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Stanford Medicine study flags unexpected cells in lung as suspected source of severe COVID

The lung-cell type that’s most susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is not the one previously assumed to be most vulnerable. What’s more, the virus enters this susceptible cell via an...

12 April, 2024

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Hepatitis B Virus Colorized transmission electron micrograph of hepatitis B virus particles (colorized red and yellow). Credit: NIAID and CDC (Transmission electron micrograph image courtesy of CDC; colorization by NIAID).

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WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 lives each day

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally —...

11 April, 2024

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Global human challenge consortium to push for next generation of vaccines

An international group of researchers specialising in human challenge studies is embarking on a project to develop advanced virus-blocking vaccines. The global consortium will lay the crucial groundwork needed to...

7 April, 2024

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