Does vaping really damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer?
Vapers experience DNA changes, according to a recent paper published in Nature, and the changes are similar to those seen
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Diabetes drug may help improve symptoms for people with heart failure – new research
Half of people with heart failure have a type called preserved ejection fraction. Explode/ Shutterstock Heart failure is one of
Omicron: Britain plans to vaccinate 25 million in two months – but can it be done?
What impact the new omicron variant will have is still unknown. But with early data suggesting it could be the
Omicron: better to be safe (and quick) than sorry
People Image Studio/Shutterstock On discovering the omicron variant, many countries moved quickly to impose travel restrictions and other public health
How can scientists update coronavirus vaccines for omicron? A microbiologist answers 5 questions about how Moderna and Pfizer could rapidly adjust mRNA vaccines
Some vaccines use mRNA to make copies of the triangular red spike proteins to induce immunity. Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library
Use of HIV prevention treatments is very low among Southern Black gay men
Black men who have sex with men in Southern states have a low rate of using HIV prevention treatments. yacobchuk/iStock/Getty
Why COVID-19 must be included in safer sex messaging on college campuses
Little information is available to college students on stopping the spread of COVID-19 within an intimate relationship. DisobeyArt/iStock via Getty
When will life return to normal after the pandemic?
Jacob Lund/Shutterstock No one can ever know for sure when life will return to normal after a particular event, not
Planet pharma: what the industry got out of COVID – podcast
Bukhta Yurii/Shutterstock After nearly two years of COVID, how is the pharmaceutical industry faring? In this episode of The Conversation
Harms versus benefits in medicine: not just a decision for experts
Even before the omicron variant emerged, many European countries were discussing whether to reintroduce lockdowns. In the UK, there are