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UK tourism venues embrace the great outdoors to survive the pandemic
Galleries, museums and cafes are shifting their focus to offer visitors Covid-safe experiences outside, even through winter
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UK tourism venues embrace the great outdoors to survive the pandemic
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new specimen for syphilis diagnosis: Evidence by high loads of Treponema pallidum DNA in saliva
AbstractBackground. DNA from many pathogens can be detected in saliva. However, the presence and quantity of Treponema pallidum DNA in syphilis patients in sal
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A new specimen for syphilis diagnosis: Evidence by high loads of Treponema pallidum DNA in saliva | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
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Dengue and post-infection fatigue: findings from a prospective cohort—the Colombo Dengue Study
AbstractBackground. Previous studies on post-infection fatigue in dengue are few but suggest that up to 25% of dengue patients may suffer from fatigue. This st
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Dengue and post-infection fatigue: findings from a prospective cohort—the Colombo Dengue Study
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A call for Essays: stories from the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic
The year 2020 will no doubt be etched in the memory of health-care professionals around
the world for many years to come. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, researchers, and many
more working in health care have been challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic in...
NHS Covid app does not work for phones set to French and Spanish
Users with devices in unsupported languages, also including Portuguese and Italian, just see a blank screen
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"If we had put this application together for a client, they would understandably be dissatisfied with the result"
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Who should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccines?
As effective vaccines and preventive medications become available for COVID-19, demand
is likely to outstrip supply, so we need to develop a strategy to prioritise their
use to ensure maximum public health and societal benefits. Interim advice from...
Maintaining confidentiality of emerging results in COVID-19 vaccine trials is essential
No one disputes the urgent need for safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. But confidentiality
within the processes of vaccine development is also essential. Ensuring rapid availability
of COVID-19 vaccines will depend on rigorous evidence of their...
Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a growing threat: a South African case study
The African continent has the highest burden of gonorrhoea worldwide. In South Africa alone, it's estimated that more than 2 million new cases occur annually.
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Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a growing threat: a South African case study theconversation.com/drug-resistant… via @TC_Africa
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What defines an efficacious COVID-19 vaccine? A review of the challenges assessing the clinical efficacy of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),
has caused more than 1 million deaths in the first 6 months of the pandemic and huge
economic and social upheaval internationally. An efficacious vaccine is...
Spatial and molecular mapping of Pfkelch13 gene polymorphism in Africa in the era of emerging Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin: a systematic review
The spread of Plasmodium falciparum isolates carrying mutations in the kelch13 (Pfkelch13)
gene associated with artemisinin resistance (PfART-R) in southeast Asia threatens
malaria control and elimination efforts. Emergence of PfART-R in Africa...
The UK Government's Vaccine Taskforce: strategy for protecting the UK and the world
No vaccine in the history of medicine has been as eagerly anticipated as that to protect
against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Vaccination
is widely regarded as the only true exit strategy from the pandemic that is...
WHO warns giving up on efforts to control Covid-19 would be 'dangerous'
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows seemed to indicate the Trump administration has concluded containment of the virus is not possible.
Total Recall at 30: why this brutal action film remains a classic
Total Recall is being re-released on its 30th birthday. With its economical, fast-paced narrative embedded in a spectacular cinematic world, it is a masterpiece of late 20th century Hollywood.
The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice
Who knew that black licorice had a dark side? A scientist explains when this treat becomes a threat.
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A reminder that black licorice is evil theconversation.com/the-spooky-and… via @ConversationUS
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Arlington Road area Low Traffic Neighbourhood
Safe and Healthy Streets project to reduce through traffic in the residential streets west of Camden High Road
From symbols of illness to signs of solidarity: The other disease masks could curb – Bhekisisa
We now have the chance to use our new mask-prowess to curb the spread of TB as well — but only if we consider keeping masks woven into the fabric of our lives after the COVID pandemic has passed.
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From symbols of illness to signs of solidarity: The other disease masks could curb – Bhekisisa bhekisisa.org/article/2020-1… via @Bhekisisa_MG
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Prevention of Clostridioides difficile in hospitals: A position paper of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections
(Magill et al., 2014; Miller et al., 2002). In high-income countries, aggressive surveillance
and prevention efforts are dedicated to C. difficile, guided by...
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Prevention of Clostridioides difficile in hospitals: A position paper of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Structural racism led to worse Covid impact on BAME groups – report
Minority ethnic people in UK were ‘overexposed, under protected, stigmatised and overlooked’, review finds
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“The impact of Covid is not random, but foreseeable and inevitable – the consequence of decades of structural injustice, inequality and discrimination that blights our society. We are in the middle of an avoidable crisis”
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Oxford Covid vaccine works in all ages, trials suggest
Vaccine being trialled by Oxford University and AstraZeneca offers hope for all age groups
Coronavirus antibody prevalence falling in England, REACT study shows | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Tests on more than 365,000 people in England have shown that the antibody response to the virus that causes COVID-19 wanes over time.
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Coronavirus antibody prevalence falling in England, REACT study shows | Imperial News | Imperial College London
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