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The variant of the virus which causes Covid-19 is ‘highly infectious’, Devi Sridhar said.

The variant of the virus which causes Covid-19 is ‘highly infectious’, Devi Sridhar said.

Covid-19 cases appear to be on the rise again with experts closely analysing the impact of the new Eris variant across the UK.

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The odds are stacked against this generation of UK students, but here are a few things that might help, says Prof Devi Sridhar, the chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Using laboratory ferrets and mice, researchers from China and the UK found that humans could be "vulnerable" to infection from the H3N8 strain of bird flu at "epidemic or pandemic proportions"

No ifs, no buts, and please – more small farms producing real food for everyone, and no more IPES!

A top public health expert who advised the Scottish Government during the Covid pandemic has called on the UK to do more to prepare for the next epidemic that could be brewing in animals across the country

The Covid case rate in Scotland is now double that of England, as fears of new variants spread.

London-based Dr Chris van Tulleken called for the move after recent studies linked eating ultra-processed food to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes.