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Former PMs urge government to increase spending on infectious diseases after Covid setbacks

Gordon Brown and David Cameron among 15 former world leaders demanding proper response to ‘reclaim the lost gains from Covid-19’ in global fight against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

UK monkeypox outbreak not yet under control, say experts

Suggestions vaccines may need to be offered to all men who have sex with men to combat spread of virus

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2022

Research shows development of hybrid sensor to help diagnose cancer

A research team from HSE University, Skoltech, MPGU and MISIS has developed a nanophotonic-microfluidic sensor whose potential applications include detection, monitoring and assessment of treatment success.

Dynamite News · Jun 18, 2022

WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline

After five weeks of declining coronavirus deaths, the number of fatalities reported globally increased by 4% last week, according to the World Health Organization

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

What is monkeypox? Why the WHO is renaming the virus that could be declared an emergency

Scientists are scrambling to understand what is driving the current monkeypox outbreak, its origins and whether anything about the virus has changed.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

The most polluted areas of Wales revealed

People in more deprived areas are likely to be breathing the most polluted air

Wales Online · Jun 16, 2022

WHO to look into reports monkeypox could be sexually transmitted disease

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is exploring the possibility if monkeypox could be a sexually transmitted disease, a health official said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022

Public Health Officials Who Didn't Stop Global Monkeypox Outbreak Now Say the Name Is Problematic

The WHO said it will rename the virus after researchers complained that the current name is "stigmatizing" and "discriminatory."

Reason · Jun 15, 2022

Monkeypox cases rise to 524 in UK, health bosses have confirmed

The UK Health Security Agency has released its latest figures, which show that the number of monkeypox cases have increased in England

Chronicle Live · Jun 15, 2022

The WHO wants to give monkeypox a new name

Scientists recently criticized the current name as "discriminatory and stigmatizing." They also say it's inaccurate to name versions of the virus after parts of Africa.

WEKU · Jun 15, 2022