Exclusive: Condition most prevalent among those who had Covid, raising possibility of link with Parkinson’s disease By Linda Geddes Scientists have reported a two- to fourfold increase in the prevalence of dream-enactment disorder – whereby people physically act out...
David Heymann says experts developing guidance for countries, as New York City resident tests positive for Orthopoxvirus By Edward Helmore A senior adviser for the World Health Organization has said the monkeypox outbreak seems to be spreading through sexual...
Nasal or oral coronavirus vaccines, more and better drugs, and a variant-proof vaccine could catalyze a clear way out By Eric Topol As the virus accelerates its evolution, the humans capitulate. For two and a half years, Covid-19 has been outrunning our response,...
As the US records 1 million Covid deaths, experts note underinvestment in long-term care, primary care and public health all contributed to the toll By Eric Berger David Rosner continually talks to colleagues who are distraught about the American response to the...
Adding oxygen to blood using ECMO process found to cause big increase in survival rate in severe UK cases By Denis Campbell Scores of severely ill Covid-19 sufferers survived because they were given the NHS’s highest form of intensive care in which an artificial lung...
Rise in infections appears to be driven by Omicron sub-variants, say health officials South Africa may be entering a fifth Covid wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days that seems to be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron...
ONS study reveals only one in three people had been infected until emergence of Omnicron variant By Hannah Devlin More than seven in 10 people in England have been infected with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the Office for National...
Warning that ‘This is not the time to be pulling back on mitigation measures’ as CDC appeals judge’s overturning of face-covering rule By Lauren Aratani When the US federal government’s mandate requiring masks on transportation was lifted this week, reports...
Australian researchers raise concerns mutated virus could spread in the community if patients given the drug are not monitored By Melissa Davey Australian virologists have uncovered a drug-resistant mutation in the Covid-19 virus associated with the drug sotrovimab...
Four studies are first to support theory PFAS could hinder body’s ability to fight virus, but authors say more is research needed By Tom Perkins Higher levels of exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” may increase the likelihood of Covid-19 infection,...
White House sees program as a more elastic testing infrastructure that will accommodate surges and remain on standby Nearly half of 500m free Covid-19 tests the Biden administration made available to the US public have not been claimed, as cases plummet....
By Sophie Black with commentary by Michael Lerner This profoundly important article focuses on a fact that receives far too little attention -- the quality of death with Covid -- the way people die, isolated from loved ones, surrounded by people in PPE space suits,...
UK health agency notes research that also suggests jabs can improve long Covid symptoms among unvaccinated By Linda Geddes Covid vaccination reduces the risk of developing long Covid, while current sufferers may experience an improvement in symptoms after getting...
Demands grow for government science chiefs to reveal evidence backing move to lift last protective measures By Robin McKie Science editor and Michael Savage Policy editor A future variant of Covid-19 could be much more dangerous and cause far higher numbers of deaths...
Being proved wrong lies at the heart of scientific progress. Here, experts reveal what they got wrong during the pandemic By Hannah Devlin and Nicola Davis instein once observed that “a scientist is a mimosa when he himself has made a mistake, and a roaring lion when...