Now playing Next Tech News From Twitter to X: Why do companies rebrand themselves? While many companies have freshened up their brands in recent years, Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter has been mocked and criticised on social media, with analysts suggesting the billionaire just shot himself in the foot. 25/07/2023
Now playing Next Health news Long COVID impacts brain function 2 years after infection - study A UK study found that the impact of long COVID on people’s cognitive functions was equal to ageing them 10 years. 24/07/2023
Now playing Next Health news EU regulators back authorisation of first RSV vaccine for infants RSV is a common respiratory virus that causes cold-like symptoms but can cause serious illness in children and older adults. 21/07/2023
Now playing Next Health news ‘Super dodgers’: This is why some people don’t get sick with COVID A mutation in the proteins that helps the immune system recognise what belongs to the body and what doesn’t has been linked by scientists to “super dodgers”, people who don’t develop symptoms when getting COVID-19. 20/07/2023
Now playing Next Health news ‘Geneva patient’ becomes latest to be cured of HIV After 20 months after interrupting antiretroviral therapy, HIV was undetectable in the patient’s blood. 20/07/2023
Now playing Next Health news Climate change is helping this deadly virus to spread in Europe Warmer temperatures are transforming Europe into the perfect habitat for ticks carrying CCHF, a deadly virus which in the worst cases results in death. 07/07/2023
Now playing Next Health news 'We're still home sick': 36 million in Europe live with long COVID Around 36 million people in Europe and Central Asia may be experiencing symptoms of long COVID, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO). 28/06/2023
Now playing Next Health news US issues warning after reporting first local malaria cases in decades European health officials warned last week that warming temperatures are creating “more favourable conditions” for the spread of invasive mosquito species that can carry diseases. 27/06/2023
Now playing Next Health news Space travel weakens astronauts’ immune systems, new study shows This latest study is part of increasing evidence showing that space travel makes humans more susceptible to infections. 22/06/2023
Now playing Next Health news UK focused too much on flu instead of other possible pandemics: ex-PM David Cameron was questioned as part of an inquiry into the UK's preparedness for and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. 20/06/2023
Now playing Next world news Bird flu: how much of a risk is there for humans? Bird populations have suffered massively from avian flu in recent years, but transmission to humans has so far been extremely rare 18/06/2023
Now playing Next Health news Do Europe's blood donation policies still refer to sexual orientation? On World Blood Donor Day, Euronews looks at the differences in blood donation policies across the European Union. 14/06/2023
Now playing Next China Euroviews. Could the COVID pandemic have been avoided if China were a democracy? Not only could China have potentially prevented the global coronavirus pandemic — its authoritarian regime is now also impeding our ability to learn from it, thereby increasing the risk of future pandemics, Oliver St. John writes. 14/06/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit 'made UK vulnerable to COVID', inquiry told Brexit is partly to be blamed for UK's feeble pandemic preparation, the COVID inquiry was told on its opening day. 14/06/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK COVID inquiry begins: Here's everything you need to know Nearly 228,000 people died due to the coronavirus in the UK - one of the worst per capita mortality rates in Europe. The inquiry could last until 2026 and cost €100 million. 13/06/2023
Now playing Next Living Will factory farming cause the next pandemic? Antimicrobial resistance could cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050. Here’s what can be done about it. 07/06/2023
Now playing Next Health news HMPV: What you need to know about the virus with cold-like symptoms A virus that causes symptoms similar to that of a cold, the flu, and COVID-19 has seen an upsurge in the US. Here's what to know about HMPV. 02/06/2023