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RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world

The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

A-level results in England expected to return to near pre-pandemic levels

Career-focused subjects such as business studies and economics to surpass traditional academic disciplines like history in popularity

The Guardian - UK

Eddington ends with a dark joke about disability – but its punchline is centuries old

This story contains spoilers about ‘Eddington,’ ‘Midsommar’ and ‘Hereditary.’

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Top A-level grades may remain higher this year than pre-pandemic levels – expert

A higher percentage of entries awarded an A or A* may be the ‘new normal’, it has been suggested.

The Independent UK

Century-old pair of lungs stored in jar reveals how 1918 Spanish flu pandemic began

Findings could lead to better understanding of how viruses adapt to humans during a pandemic

The Independent UK

Friday briefing: What will US funding cuts on mRNA vaccines mean for the health of the world?

In today’s newsletter: The global scientific community is reeling after the US announced sweeping cuts to vaccine research, reigniting fears that misinformation is driving critical health policy

The Guardian - UK

'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemics

mRNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of huge federal funding cuts.

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Private Credit, Public Risk: AI Is Eating The Debt Market

After a post-pandemic recovery that heavily leaned on consumer spending, the last two quarters have seen a flip. Corporate spending is now leading the charge, owing to relentless investments in artificial intelligence.

Benzinga

Germany Factory Output Lowest Since Pandemic In 2020

German industrial production slumped in June to its lowest level since the pandemic in 2020, data showed Thursday, underlining the fragility of Europe's top economy even before US President Donald Trump's new tariffs kicked in.

International Business Times

Cassidy says canceled vaccine research needed to fight pandemics - Roll Call

The chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee denounced a decision by the federal government to phase out mRNA vaccine development, warning that could hurt pandemic preparedness.

Roll Call

COVID Aged Your Brain Faster, Even if You Didn't Get Sick

Whether you contracted COVID or not, your brain took a hit. Here's what that means for your health and what you can do about it.

Kiplinger

Minnesota man gets 28 years for pandemic-era food fraud

A leader in a sprawling Minnesota food fraud plot during the coronavirus pandemic has been sentenced to 28 years in prison

The Independent UK

Doctors decry RFK Jr decision to slash mRNA vaccine grants: ‘Our nation will pay in lives’

‘A tremendous step backward, the politicization of science, and RFK Jr., who has been a lifelong anti-vaccine propagandist and science denialist, is now making policy,’ one doctor said

The Independent UK

Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a 'medical miracle.' Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement

President Donald Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a "miracle" for combating COVID-19

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What to know about mRNA vaccines

Research shows mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Despite RFK’s funding block, mRNA vaccines are too impressive to ignore

Scientists fear decision may increase vaccine hesitancy, but other countries are still willing to invest in research

The Guardian - UK

A super-friendly 1950s-style diner, empty because of Covid: Leah Frances’s best photograph

‘The Very Best was a beautiful place to stop and chat. One waitress had been there for 44 years. I photographed it empty as a metaphor for people having been kept apart by the pandemic’

The Guardian - UK

UK construction activity in July falls at steepest rate since Covid

Collapse in housebuilding underscores challenge for government in meeting its target of building 1.5m new homes

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The Independent UK

Drones, fines and elephant mosquitoes: How China is fighting the chikungunya virus outbreak after nearly 8,000 cases

Authorities introduce strict pandemic-era measures to curb spread of chikungunya fever

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s health department to halt $500m in mRNA vaccine research

Agency to end 22 federal contracts, questioning safety of technology credited with helping end Covid pandemic

Al Jazeera

US crime rates dropped in 2024, new FBI report shows

Murder offences decrease by 14.9 percent as US public safety continues to improve after pandemic, according to FBI data.

International Business Times

US Axes MRNA Vaccine Contracts, Casting Safety Doubts

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced it would terminate 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines, questioning the safety of a technology credited with helping end the Covid pandemic and saving millions of lives.

International Business Times UK

Another Pandemic? Chikungunya Virus' Rising Cases Prompt Measures Similar To COVID-19 Crisis

China reported over 7,000 cases of the chikungunya virus since July. Will it become another global pandemic?

The Independent UK

Why an increasing number of GP appointments are taking place remotely

The percentage of remote appointments in June was the highest proportion since the pandemic

The Independent UK

A third of GP appointments in June were over the phone or online, data shows

As many as four in 10 appointments were carried out by phone or online during the pandemic, but the proportion fell once the impact of Covid-19 eased.

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