38 h. ago Scientists edge closer to beating world's deadliest disease with first vaccine in over 100 years

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may be on the cusp of making a new vaccine to combat a rise in the world's deadliest disease, which takes 1million lives worldwide.

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8 d. ago Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid

Demonstrators demand inquiry after operation on Tuesday in which at least 121 people were killedThousands of protesters have gathered in the Rio favela that this week suffered the deadliest police operation in Brazilian history to demand an inquiry into the killings and an end to security policies that have turned working-class neighbourhoods into “war zones”.At least 121 people, including four police officers, were killed on Tuesday during a police assault on the Complexo da Penha and the Complexo do Alemão, two large tapestries of favelas in north Rio. The operation made global headlines when scores of mutilated bodies were dumped at the entrance to one of those favelas. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cholera is spreading fast, yet it can be stopped. Why haven’t we consigned it to history? | Hakainde Hichilema and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Vaccine production must be expanded to combat this ancient disease, especially in Africa. But a lack of political will is holding us backHakainde Hichilema is president of Zambia. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is director general of the World Health OrganizationThe last outbreak of cholera in Britain was in 1866; in the United States there has not been an outbreak since 1911.And yet today people are sick with this ancient disease in 32 countries, with more than 6,800 deaths reported so far this year –already exceeding all of last year’s toll of 6,000 deaths, which was itself a 50% increase on 2023.Hakainde Hichilema is president of Zambia and control champion for the Global Task Force on Cholera Control. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is director general of the World Health Organization Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What it's like to drive a 4x4 across the world's deadliest coast

'You think you know them,' our tour guide, Hannes, pauses ominously, 'You never know them.'

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3 w. ago Scientists create cancer vaccine that could completely stop spread of disease

Researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based cancer vaccine that has been able to prevent multiple types of cancer in mice with the findings published in the prestigious Cell Reports Medicine

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3 w. ago The 'super vaccine' that could stop cancer in its tracks: Groundbreaking jab prevents melanoma, pancreatic and breast cancers in mice

A 'super vaccine' could give people immunity against cancer before the disease grows and spreads.

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3 w. ago NHS Lanarkshire urges people with respiratory disease to get flu vaccine

In the 2024/25 winter season, the health board saw some of the highest numbers of acute admissions for flu since before the pandemic.

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3 w. ago Health chiefs warn 'world's deadliest infection' tuberculosis is surging and symptoms are easy

Health officials have urged the public to be alert to the signs of tuberculosis (TB) after new figures revealed cases of 'the world's deadliest infectious disease' are continuing to rise across England.

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3 w. ago Scotland boss Steve Clarke hits new low and says dressing room 'know what my feelings are'

Scotland narrowly beat Belarus to edge closer to the World Cup but the manner of their performance left Steve Clarke fuming with the head coach admitting it was a new low

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