The global eradication of Covid-19 is more feasible than polio, but less so than smallpox, public health experts have said - but such success requires a high vaccine uptake and a swift response to new variants.

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A decade of data documenting live births in the US links babies of older fathers with a variety of increased risks at birth, including low birth weight and seizures, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Real-world data from an observational study to assess the impact on health resource utilisation for patients with clinically diagnosed vitamin D deficiency was presented at the RCGP Annual Conference.

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National mental health statistics that shed new light on care and treatment for patients are now available at the click of a mouse thanks to the latest interactive data hub created by NHS Digital.

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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data carried out by a team at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre. 

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To coincide with World Continence Week, a new campaign has been launched calling for greater collaboration between healthcare and fitness professionals to educate and manage problems such as incontinence and pelvic organ prolapses.

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In September's issue of BJFM we ran, in partnership with our colleagues at Besins Healthcare (UK) Ltd., a survey to understand where health professionals may have gaps in knowledge when it comes to treating the menopause. The results are in, and the findings are available in this article.

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New research has discovered that women who suffer from gum disease are up to three times more likely to develop breast cancer.

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Male infertility is emasculating, its treatment one-sided and insensitive, and emotional support is lacking, the first qualitative survey of men's experiences of fertility problems has found. 

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Researchers in the US have identified a protein that may be causing asthma-like coughing and wheezing in children, without those children having any kind of allergy to trigger the disease.

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