‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly
An estimated 13.4 million babies were born premature in 2020, with nearly a million dying…
What you need to know about donanemab’s promising trial results
American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced last week that it had seen encouraging clinical trial…
We finally have a vaccine for this deadly virus
The first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been approved by the US Food…
The best drugs for stopping smoking that you probably can’t have – new review
When so much time and effort goes into developing the best medical treatments, we expect…
COVID is officially no longer a global health emergency – here’s what that means (and what we’ve learned along the way)
World Health Organisation (WHO) experts have officially declared that COVID no longer constitutes a public…
WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency
“Last week, COVID-19 claimed a life every three minutes – and that’s just the deaths we know…
Health Canada should be transparent about how it’s monitoring drug safety
Regulatory bodies like Health Canada are intended to ensure that approved drugs go through a…
Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a potential source for new antibiotics
Microorganisms – in particular bacteria – are skillful chemists that can produce an impressive diversity…
What to know about the new COVID variant, omicron XBB.1.16
A new COVID variant XBB.1.16, or “Arcturus”, has now been identified in at least 34…
Thousands of unknown viruses discovered in baby poo – why this is not necessarily a bad thing
An international team of scientists who spent five years studying the poo of 647 Danish…