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China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world's toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests.

The government has ordered birds be kept indoors to protect them from the disease

The O'Shea family have encountered "significant financial distress" as a result of Kieran's diagnosis

Vaccine uptake is much lower than earlier in the pandemic, with some experts warning that the next variant could mutate to become deadlier

A new treatment to repair the damage the disease causes could be on the horizon, thanks to a ground-breaking study underway in Tasmania.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday it will expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in areas with low vaccination coverage or counties that are linked to a case in New York reported in July.

The 52-year-old former international lock lost his battle with motor neurone disease last weekend

Laura first realised something was wrong when she woke up and couldn't move her toes

About two-thirds of Jews today – or about 10 million people – are Ashkenazi, referring to a recent origin from Eastern and Central Europe. They reside mostly in the United States and Israel. Ashkenazi Jews carry a particularly high burden of disease-causing genetic mutations, such as those in the BRCA1…

Poultry lockdowns have hit thick and fast with a worrying rise in avian flu cases over the past year, which is affecting chickens, eggs and Christmas turkeys

Lecanemab has been shown in trials to slow the progress of early-stage Alzheimer's by 27%