Scientists tried to give people COVID — and failed nature.com/articles/d4158…

Missed opportunity to talk about more important things - cost of living crisis, NHS, migration etc.

Why the new FLiRT group of variants is expected to bring a new wave of Covid inews.co.uk/news/science/n…

Epstein-Barr Virus, Multiple Sclerosis and Cancer: Looking Back at 60 Years of Research | Technology Networks technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/ep…

How does a cancer vaccine work? nature.com/articles/d4158…

Listening to James Menendez speaking to Dr Lawrence Young on BBC World Service on the potential of new mRNA vaccines customized for the treatment of melanoma. It’s expensive at the moment but it’s expected to cost less over time.

#Melanoma

World's first jab to stop skin cancer brings hope for patients inews.co.uk/news/health/wo…

Singapore General Hospital has a programme called Get Rid Of Stupid Stuff.

I want to hear from NHS staff about the stupid stuff that wastes your time, patients’ time, and taxpayers’ pounds.

Let me know how you think we can deliver a better NHS here 👇
labour.org.uk/improve-our-NHS

I’m neither a politician nor an economist, but finding it hard to see how it could be good to have 3% of the workforce long term unwell to #LongCovid , yet no moves to acknowledge, mitigate, research or treat?

Inside every cell in your body, two metres of DNA is carefully folded into a structure smaller than the width of a human hair. This #DNADay , explore how every fold and twist in the origami of our DNA can affect our bodies and ultimately our health:

Great to hear more about the role of Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis and how this could be exploited for therapy. Exciting times!

Great speaking with Linda Geddes about #CovidVaccines , Lawrence Young Neil Mabbott

U.S. FDA is ✔️
Benefits beyond acute disease, #LongCovid .
>50s & esp <5s important: infection should NOT be 1st exposure, vax = population immunity.
Price is ridiculous.

theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Cheaper private jabs may prove to be as expensive.
Multi-dose vials could push up charge per patient, while experts warn high cost could widen inequalities.
theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Exciting that CD19 CAR T cells are being tested in multiple sclerosis. Wouldn't it be great if we could more specifically target EBV-infected B cells?

Hope that this means more funding for #LongCovid research including the contribution of persistent virus reactivation such as Epstein-Barr virus.

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of the paper describing the discovery of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the first virus shown to cause cancer in humans.
EBV is also implicated in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.

The virus that infects almost everyone, and its link to cancer and MS – podcast theguardian.com/science/audio/…

Anthony Epstein (1921–2024), discoverer of virus causing cancer in humans nature.com/articles/d4158…

Dear Boots - any chance you can offer a more affordable Covid booster for those who would like one but cannot afford the extremely high price point?

Lower-income communities worst affected by covid

The 1964 discovery of Epstein–Barr virus revealed that viruses can be associated with human cancer. Lawrence Young examines progress made in learning how the virus contributes to various diseases and how the immune system defends against this infection. go.nature.com/3IFmAK5