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Far right uses coronavirus to scapegoat refugees
Europe’s far-right nationalists are closing their borders and using Covid-19 as a guise to deport and deny entry to refugees and asylum seekers
AI set to transform healthcare
High-perfoming computers can analyse huge swaths of health data accurately and quickly
‘We’ve been forgotten’: Brazil’s Zika generation
Between November 2015 and May 2018, Brazil's health ministry registered more than 3 000 cases linked to Zika infections during pregnancy
Tedros aims to turn the WHO around
Good things are being said about the World Health Organisation since Ethiopia’s man came on board
Viruses, vaccines and superbugs: The biggest health stories of 2016
This year wasn’t pretty but from its ashes may rise important scientific advances that could change the course of history.
Sporting political and economic risk kicks off this week
Everyone wants to host mega-events despite the cost and other problems, such as terror attacks.
WHO advises 8 weeks of safe sex after return from Zika areas
The World Health Organisation has recommended that people potentially exposed to the Zika virus should practice safe sex.
US health authorities confirm Zika causes birth defects
Scientists have confirmed that the virus causes microcephaly.
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