International vaccination efforts are being hampered by global supply, with high-income countries buying up the majority of Covid-19 vaccine stock. Consequentially, governments and campaigners are asking for a rethink of global trading rules. 

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Structural inequities have for a long-time persisted across the medical profession which has limited the professional development of many BAME doctors. In light of this, the BMA has launched a members forum to address the many instances of discrimination that exist across the NHS. 

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Over the last couple of months, new more virulent strains of Covid-19 have emerged and been identified worldwide, and as any successful vaccination programme relies on the effectiveness of the predominately used vaccine, analysis of these new strains and their relation to any vaccine has become ever more urgent. 

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Novavax this week has published the results of their UK Covid-19 vaccination study. While the results have been largely positive, some evidence points towards more concerning developments. 

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After some concerns over the use of the Covid-19 vaccine for older frailer populations, the search for alternative treatments has become more essential. A new trial hopes to identify those treatments. 

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This week Conservative MPs rejected a series of amendments to a Bill that would have legislated that the NHS is off the table from any future trade deals. But what does this mean for the NHS?

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Professor John Ashton, former head of public health, has warned the Government that history teaches us that public confidence in science and immunizations can breakdown, and can lead to even more scientific scepticism than has been already experienced during recent years.  

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An online petition has called for the Government to ensure in law that patients with suspected heart failure will receive a specialist assessment within two weeks - in line with the 2010 NICE guidelines. 

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Previous data has suggested that Covid-19 antibodies drop off rapidly in the months after the initial infection, however new research indicates that the immune memory response to infection can last for many months afterwards. 

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A new virtual biopsy technique has the potential to replace clinical biopsies say researchers at the University of Cambridge. The researchers used already routine medical scans and computer technology to create an accurate mapping of tumours in patients with ovarian cancer. 

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