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The world needs a COP-like process for pandemic preparedness
Climate change is making another pandemic likely — the question is not "if," but "when?" To prepare, the world needs a COP-level process for pandemic preparedness.
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30% of the world cannot access essential health services, but a proposal to offer patented drugs at cost to low-income countries will boost health equity.
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Around 90% of people living with long COVID initially experienced only mild illness with COVID-19, according to a new study across multiple countries.
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Omicron is the current variant of concern and its continued dominance can largely be explained by its increased capacity to spread between people.
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The Forum's Logistics Emergency Team, comprised of four of the biggest global transport companies, delivered aid to Ukraine amidst the humanitarian crisis.
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This study clarifies how one of the world's most expensive medical conditions can lead to cell death
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by the body's overreactive response to infection. The uncontrolled immune response can lead to organ failure.
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Long COVID can affect children and young people even after a mild infection - but there are ways to manage the symptoms for better quality of life.
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Here's how your gut microbiome can affect the severity of COVID-19 infections
The microbiome is made up of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and viruses that live in the gut and significantly impact our health and wellbeing.
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Here's why COVID-19 trends are hard to predict three years into the pandemic
Three years in, COVID-19 trends are still difficult to predict, says an expert - and the next stages of the pandemic will be influenced by people’s behaviour.
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Racism poses a public health threat to millions worldwide. Here’s how
A new report highlights racism’s impact on millions of disadvantaged people’s access to healthcare and the treatment level they receive.
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Here's why noncommunicable diseases need a Global Fund
Noncommunicable diseases are the leading causes of death worldwide, but most development assistance for health funding goes towards infectious diseases.
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How can countries tackle antibiotic shortages?
A variety of antibiotics are in short supply across Europe. As infections rise over the winter, how can countries ease pressures on healthcare systems?
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The $300 billion cost of human inactivity
Physical inactivity may lead to an epidemic of avoidable diseases like cancer, diabetes and dementia - unless everyone gets more exercise, experts warn.
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Adding new polymer particles containing vitamin A in foods could tackle vitamin A deficiency and help improve the health of millions of people around the world, experts say.