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The interim phase III trial results are in: Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective. Find out more about this story: ttps://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-11-23-oxford-university-breakthrough-global-covid-19-vaccine Transcript The Oxford Covid-19 vaccine is highly effective, according to new data released today. In trial run on more than 20,000 people across the world, interim data show the vaccine is 70.4% effective, and […]

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WHO calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria: Global malaria gains threatened by access gaps, COVID-19 and funding shortfall The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and global health partners to step up the fight against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. […]

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Bringing mentally healthy schools to life in Western Australia! There are many opportunities in the school environment for students, staff and the greater school community to be active, develop a strong sense of belonging and add meaning and purpose to their lives. Our Mentally Healthy Schools Program provides a framework to embed Act-Belong-Commit within the classroom, school […]

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IMPACT, the UK’s first ever clinical trials partnership dedicated to improving the outcomes for blood cancer and stem cell transplant patients, has appointed Professor Ronjon Chakraverty as Medical Director. Ronjon Chakraverty is currently Professor of Haematology at the University of Oxford. He previously led the merger of the Royal Free and University College London Hospital Haematology […]

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School mental health program benefits teachers as well as students: With stress and anxiety currently high among many people, new Curtin research has revealed how staff at the frontline of delivering mental health promotion in our schools can be helped to manage their own mental health. Researchers examined the effectiveness of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework, which is […]

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