Science & Health

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Moscow is letting its opponents know ‘just how far it is willing to go to achieve its strategic objectives’

Nasa scientists announce successful lift-off in first stage of bid to prevent catastrophic asteroid collision

Controversial proposals have been branded the ‘NHS privatisation bill’ by Unite union

Experts show ‘concern’ over B.1.1.529 variant seen in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong

Compulsory Covid vaccination policies have met with both praise and anger

Experts question claim that Oxford-developed jab has saved Britain from Europe’s high hospitalisation rates

Government says ‘plan is looking solid’ but experts argue whether new roll-out is counter-productive

Tens of thousands rally in violent demonstrations against new Covid-19 restrictions

Restrictions have returned in several European countries as high infection rate sweeps the continent

Expert argues that our simplistic and one-dimensional view of illness is unsustainable

Trial finds injection reduces risk of symptomatic infection by 83%

Over the past two years, locusts have ravaged swathes of East Africa. But the cure for the problem may also have dire consequences

Almost 9,300 more people than usual have died from conditions unrelated to coronavirus since July

New Delhi considering Covid-style restrictions as ‘toxic haze’ envelops Indian capital

‘Operation Rampdown’ could close key parts of the government’s Covid response by April

Angela Merkel urges faster jab rollout as incidence rate passes 300 for first time

In England, where about one person in 50 have Covid, case numbers are falling

Doctor links world-first case to deadly heatwaves and wildfires

Hospitals overwhelmed as jab scepticism undermines efforts to end pandemic

Mother says memory of birth ‘tainted by sick reality’ of having delivered child that was ‘not mine to keep’

Switching off after midnight puts heart at greater risk of disease, study finds

Covid passports and ‘no jab, no job’ rules are becoming more commonplace across the world

Hopes that virus has ‘exhausted itself’ challenged by experts as vaccine drive stalls

Sensor in the brain tells the body that ‘we’re great here so grow quickly’, scientists say

Patients are frustrated, medics are exhausted, and unions are enraged. What seems to be the problem?

UK approves ‘game-changer’ medication for at-risk patients to take at home

Major study shows vaccinated women in their 20s are 87% less likely to have cervical cancer

Country’s Covid deaths climb to record high as authorities grapple with jab mistrust

Data shows the public are almost back to pre-pandemic norms – but future is hard to predict

Top scientist quits government advisory body as he warns the pandemic is ‘a long way from over’

Delta variant hits Idlib as online conspiracy theories threaten jab rollout

The plastic patches can be self-administered and stored at room temperature