Medical research

Single Pfizer jab can reduce asymptomatic Covid infections by 75%
Cambridge doctors record sharp fall in infections after 12 days in Covid test analysis on healthcare workers
Ian Sample Science editor
26, Feb, 2021 @11:29 AM

Statins do not cause muscle aches and pains, study finds
UK researchers seek to dispel concerns over pills prescribed for those at higher risk of heart attack and strokes
Sarah Boseley Health editor
24, Feb, 2021 @11:30 PM

The Guardian view on vaccine passports: a tool to handle with care | Editorial
Editorial: Practical and ethical concerns are valid, but a well-designed policy with the right legal safeguards could make a valuable difference
Editorial
24, Feb, 2021 @6:44 PM

UK Covid: Williamson hopes children will get 'time in schools' this summer - as it happened
Education secretary also promises ‘no algorithms’ for exam results; MPs told 99% of arrivals in UK don’t quarantine in hotels
Andrew Sparrow
24, Feb, 2021 @6:23 PM

Covax delivers first Covid vaccines in 'momentous occasion'
Doses land in Accra as part of scheme seeking to offset ‘vaccine nationalism’
Michael Safi
24, Feb, 2021 @11:10 AM

The forecasts that spooked Boris Johnson into slowing exit from lockdown
PM’s hands tied by gloomy prediction that rapid easing would lead to even fuller hospitals than in January
Haroon Siddique
24, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM

Australia urged to manufacture mRNA Covid vaccines onshore to guard against supply disruption
Without the technology to produce mRNA vaccines such as the Pfizer jab, Australia and region remain ‘vulnerable to supply shocks’, scientists warn
Melissa Davey
23, Feb, 2021 @4:22 AM

Boris Johnson says more deaths inevitable whenever lockdown lifts as he sets out roadmap for England – as it happened
PM says ‘realistic’ to accept lifting restrictions will lead to more infections and more deaths as he outlines four-step plan
Andrew Sparrow
22, Feb, 2021 @8:44 PM

UK doctors pioneer use of 'heart in a box' transplant technique in children
Procedure previously deemed suitable only for adults saved the lives of six young patients last year
Natalie Grover
21, Feb, 2021 @2:28 PM

Scientists say clinical trials for ‘variant-proof’ vaccines could start very soon
From immunity to blocking transmission of the virus, labs across the UK are hunting for second-generation jabs
Robin McKie
21, Feb, 2021 @10:45 AM

After the Nobel, what next for Crispr gene-editing therapies?
Hailed as the ‘molecular scissors’ that will allow us to rewrite our genes, the DNA tool is being trialled in treatments for everything from sickle-cell anaemia to cancer
Philip Ball
21, Feb, 2021 @9:00 AM

Foot and mouth 20 years on: what an animal virus epidemic taught UK science
Britain’s top vet was newly qualified when the outbreak hit. Here, she talks about the devastating slaughter and tracking virus variants
Robin McKie
21, Feb, 2021 @7:45 AM
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