Several dozen people have died from an unknown disease in the DRC, and unknown numbers have become ill. This is why we need better disease surveillance.
- Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
Smoking is the single greatest cause of ill health and death globally.
How can the UK hold on to its GPs? Here are some solutions.
Lagging booster vaccine uptake in England means millions of people may not be optimally protected ahead of winter.
Public health measures have played a big role in curbing the current outbreak.
The COVID alert level for the UK was recently downgraded. Here’s what that means.
We need to learn the lessons from the HIV/AIDS epidemic and avoid stigmatising men who have sex with men.
England has stopped offering free COVID tests, amid a large surge in cases. Here’s what that could mean.
In the two years since COVID was declared a pandemic, vaccines and treatments have been rapidly developed – yet millions worldwide have died.
Wars are complex health emergencies – and the damaging effects last for years.
Control measures may be easing, but don’t expect the world to return to how it was in January 2020.
Voici pourquoi les contaminations chez les personnes ayant reçu trois doses de vaccins contre la Covid-19 ne doivent pas vous alarmer.
Why breakthrough infections in people who have had three jabs shouldn’t alarm you.
An expert in global public health answers questions on omircron.
The UK has been rolling out COVID vaccines for a year. It’s been quite a ride.
Flexibility and accepting that stronger control measures might be needed is important given how uncertain things are ahead of winter.
As New Zealand enters another lockdown after detecting a single COVID case, it’s time to consider whether stringent zero COVID strategies are feasible in the long term.
When to reopen is a difficult decision that has required authorities to look for the least bad option.
A public health expert outlines what Britons can expect from their upcoming booster programme.
The UK government has announced a four-stage plan for ending COVID-19 restrictions.
It is a false dichotomy to judge schools as either ‘safe’ or ‘unsafe’. The reality is more complicated.
The UK government has said that the rule allowing three households to mix this Christmas won’t change – but is this wise?
Christmas could end up being a superspreader event. It’s much safer to stay home.
Why the virus just keeps spreading – and what to do about it.
Here’s what you need to know about the UK’s new coronavirus rules – and what else might be needed.
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