Covid vaccine: Why our black and South Asian friends and family still won’t have a jab
"Instead of pointing the finger at the people who are unvaccinated, maybe we should point the finger at the fact...
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Drugs plan aims to help 300,000 problem drug users
She said there had been no recognition of the damage caused by previous Conservative government policies, which had left "communities...
Viagra may be useful against Alzheimer’s dementia
Dr Jack Auty, lecturer in the Medical Sciences at the University of Tasmania, said: "In the field of Alzheimer's disease...
Suspected Omicron outbreak closes Paisley primary school
"How it's likely to spread in UK is still uncertain, but I think the early signs are it will probably...
Sarah Gilbert: Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid
Prof Woolhouse, a member of the government's Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (Spi-M), told the BBC's Andrew Marr show...
Covid-19: Mums who were severely ill urge pregnant women to get jabs
"The day after I was intubated, the nurse told them they were going to switch the machine off, but instead...
Covid: First data points to Omicron re-infection risk
Prof Francois Balloux, from University College London, said: "The higher estimated re-infection ability of the Omicron variant to cause re-infection...
Covid: Pfizer and Moderna jabs give best overall boost, UK trial finds
Prof Saul Faust, who led the trial at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, said: "It's really encouraging that a...
How do you say ‘Omicron’?
Omicron is the 13th variant of the Covid-19 virus to receive a Greek name under the World Health Organization's classification...
Covid: South Africa new cases surge as Omicron spreads
The BBC's Pumza Fihlani in South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg, says that restaurants and supermarkets remain packed, ahead of the...
UK approves another antibody treatment for Covid
Henny Braund, chief executive of cancer charity Anthony Nolan, said: "This is positive news for blood cancer patients, who we...
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla: My wife’s vaccine death is fake news
Watch our exclusive interview with the CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla, as he hits out at the "rubbish" that has...
Covid: Don’t kiss strangers under mistletoe – minister
She added: "But I think we should all be trying to enjoy the Christmas ahead of us and that's why...
HIV: People with virus or taking PrEP to be allowed to join armed forces
"The biggest part for me of seeing this change is knowing that no-one else will now have that disappointment -and...
Covid: Omicron may require ‘very stringent response’, say Sage scientists
The advisers say that there is not currently any evidence of widespread community transmission of Omicron in the UK, as...
Covid: No need to change Christmas plans says Sajid Javid
The Health Secretary Sajid Javid, has said there is no need for people to change Christmas plans, despite concern about...
World Aids Day: ‘I saw my partner and friends die of the disease’
In December 1981, The Lancet medical journal reported the first Aids-related death in London. The disease claimed thousands of lives...
Covid-19 Omicron variant case linked to Brentwood primary school
Dr Mike Gogarty, the county council's director of public health, said: "The aim is to understand what, if any, spread...
