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The Guardian

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Whooping cough cases increasing in the UK – what you need to know

You may have read recent alarming reports of a cough that “lasts 100 days” is “quickly spreading across the UK” and can “fracture ribs”....

11.12.2023 3

The Conversation

Paul Hunter

No compelling evidence that air purifiers prevent respiratory infections – new study

The COVID pandemic led to many calls for improved indoor air quality with claims that doing so would reduce the risk of the virus spreading. But the...

21.11.2023 1

The Conversation

Paul Hunter

Infections from a diarrhoea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK – but experts aren’t quite sure why

Infections from a parasite which can cause long-lasting, severe diarrhoea has seen an “unprecedented and ongoing” surge across the UK. This...

31.10.2023 2

The Conversation

Paul Hunter

Who tracked UK COVID infections the best at the height of the pandemic? A new study provides the answer

At the height of the COVID pandemic everybody, from health ministers to Joe public, wanted to know two things: how many infected people are there in...

16.10.2023 2

The Conversation

Paul Hunter

Nipah virus outbreak in India – what you need to know

There has been an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala, India. Five people have caught the virus, two of whom have died. The authorities in...

19.09.2023 20

The Conversation

Paul Hunter

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