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NHS warns higher-than-expected demand leaves it facing acute shortages until new shipments in late September
Historic Potala Palace closed as mass testing rolled out in Lhasa to contain Omicron variant
US drugmaker and French partner begin late-stage trial with 14% of global population showing evidence of infection
The Archie Battersbee case shows that some disputes are better settled judicially
Some people are travelling abroad to get vaccinated in wake of severe shortages and increasing case numbers
Decision will allow Biden administration to tap new resources to combat disease amid criticism over its response
Yale research could expand donor organ availability but blurs boundary between life and death
Move follows declarations of emergency by California and Illinois amid growing criticism of US government’s response
President’s doctor says 79-year-old has ‘rebound’ case of coronavirus but no symptoms
Scale of NHS treatment disaster implies £400mn bill for those ‘living on borrowed time’
If the funding of small companies is threatened, then vital and transformative research will stop
Although trend in Northern Ireland is ‘uncertain’, latest data suggest virus wave may be in retreat
Injectable cure for congenital cardiomyopathies could be available within a few years, says UK charity
Breakthrough by Alphabet-owned AI company will significantly reduce time required to make biological discoveries
Funding from Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to ‘create critical tools’ to assess jabs
P53 is the most studied protein in the human body, but researchers are expanding their horizons
Paxlovid dominates antiviral treatment market but weak demand could cause supply glut, data group says
A total of $55mn raised by genome specialist Replay comes amid wider interest among large investors
Highest possible designation used for first time since Covid pandemic began as 16,000 cases detected across the world
Biosecurity procedures put to the test as Indonesian outbreak of livestock disease spreads
US president has ‘very mild symptoms’ and is taking Pfizer antiviral pill
Just one drug remains effective for the sexually transmitted disease but soon the bacteria may be able to evade it
Infected wounds are growing cause for concern in the Middle East, Ukraine and beyond
Head of national infectious disease institute says he will leave post by January 2025
Shanghai and Tianjin order mass testing as infectious BA.5 strain threatens economic recovery
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