Category: 6. Health

As the autumn’s cool weather settles in, so does flu season – bringing with it the familiar experiences of sniffles, fever and cough.

Every year, influenza – the flu – affects millions of people. Most will experience the infection…

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Salivary peptide fragments from a leech, a tsetse fly and a rat flea have been combined to create a synthetic protein that clamps onto thrombin, the key enzyme in blood clotting, with remarkable strength. Developed by Richard Payne and Joshua…

Starting in September 2025, the nation’s daughters will be shielded from a brutal and preventable disease — cervical cancer, from HPV — and we’re glad to play our part in the campaign. Story by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

“I couldn’t walk because of polio, so my brother used to carry my bag to school every day. When other…

A NATIONWIDE cohort study from Iceland has validated an ICD-10 coding algorithm for identifying gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients receiving oral anticoagulation. The findings demonstrate high accuracy for detecting clinically…