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Vaccinations taking place at Derby's Pakistani Community Centre in April, 2021

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Multigenerational households a factor in covid-19 ethnic disparities

People in the UK of Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage are more likely to live in households that include schoolchildren and people aged 70 or older - a factor that may explain why people from these backgrounds were more likely to die from covid-19 during the country's second wave

CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 20: Children wear face masks during a maths lesson at Llanishen High School on September 20, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. All children aged 12 to 15 across the UK will be offered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Parental consent will be sought for the schools-based vaccination programme. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

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Why has the UK been so slow to vaccinate children against covid-19?

Human heart, 3D coloured computed tomography (CT) scan. This is an oblique side view. The heart is a hollow muscular organ that receives and pumps blood from and around the body through the veins and arteries that branch out from its four internal chambers. The external surface of the heart includes the coronary arteries and veins that supply blood to the heart muscle. This scan includes parts of the heart's major veins and arteries, with the aorta running down right.

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Rare mutation in Old Order Amish people linked to lower heart disease

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How to hack your stress and turn it into a positive force in your life

A health worker holds a vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

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Can omicron-specific vaccines arrive fast enough to make a difference?

A road sign in Buckinghamshire, UK, in mid-November

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Covid booster shots are pushing protection to unexpected heights

Mosquito sits on human

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A single vaccine could protect against many mosquito-borne diseases

Colonies of MRSA bacteria on blood agar plate

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NHS England to test Netflix-style subscriptions for antibiotics

Activists protest solitary confinement in New York

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One in 10 US Black men put in solitary confinement before turning 32

A woman in Johannesburg receives a nasal swab from a health worker

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Omicron: How dangerous is the new variant first found in South Africa?

There are many open questions about the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was first detected in South Africa. Here's what we know so far

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Probiotics may prevent bacterial infection of the blood in mice

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Red light therapy could improve eyesight that has declined due to age

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What we know so far about AY.4.2 and other new coronavirus variants

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Milk allergy could be treated with gradual exposure to baked milk