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The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

23 June 2021

New developments in a 10,000-year-old cold case have upended our ideas about how and when tuberculosis began infecting humans – and offered hope for a better vaccine

Waiting for the big one: A new flu pandemic is a matter of time

2 January 2018

At least two flu strains are only a few mutations away from developing deadly human-to-human transmission. So how do we minimise the impact?

Jab in the dark: Why we don’t have a universal flu vaccine

2 January 2018

This year’s flu jab is working, but not working well – throwing a spotlight on the commercial and other factors that prevent us developing something better

Stopping the spread: What you can do to prevent flu

2 January 2018

We will all be exposed to flu this winter, but not all of us will get sick. The best way to minimise the risk is clear – although it’s a far from perfect solution