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Mental health experts have called for universal basic income as far back as 1969.
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Drug repurposing represents our only hope for the treatment of COVID-19 in the short term. But quick and rigorous trials need to be run to provide evidence these drugs work.
Health workers take their lunch on April 7 – the date COVID-19 deaths peaked in England and Wales.
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Three graphs of mortality data tell the story of the direction the UK and the world are heading in after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.
Social distancing could also stem the spread of influenza.
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Early evidence from Japan suggests protective measures against COVID-19 may also be protecting us against influenza.
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One way the novel coronavirus might enter the brain is through the olfactory nerves in the nose.
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Cause for a degree of relief.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: at the helm of the WHO at a difficult time.
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The Trump administration has halted funding to the World Health Organization in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. But what does it actually do with its budget?
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Some people turn to a tub of ice cream. Others, to clean eating.
Running shoes can weaken the bones in the foot.
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Running as nature intended might help prevent shin, foot, knee and ankle injuries.
Vaccination is a core part of the government’s strategy against COVID-19.
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A vaccine is at least a year away, but we need to start thinking about how we will roll it out now.
The immune system is lower during pregnancy.
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Our review found women with already high-risk pregnancies may have become more sick with COVID-19.
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Being a member of a certain age group shouldn’t be a liability.
A standard Victorian prison cell.
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Prisons in the 18th and 19th centuries were hit hard by pandemics – with some drastic measures to stem the spread.
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Half of all patients who died of COVID-19 in Wuhan had a secondary infection.
Beer sales are up.
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Not just individuals, but the government’s too.
If ever there was a time.
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2020 will be a seminal turning point in British health policy.
Fake news spread on social media claims “super foods” can cure COVID-19.
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There is no evidence that garlic, lemons, and the ketogenic diet can prevent or cure coronavirus.
A child in Malaysia getting the BCG vaccine.
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Vaccines for other diseases are being examined for their protective effects against coronavirus.
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The nocebo effect could be making more people ill.
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Nearly 90% of emergency service staff have experienced stress, low mood and poor mental health.
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Trump pulling US funding from WHO served to deflect blame from his own bungled handling of coronavirus.
A patient is brought into the emergency room of the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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Some things about COVID-19 still don’t add up.
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One practical exit strategy from lockdown would be identifying green zones, and progressively joining them together once it is safe to do so.
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A crib sheet for Dominic Raab.
Hand sanitisers can contain ingredients that may cause antimicrobial resistance.
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Misuse of common cleaning products or hand sanitisers can lead to antimcrobial resistance in bacteria.