Health

EU and AstraZeneca reach deal to end vaccine row

Shawdesh Desk: The EU and UK-Swedish drug-maker AstraZeneca have settled a row over a shortfall in coronavirus vaccines that affected the European rollout earlier this year. AstraZeneca has agreed to

Poor US jobs growth shows Delta impact

Shawdesh Desk: The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in August as employment rose by 235,000. The figure was well down on the 1.05 million jobs created in July,

World failing people with dementia: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: Dementia, which robs people of their “memories, independence and dignity”, is on the rise worldwide but few countries are equipped to fight it, the World Health Organization (WHO)

Coronavirus vaccines cut risk of long Covid, study finds

Shawdesh desk: Being fully vaccinated against Covid-19 not only cuts the risk of catching it, but also of an infection turning into long Covid, research led by King’s College London

Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine

Shawdesh Desk: Japan has put a batch of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on hold after a foreign substance was found in a vial. A pharmacist saw several black particles in one

For transplants, Covid complicates the race against time

Shawdesh desk: Its blue lights flashing, the ambulance races along the Madrid ring road towards the airport, the words “organ donation” clearly marked on its side, cars pulling over to

Covid antibodies wane over time, but immune system has a backup plan

Shawdesh Desk: Antibodies against the coronavirus wane over time, but the immune system has a backup plan that doesn’t rely on boosters, according to a study by scientists at the

Coffee may reduce risk of death from stroke and heart disease

Shawdesh Desk: Drinking up to three cups of coffee a day may protect your heart, a new study finds. Among people with no diagnosis of heart disease, regular coffee consumption