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The UK currently lacks a national, population-wide screening programme for the disease

"We hope there is someone out there who wants to spoil him for the remainder of his life."

A Tulane University researcher, Dr Elizabeth Norton, has received $1.6 million from the Gates Foundation to develop a groundbreaking oral polio vaccine that cannot revert, potentially ending polio forever.

A bill that would ban life insurers from discriminating against Australians based on results of genetic testing has been introduced to parliament this week.

If you live in rural or remote Australia and are diagnosed with cancer, you’re less likely to survive than someone in the city with the same disease. Our research shows people in rural Australia are 13% less likely to survive their cancer, in the first five years after diagnosis.

Valneva SE (NASDAQ:VALN) shared final immunogenicity and safety data on Wednesday from the Phase 2 study, VLA15-221, of the Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15.

Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley‑Whittingstall and Tom Kerridge have backed a new campaign that is putting the spotlight on beans. The Bang In Some Beans campaign is a bid to double the UK’s intake of beans, legumes and pulses by 2028.

Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth has declared he wants to "continue on with life" despite being at high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease - insisting it's "not a problem at this point" and hopes it's "too far off" to worry about.

Who likes going to the dentist? Probably no one—and if someone does, that’s a rare exception. Let’s be honest: it’s stressful and pretty vulnerable, sitting in a chair under bright lights while loud instruments buzz around your mouth. So it’s not surprising that many people avoid appointments for years, even…