Epidemics and Pandemics Insights
Real-time epidemic forecasting tool to support global outbreak monitoring
13th May 2022, via Medical Xpress
Imperial researchers have developed a new forecasting tool to support global outbreak monitoring for... [read more]
Long COVID clinics established to manage chronic symptoms weeks after infection
10th May 2022, via ABC News
South Australia's health system will expand its capacity to tackle a growing number of long COVID ca... [read more]
Nasal Sprays for COVID Vaccine Being Developed
09th May 2022, via WebMD
While injectable vaccines help the body ward off severe illness, nasal vaccines could stop the virus... [read more]
South Africa: Programme Provides HIV Prevention Pills in Schools
02nd Mar 2022, via All Africa
One of the biggest developments in HIV in the last decade or so was the discovery that certain antir... [read more]
No PCR, no problem: how COVID can be diagnosed with X-rays
02nd Mar 2022, via The Conversation
To treat someone you suspect has COVID, you need to confirm they are actually infected with the coro... [read more]
Africa: Covid-19 Self-Testing - It's Time Developing Countries Took the Leap
18th Feb 2022, via The Conversation
Laboratory testing plays a critical role for diagnosis of COVID-19. It’s the cornerstone of the glob... [read more]
Swabbing floors to detect COVID-19 could be a useful indicator of the disease’s spread
15th Feb 2022, via The Conversation
Although widespread vaccination and new antiviral therapies are helping to mitigate the worst outcom... [read more]
Senegal Facility Set to Begin Covid-19 Vaccine Production
09th Feb 2022, via All Africa
COVID supplies repeatedly have run dry in Senegal and other African countries that have relied on th... [read more]
How Zanzibar is winning war on deadly disease
27th Jan 2022, via Daily Nation
In 2020, an estimated 627,000 people died of malaria—most were young children in sub-Saharan Africa.... [read more]
Scientists develop COVID-19 testing lab in a backpack
26th Jan 2022, via Science Daily
Researchers have created a simple COVID-19 testing lab that fits into a backpack providing a cheap a... [read more]
Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron
17th Jan 2022, via Medical Xpress
Israel was one of the first countries last year to widely vaccinate its population and became the fi... [read more]
Long COVID: For the 1 in 10 patients who become long-haulers, COVID-19 has lasting effects
11th Jan 2022, via The Conversation
Long COVID, or post-COVID condition, features symptoms that can include trouble breathing, chest pai... [read more]