Monkeypox may not mutate as fast as coronaviruses, but that doesn’t mean it can’t adapt to its new hosts
The recent outbreak of monkeypox virus has called into question the capabilities of these kinds large DNA viruses to evolve,
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Belfast’s silent public health crisis? Why we need widespread testing for lead-contaminated water
Eduardo Blanco/Alamy The water crisis at Flint, a town in Michigan, US in 2014 has focused public attention on the
Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision
A half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court. Brandon Bell/Getty Images After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right
Five billion people can’t afford surgery – a team of innovators could soon change this
Gasless laparoscopic surgery performed by Dr Biju Islary using the RAIS system. Dr. Hampher Kynjing, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, Author provided
Misinformation will be rampant when it comes to COVID-19 shots for young children – here’s what you can do to counter it
Talking about vaccines with trusted health care providers and with family can help wade through the sea of information –
Polio: we’re developing a safer vaccine that uses no genetic material from the virus
Recent reports of poliovirus detected in samples from a sewage treatment works in London have rightly generated significant concern among
Poliovirus in London sewage – what you need to know
Child receiving the polio vaccine. Asianet-Pakistan/Shutterstock Just as we thought that monkeypox would be the new virus scare for 2022,
Abortion and bioethics: Principles to guide U.S. abortion debates
Four basic principles guide the field of medical ethics. goc/E+ via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide
Diamorphine shortage could be more than just a problem for drug users
The UK has experienced many shortages of essential medicines, especially since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest shortage is
Metaphors matter: Why changing the name ‘monkeypox’ may help curb the discriminatory language used to discuss it
Many of the metaphors used to discuss monkeypox evoke a criminal or a rebellious child. (Pixabay) As we pass the