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Hacking the Microbiome to Fight Cancer
A French biotech firm is working on a drug for cancer care that uses bacteria from human feces, part of a pharma industry push to harness the microbiome and potentially revolutionize medicine.
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Bird flu virus mutated in person with severe case in Louisiana, CDC finds
The CDC said that testing of a person with a severe case of bird flu indicated the virus had mutated but the risk remains low to the public as no human-to-human transmission has been documented. (Scripps News)
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McDonald's Quarter Pounders Linked to Deadly E. Coli Outbreak, CDC Says
McDonald's Quarter Pounders have been tied to a deadly outbreak of E. coli in the US, according to the CDC.
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Health officials concerned with the uptick in bird flu cases
Health officials are sounding the alarm as new cases of bird flu are now popping up in humans and commercial dairy farms. (Scripps News)
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How video games are used in the classroom
In some classrooms, video games are helping students stay engaged and learn about history, science, math and more. (Scripps News)
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Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting tour hospital in Nottinghamshire
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting tour an NHS hospital in Nottinghamshire, where they saw a theatre used for common orthopaedic surgery. Theatres in nearby Yorkshire are set for refurbishment to...
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Huge vaccine centre launched to bolster UK’s pandemic preparedness
A state-of-the-art vaccine research facility, where scientists will work to ensure future pandemics are stopped in their tracks and do not cause the same disruption to everyday life as Covid-19, has been unveiled by the Government.
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Coronavirus: The confirmed cases around the world
As the UK confirmed its third coronavirus case, we take a look at the confirmed cases and deaths from the disease around the world.
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Exterior shots of St Thomas' Hospital in London
GVs of St Thomas' Hospital in London, where a patient with the third confirmed case of coronavirus is being treated. He is thought to have been diagnosed in Brighton and was transferred to London, where there is an infectious disease...
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Coronavirus in numbers: UK hospital death toll rises to 20,319
A total of 20,319 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Friday, the Department of Health said, up by 813 from 19,506 the day before.
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Coronavirus in numbers: UK hospital death toll rises to 21,678
A total of 21,678 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Monday.
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Coronavirus in numbers: UK hospital death toll rises to 26,097
A total of 26,097 patients had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus in numbers: UK death toll at 41,662
The Department of Health and Social Care said 41,662 people had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Friday.
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What you need to know about cats and coronavirus
The UK has its first confirmed case of coronavirus in a pet cat. But what do we know about the spread of the virus between humans and their pets?
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Pet cat falls ill with coronavirus in UK
A pet cat has fallen ill with coronavirus in the UK after apparently catching Covid-19 from a human. The infection was confirmed following tests at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) laboratory in Weybridge, Surrey, on July 22....
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Coronavirus in England: Areas with most new cases per 100,000 people
Here is the latest update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of Covid-19, showing the top five local authorities. Numbers are falling in the areas recording the highest rates, including Oldham.
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Streets fall quiet in London's financial district amid new Covid-19 restrictions
Streets become quieter in the City of London, UK, after Boris Johnson announces a return to home working for office workers, amid a rising tide of coronavirus infections.
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Liverpool city centre appears busy as new restrictions come in
Liverpool City Region has become the first area of England to be placed in the toughest tier of coronavirus restrictions, in a bid to reduce the virus's infection rate. The measures were imposed following rising hospital admissions, with...
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Coronavirus in numbers: UK death toll rises by 529
The Government said a further 529 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, bringing the UK total to 53,274.
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Coronavirus in numbers: UK death toll at 67,401
The Government said a further 326 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, bringing the UK total to 67,401. The Government said that, as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 35,928 lab-confirmed...
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Coronavirus in numbers: UK cases pass two million mark
The total number of lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has now passed more than two million since the outbreak began, according to the Government’s dashboard.
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Temporary mortuary reopens at UK airport
Footage of a hangar at Birmingham Airport which has reopened as an emergency coronavirus mortuary. The temporary morgue opened last year but closed after Covid-19 deaths dropped in the summer. However, it has been reopened as the...
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Coach carrying foreign arrivals disembarks at quarantine hotel
A coach arrives at the Radisson Blu Edwardian hotel, Heathrow, as passengers travelling from designated red list countries begin 10 days of quarantine.