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GLASGOW’S Aye Write book festival launches today with a star-studded weekend kicking off the programme, set to run across the next three weekends.

Were not having infection spreading, so to get a wave of infections without vaccines is absolutely devastating, as we saw the first and second waves, so i think right now what we have to look at is could the uk do better forward? the other thing is if the same thing were to happen again, what measures could be put in place to protect those who are most vulnerable, the elderly and those with underlying health issues, the real issues aids is with the nhs is making sure there is investment in the s...

A reminder that the pandemic was tough, even for the wealthiest countries on the planet. naomi grimley, bbc news. lets speak to professor devi sridhar whos chair of global public health at the university of edinburgh. professor devi sridhar, welcome to bbc news. i was really taken by the numbers. the reported figure is 5.5 million excess deaths, the who says it is 15 million. that is a huge difference. it it is 15 million. that is a huge difference-— it is 15 million. that is a huge difference...

New WHO figures show pandemic wrought ‘staggering toll’ of almost 15m fatalities, but harsh restrictions were not the key to beating virus

THE streets are milling again, the pubs overflowing onto the pavement, the vans and delivery drivers hurtling around. You step onto the undergrounds…

SOME 23 years after Scotland reclaimed a parliament its Time For Reflection slot was occupied last week by a Scot speaking in the Scots tongue.

A few recommendations to fill your nightstand with interesting medicine-related books.

The billionaire and global health advocate took aim at "strange" conspiracy theories at a TED talk this month.

Professor Devi Sridhar’s Preventable is a comprehensive look at the COVID-19 pandemic – what we got right and, more importantly, what we got wrong. VaccinesWork spoke to the author about the lessons we should learn from the past two years.

It feels ironic that the week that Devi Sridhar and I are meant to meet in person, I come down, with Covid. We resort to the tool of the pandemic,…