The SMC ran a press briefing with some of the UK’s leading flu experts tomorrow. To allow journalists to ask … read more
Scientists comment on the latest NHS data on the current flu season. Prof Ed Hutchinson, Professor of Molecular and … read more
Scientists comment on the US CDC vaccine panel voting to end Hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for newborn babies. Dr … read more
Scientists comment on a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announcement that a new mpox strain has been identified in England. … read more
Scientists comment on the Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report for 2025: Infections. Professor Arne Akbar, Chair of the British Society for … read more
The Chief Medical Officer’s reports have been released annually for over 150 years, providing an independent assessment of the state … read more
Scientists comment on a press release from Novartis about their phase III trial of their next-generation malaria treatment KLU156 (GanLum) … read more
Researchers have created pigs that are resistant to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly infectious and often fatal disease that … read more
A study published in Trends in Biotechnology looks at gene editing in pigs to make them resistant to classical swine fever (CSF). … read more
Scientists comment on UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data that suggests an early flu season. Prof Antonia Ho, Professor … read more
Scientists comment on cases of Chikungunya virus in China. Prof Roger Hewson, Virus Surveillance Lead, Genomic Surveillance Unit at the … read more
Scientists comment on latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) that shows measles cases remain high. Dr … read more
Scientists comment on a death caused by Listeriosis in Ireland. Dr Ricardo Calderón González, Research Fellow, School of Medicine, … read more
Scientists comment on reports that a child has died in a Liverpool hospital after contracting measles. Prof Elizabeth Whittaker, … read more
A study published in NPJ Vaccines looks at adjuvants in vaccines and their association with a lower risk of dementia. Dr … read more
Scientists comment on UKHSA announcing a rabies case in an individual that had contact with an animal in Morocco. … read more
Scientists comment on the first detection of West Nile virus in UK mosquitoes, announced by the UK Health Security Agency. … read more
Scientists comment on an atypical case of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) detected on a farm in Essex. Prof Ian … read more
Scientists comment on the World Health Assembly adopting the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement. Prof Emma Thomson, Director … read more
Scientists comment on a case of Clade 1b Mpox in an individual with no links to other cases, as confirmed … read more
