Long term exposure to outdoor air pollution was positively associated with mortality, even at low pollution levels below the current European and North American standards, finds this study
The lack of robust mitigation measures in schools puts children at greater risk of covid-19 infection and its consequences, says this open letter to the education secretary
Sep 3
India was making significant progress in reducing its stillbirth rate. But then covid-19 hit. Kanchan Srivastava reports
Current evidence on the use of AI systems in breast cancer screening is of insufficient quality and quantity for implementation into clinical practice, concludes this study
Sep 2
Gross inequities are causing much preventable suffering, needlessly prolonging the pandemic, and leaving us all at risk of vaccine resistant variants
Aug 19
Companies and rich nations are creating a deadly covid-19 vaccine “protection racket,” argue Fatima Hassan, Gavin Yamey, and Kamran Abbasi
Aug 16
The UK is an outlier in holding off vaccinating healthy 12-17 year olds, argue these authors
Jul 23
The JCVI has estimated that one vaccine dose will provide young people with at least 80% protection against hospital admission with covid-19
Aug 5
