Study links diabetes to worse long COVID health outcomes
People with diabetes who have had COVID-19 tend to recover more slowly, experience more long COVID complications, have…
World Cup puts Ebola outbreak and pandemic lessons to the test
Alex Doran, a 28-year-old corporate strategist, is cheering for the US national team and was pleasantly surprised by…
Mainland China climbs 4 points to its highest ranking in global competitiveness since 2022
Mainland China advanced in the global competitiveness ranking thanks to improvement in business and government efficiency while economic…
HK gov’t urges vulnerable groups to get free Covid jabs before gap in supply
Vulnerable Hongkongers are being urged by the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) to get their Covid-19 jabs before…
Israeli, Czech scientists recreate COVID-19’s evolution in lab
A key step in the origin of many pandemics occurs when an animal-borne virus infects humans and then…
2 infants in Hong Kong confirmed severely infected with Covid-19 just days apart
A one-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting Covid-19, the second…
Why is ashwagandha becoming the go-to remedy for many South Africans?
From Cape Town wellness studios to Durban pharmacies, ashwagandha has surged into the mainstream at remarkable speed. Once…
Anti-Vax Dating Apps Are Going IRL. People Are Mad as Hell About It
As a crowd of 60 anti-vaxxers squeezed into the upstairs dining area of Jonathan’s Grille in Nashville on…
New AI-designed ‘universal vaccine’ could future-proof humans against unknown viruses
A team of British researchers, led by scientists at the universities of Cambridge and Southampton in the United…
AI-designed ‘universal vaccine’ candidate passes first human trial
Image: © Bill Oxford | iStock An innovative universal vaccine technology has successfully completed its first human clinical…
New BioCoach AI provides real-time biomechanical feedback for exercises
As any athlete will tell you: perfect practice makes perfect. But for individuals who do not have regular…
Study reveals inequities in wastewater-based disease outbreak detection systems
Wastewater surveillance was hailed during the COVID-19 pandemic as a more equitable way to track disease. It provided…