Long Covid may be ‘the next public health disaster’ — with a $3.7 trillion economic impact rivaling the Great Recession By Greg Iacurci KEY POINTS Long Covid is a chronic illness resulting from a Covid-19 infection. It goes by many names, including long-haul Covid,...
— No, but a recent study has been misinterpreted by some as saying that by Jeremy Faust, MD What happens to people who get reinfected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? A recent paper in Nature Medicine has...
"I have a completely open mind about that, despite people saying that I don't," the doctor said, adding that he still believes the "preponderance of evidence" points to natural origin BY PETER WADE AS HE PREPARES to exit the government role he has occupied for...
By Stephen McDonell Acts of dissent are not unusual in China. Over the years, sudden, local explosions of defiance have been triggered by a range of issues - from toxic pollution to illegal land grabs, or the mistreatment of a community member at the hands of the...
One year after the variant’s discovery, virologists are still scrambling to keep up with Omicron’s rapid evolution. By Carl Zimmer On Nov. 26, 2021, the World Health Organization announced that a concerning new variant of the coronavirus, known as Omicron,...
By Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. As I prepare to step down from my dual positions at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), where I have been a physician-scientist for 54 years and the director for 38 years, a bit of reflection is inevitable. As I...
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said the administration was optimistic that “we’re not going to see a repeat of what we saw last year,” when the Omicron variant swept through the country. By Sharon LaFraniere and Benjamin Mueller Federal health officials expressed optimism on...
Seven viruses from the Siberian permafrost have been revived and replicated themselves in the lab – including the oldest revived so far By Michael Le Page Seven types of viruses that have lain frozen in the Siberian permafrost for thousands of years have been revived....
Guest essay by Andrew Lowenthal, expert in digital rights and open technology. Hello readers, from the time my editor and I started The DisInformation Chronicle, we always planned to host essays from experts on corporate and government influence in science and...
By Professor Jem Bendell Strategist & educator on social change, focused on Deep Adaptation to societal breakdown Death rates are still above normal in many countries of the world. The medical experts don’t know why. It could be from the long-term complications...
Financial and bureaucratic barriers in the United States mean that the next generation of Covid vaccines may well be designed here, but used elsewhere. By Benjamin Mueller Operation Warp Speed, the Trump-era program that poured billions of dollars into developing...
The shots may help vulnerable Americans dodge serious illness or death. But some experts believe boosters must be improved and are calling for a new strategy. By Apoorva Mandavilli As winter looms and Americans increasingly gather indoors without masks or social...
By C. A. Verheyen and L. Bourouiba Abstract Globally, the spread and severity of COVID-19 have been distinctly non-uniform. Seasonality was suggested as a contributor to regional variability, but the relationship between weather and COVID-19 remains unclear and the...
Among the many social changes wrought by the pandemic, physician certification groups now clamor to defend the biopharmaceutical industry. By Paul D. Thacker Over the last century, perhaps no other profession has shown more willingness than medicine to shed its...
A study suggested that the updated booster shot produced higher levels of neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 than the first booster, the company said. By Sharon LaFraniere A new study by Moderna suggests that its updated coronavirus...