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Scientists are warning that this outbreak of monkeypox is different from past ones, with symptoms that could lead to mistaking the virus for an STD.

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A handout from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows a collage of monkeypox rash lesions at an undisclosed date.

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A number of countries have announced plans to make monkeypox vaccines accessible for targeted parts of the population.

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27/05/2022

Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks in Africa say they are baffled by the recent spread of monkeypox in developed countries

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23/05/2022

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

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20/05/2022

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.

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17/05/2022

A group of hepatitis virions in an electron microscope image

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11/05/2022

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

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07/05/2022

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.

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06/05/2022

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

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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.

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04/05/2022

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

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14/04/2022

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

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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

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24/03/2022

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

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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.

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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

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30/11/2021

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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.

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21/10/2021

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

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27/07/2021