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UK healthy life expectancy drops to 20th among high-income nations

The UK’s Slide in a European Context

Recent World Health Organization data reveals the United Kingdom has experienced a decline in healthy life expectancy—a measure accounting for both longevity and years lived free from debilitating illness. The figures, reported by the BBC, place the UK 20th among …

Imperial College researchers test mRNA vaccine against H5N1 avian flu to speed pandemic response

Scientists aim to build on COVID-19 vaccine speed for faster response to bird flu threats

A phase 3 clinical trial is underway to test an mRNA vaccine against H5N1 avian influenza, a virus with high fatality rates in humans and pandemic potential if it mutates to spread easily between people. Scientists aim to build on …