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Children in the UK may be more at risk of infections and other health complications this winter compared with previous years

Flu, RSV and cost of living will all harm UK child health this winter

23 November 2022

Seasonal infections are set to spike, while the cost-of-living crisis is also expected to affect some children’s mental and physical health
The covid-19 virus, SARS-COV-2, inside and on top of tunneling nanotubes

Coronavirus may enter the brain by building tiny tunnels from the nose

20 July 2022

How the virus behind covid-19 enters the brain was somewhat of a mystery, but new evidence hints it may build tiny tubes from nose cells to brain cells that it can shuttle through
A person waits at a drive-in covid-19 PCR test site in Miami, Florida, in May

Covid-19: What are the risks of catching the virus multiple times?

28 June 2022

A study suggests people who catch covid-19 at least twice have double the risk of dying from any cause and are three times as likely to be hospitalised in the next six months, compared with people who test positive just once

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