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Israel, UN agree to Gaza pauses for polio vaccinations
Speed Read Gaza's first case of polio in 25 years was confirmed last week in a 10-month-old boy who is now partially paralyzed
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WHO declares mpox a global health emergency
Speed Read An outbreak of the viral disease formerly known as monkeypox continues to spread in Africa
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Have we defeated malaria?
The Explainer Roll-out of low-cost vaccine means a world free from disease that claims 600,000 lives a year 'finally within sight'
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Roll-out of affordable malaria vaccine begins
Speed Read R21 is approved for babies and may save hundreds of thousands of lives
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What does Covid look like in 2024?
Today's Big Question Disease experts are calling for closer monitoring as new variant fuels rise in infections
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How prepared are we for human bird flu?
Today's Big Question Government stocks up on vaccines as risk of new pandemic is 'plausible and imminent'
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Why can't Ofsted stop rise in 'illegal schools'?
Today's Big Question Worrying rise in alternative education providers where teachers require neither qualifications nor criminal record checks
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How the MMR vaccine works
The Explainer UK health officials fear decline in jab coverage could see measles spread rapidly across the country
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Covid-19: where we are now
The Explainer Infections and hospitalisations continue to rise as a highly contagious new Covid subvariant spreads rapidly across the UK
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Malaria is spreading, but we can stop it
The Explainer Climate change is hastening the disease but medicine is catching up
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Do the Nobel prizes do more harm than good?
Today's Big Question The awards 'draw their share of flak' and can lead to 'scientific error', argue critics
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Moderna developing mRNA vaccine for Lyme disease
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Researchers hopeful vaccines for cancer, heart disease will be ready by 2030
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Survey reveals less than half of Americans plan to get flu shot this season
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