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COVID-19
WHO reveals corticosteroids are effective in reducing the fatality rate of COVID-19
When severely ill COVID-19 patients are treated with corticosteroids such as dexamethasone, their survival rates increase according to the World Health Organization.
COVID-19
This is how you should be social distancing – depending on where you are and what you’re doing
Current COVID-19 social distancing rules are too rigid and need to reflect real-life risks better, say Oxford and MIT researchers, who say airflow is also a major factor in dispersing inf...
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This miniature surgical robot could replace its giant counterparts
This miniature robot was successful in puncturing a mock retinal vein, only about twice the thickness of a human hair, without causing damage.
COVID-19
How can we make enough vaccine for 2 billion people?
The World Health Organization and other groups, such as Gavi and CEPI want to make 2 billion doses of vaccine available for the globe’s poorest by late 2021.
Precision Medicine
5 things to know about CRISPR and gene editing in the COVID era
Precision medicine is playing a key role in understanding COVID-19. Here's how gene testing and gene editing are accelerating the future of healthcare.
Precision Medicine
How studying genetics and lifestyle can shape a healthier MENA region
Personalized medicine can play a big role in shaping a new healthcare model in MENA based on disease prevention - and this could bring significant benefits.
Biotechnology
We need to talk about big data and genomics. Here's why – and how
Genomics is emerging as a key source of data in healthcare. The benefits could be enormous, but we need to have a public debate about the risks and rewards.
Biotechnology
Why it's time to bring genomics into the mainstream
There has never been a more important time to start a public conversation about genomics. Could a global PR campaign help to demystify this technology?
Precision Medicine
This is how to address genomic data abuse to achieve health equity
A new framework balances ethical tensions to ensure equitable health outcomes globally.
Precision Medicine
Medical data has a silo problem. These models could help fix it.
Data, locked in siloes, is often out of reach to many innovators outside medical researchers. Policies must consider technological capabilities to ensure data's true potential can be unlo...
Public Finance and Social Protection
Our healthcare system is failing people without COVID-19. It’s time to address the hidden third wave.
By prioritizing preventing COVID-19, we have unintentionally left behind people living with cancer, rare diseases and other acute and chronic conditions.
Migration
Scientists around the world are already fighting the next pandemic
Improving water, sanitation, and hygiene practice – a practice known as WASH – is vital in reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in developing countries.
Precision Medicine
Why precision medicine won’t transform healthcare – but governance could
A review by 40 global experts resulted in tough words to ensure policy makers and healthsystems adapt and maximize precision medicine's potential.
Global Risks
5 questions to ask when reading about new research in the media
When reading about new research, especially surrounding COVID-19, it's important to check whether it has been peer reviewed and for supporting studies.
COVID-19
A llama is at the centre of the American and Belgian search for a COVID-19 treatment
Scientists have identified a tiny particle in a llama that appears to block the new coronavirus.