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Dr Michelle Boyle
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New malaria vaccine: How much promise does it hold?

In what was very big news for global health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children, called R21/Matrix-M.

Expert/s: Dr Michelle Boyle, Prof Brendan Crabb AC
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Prof Peter Richmond
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Meningitis in adolescents: Health risks associated with social behaviours

The incidence of meningitis in adolescents and young people

Expert/s: Prof Peter Richmond
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Dr Suresh V. Kuchipudi
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How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered

The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as...

Expert/s: Dr Suresh V. Kuchipudi
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Prof Paul Griffin
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COVID update – Recent statistics and recent ATAGI updates

Basic statistics, epidemiology, and important events, and new variants and subvariants

Expert/s: Prof Paul Griffin
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Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana
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Malaria cases on the rise

As international lockdowns start to feel like a memory of a bad dream

Expert/s: Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana
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Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana
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Live 8cm worm found residing in woman’s brain

An 8 cm roundworm that would usually be more at home in a carpet python was pulled live from a woman’s brain, in a case that had baffled a team of specialists for more than a year.

Expert/s: Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana
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Prof Nancy Baxter
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COVID update – Eris, pirola and other developments

New variants (Eris, Pirola) and ATAGI guidelines

Expert/s: Prof Nancy Baxter
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Prof Catherine Bennett
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The WHO has declared Eris a ‘variant of interest’. How is it different from other Omicron variants?

The World Health Organization (WHO) classified it as a “variant under monitoring” on July 19 after a surge in COVID

Expert/s: Prof Catherine Bennett, A/Prof Stuart Turville
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Nathan Cheetham
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Long COVID: brain function still affected for some up to two years after infection – new research

Difficulties with cognitive functions or skills, such as the ability to recall memories, concentrate on tasks, or find the right words in conversation, are commonly reported following a COVID infection.

Expert/s: Nathan Cheetham
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Prof Paul Van Buynder
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New pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine that includes coverage against serotype 3

In this Product Explainer, Public Health Physician and Infectious Diseases Epidemiologist Prof Paul Van Buynder explains the burden of pneumococcal disease in both children and adult population. He explains why PCV 15 has increased serotype coverage and why improved immunogenicity against serotype 3 is important both from a clinical and public health perspective (5 mins).

Expert/s: Prof Paul Van Buynder
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Prof Adrian Esterman
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COVID-19 – The latest information

Molnupiravir is still effective and protecting your most vulnerable patients

Expert/s: Prof Adrian Esterman
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Prof Frances Williams
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Common diabetes drug metformin could protect against long COVID

here are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2 million people in the UK alone

Expert/s: Prof Frances Williams

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