by admin | Sep 27, 2024 | COVID-19, Medical Research
Mark Woolhouse, University of Edinburgh The argument about the origins of COVID has always been heated, and nowadays it feels more like a brawl than a scientific debate. Some say that ground zero for the pandemic was a live animal market in Wuhan, China. Others argue...
by admin | Sep 20, 2024 | COVID-19, Medical Research
Richard Orton, University of Glasgow and Wilhelm Furnon, University of Glasgow A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a...
by admin | Sep 13, 2024 | Health, Medical Research
Michael Berthaume, King’s College London The groans of pain as we get up from the sofa or the sound of crunching cartilage when taking the stairs are all too familiar. Many of us look down at our aching knees and curse them – wondering why they seemingly evolved...
by admin | Sep 13, 2024 | Ethics, Medical Research
George J Annas, Boston University After World War II, Nuremberg, Germany, was the site of trials of Nazi officials charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Nuremberg trials were landmarks in the development of international law. But one of them has...
by admin | Sep 6, 2024 | Health, Medical Research
Samuel J. White, York St John University and Philippe B. Wilson, York St John University We spend around 90% of our lives indoors. But what you might not realise while you’re cosied up at home is that you don’t just share your space with your family or pets – you also...
by John McMillan | Aug 16, 2024 | Health, Medical Research
Nasia Safdar, University of Wisconsin-Madison A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows a jump in both hospital-acquired infections and resistance to the antibiotics used to treat them. The findings are based on data gathered at 120 U.S. hospitals from...
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