The Ebola outbreak in central Africa could spiral to match the scale of the 2014-2016 West African epidemic, the deadliest in history, according to a stark warning from US health…
Author: Sophie Hargreaves
Sophie Hargreaves
Health Correspondent
Sophie Hargreaves covers medical research, new treatments, disease outbreaks and prevention for Health News Daily. She holds a Master's degree in Health Sciences from the University of Leeds and has spent several years translating complex medical science into clear, accessible reporting for a general audience. Sophie focuses on the latest clinical trials, NICE and MHRA approvals, vaccination programmes and emerging health threats, always with an eye on what these developments mean for people in the UK.
· MSc Health Sciences (University of Leeds), science communication volunteer, medical research literacy
· Clinical trials and drug approvals (NICE, MHRA), cancer screening programmes, vaccination and outbreak response, women's health (endometriosis, PCOS, menopause), weight management treatments, AI in diagnostics
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For the first time, an artificial intelligence-designed antigen has been tested in humans, after scientists at the University of Cambridge created a vaccine intended to work against all types of…
Women are bearing the heaviest toll in eastern Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak, a crisis that is spreading faster than the response and exposing the deep fault lines of gender, conflict…