Health & Society
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Health & Society
The Race for a Vaccine: Britain Takes the Lead Against Ebola
In a quiet corner of a Porton Down laboratory, three potential Ebola vaccines are being coaxed into existence. For the scientists there, it is a race against the clock. For the rest of us, it is a rem...
The Return of a Forgotten Killer: Diphtheria Claims Its First Australian Victim
It was meant to be a disease of the past, a footnote in medical history books. But last week, in a quiet suburb of Sydne...
The Revenge of the Clap: Record STI Rates Force NHS to Sound Alarm
Let us call it what it is: an epidemic of carelessness. Last week, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Contro...
