Public Health
How human organs grown in labs are helping to develop the vaccines of the future – UK Health Security Agency
In a lab in Porton Down, scientists are growing human organs on tiny cassette-like chips to help accelerate the development of new drugs, therapeutic...
What is bird flu and how are we protecting people against it in the UK? – UK Health Security Agency
Avian influenza (bird flu) is an infectious disease that affects birds, caused by the influenza A virus. Birds are the hosts for a variety...
How we monitor invasive mosquitoes and stop them spreading in the UK – UK Health Security Agency
As we release data showing a significant rise in travel-related infections like dengue and malaria, we speak to Colin Johnston, Senior Medical Entomologist at...
How to stay healthy while wild swimming – UK Health Security Agency
Swimming is a great form of exercise we can all enjoy, and there are hundreds of beautiful wild swimming sites across the UK to...
How high is the risk of catching mpox and how can...
Credit: CDC/ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
This blog post was reviewed and updated in November 2024.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared...
A parent’s guide to keeping kids healthy this school year –...
With kids getting back into the classroom, now is a good time for parents to familiarise themselves with some of the common illnesses that...
How cutting-edge AI technology could hold the key to forecasting the...
Pinaceae (pine) pollen
On the roof of a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) lab, at Chilton’s Harwell Science Campus in Oxfordshire, a new chapter in...
