: WHO

05/05/2022

Governments should limit the number of takeaway food outlets in lower-income neighbourhoods, the report said.

Obesity kills 1.2 million people in Europe every year, WHO says

04/05/2022

File - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the lab of French biotech Valneva in Livingston, Scotland, on January 28, 2021.

Valneva’s inactivated COVID vaccine gets first approval in UK

14/04/2022

Researchers found the mosquito-borne Zika virus is quick to mutate

Zika virus can easily mutate and cause new outbreak, scientists warn

13/04/2022

People who use medical marijuana cards to treat pain, anxiety or depression face a heightened risk of addiction while failing to improve their symptoms, a new study finds

Medical marijuana can quickly cause addiction, new study warns

24/03/2022

The Quantum Pendant's makers claim that their products "protect" against radiation. Dutch nuclear safety authorities say this actually emits it.

Anti-radiation bracelets turn out to be radioactive

20/12/2021

A student at Holtet high school receives the first dose of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in the school's auditorium in Oslo, Sept. 7, 2021.

WHO says measures against Delta work for Omicron variant too

03/12/2021

Moderna boss Stéphane Bancel said there was "no world" in which current COVID-19 vaccines were as effective against the Omicron variant

COVID vaccines less effective on Omicron, warns Moderna boss

30/11/2021

Ragweed leaf beetle

This tiny insect could prevent allergies for millions in Europe

23/10/2021

Inside Madrid's 'crying room', where there are phones with the names of people you can call when you are feeling down.

Inside Madrid's 'crying room', a space tackling mental health stigma

21/10/2021

Tobacco boss Jacek Olczak says his company could stop selling cigarettes in the UK

No more cigarettes within ten years, says tobacco boss

27/07/2021

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