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Pregnant women with COVID-19 face high mortality rate

In a worldwide study of 2,100 pregnant women, those who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were 20 times more likely to die than those who did

E-cigarettes plus tobacco cigarettes linked to higher risk of respiratory symptoms

Exclusively using (or “vaping”) e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking, but many people using e-cigarettes to quit smoking continue to smoke cigarettes.

Malaria vaccine becomes first to achieve WHO-specified 75% efficacy goal

Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have today reported findings from a Phase IIb trial of a candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, which

Flushing a public toilet? Don’t linger, because aerosolized droplets do!

Flushing a toilet can generate large quantities of microbe-containing aerosols depending on the design, water pressure or flushing power of the toilet.

Lessons from the Zimbabwe ivermectin experience

Reflecting on ivermectin use in Zimbabwe, Dr Jackie Stone describes how covid-19 is now under control and everyone has the drug in their home medicine

The patient experience of ivermectin

Interview and article by Christine Clark. Dr Jackie Stone describes how her own experiences of taking ivermectin for severe covid and those of others have

Managing covid-19 with ivermectin in Zimbabwe

Interview and article by Christine Clark. Dr Jackie Stone describes how large doses of ivermectin are safe and effective for the treatment of covid-19 and

How ivermectin works – and how this plays out in practice

Interview and article by Christine Clark. Dr Jackie Stone, who has treated numerous covid-19 patients, explains how ivermectin is used in early stage disease to

The impact of ivermectin use in Zimbabwe

Interview and article by Christine Clark The use of ivermectin for prophylaxis and treatment of covid-19 in Zimbabwe has resulted in a 10-fold reduction in

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