Category: COVID-19

The covid-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable and exposed the world is to global threats….

If Irina Hristova gets covid-19, she might die, she says. The 66 year old lives…

Was the world sufficiently prepared for covid-19? Whatever the answer to that question, WHO’s new…

The antiviral drug molnupiravir reduced the risk of admission to hospital or death by around…

Three US medical licensing boards have warned doctors that they risk losing their licence if…

The work of a task force commissioned by the Lancet into the origins of covid-19…

People can clearly incubate and transmit SARS-CoV-2 in the absence of symptoms.1 Nonetheless, the value…

Administering an influenza vaccine at the same time as a second dose of a covid-19…

The covid-19 pandemic has shaken the lives of every person in virtually all aspects. We…

A predicted staffing crisis in hospitals around New York state seems to have been largely…

Fully vaccinated patients no longer need to have a polymerase chain reaction covid-19 test or…

Ensuring equal access to vaccines for rich and poor countries is of utmost importance to…

A Court of Appeal, on 17 September 2021, overturned a previous High Court ruling and…

The covid-19 pandemic led to the biggest year-on-year drop in life expectancy in England since…

Having worked in child and adolescent mental health services, I recognised many of the approaches…

What is the likely effect of flu this winter?The latest report from Public Health England,…

In September 2020, 15 year old Well Done Boy Marbaniang was brought to hospital in…

The pandemic has shown how quickly and at what scale governments can act to protect…

What has HDR UK been doing during the pandemic?Last year, the government’s chief scientific adviser,…

The proportion of US children who are overweight or obese, which has climbed steadily for…

Social care of elderly and vulnerable people, a sector that currently has an estimated 120…

Eligible patients with covid-19 in UK hospitals who have not mounted an antibody response against…

What do the data on hospital admissions show?An analysis of UK data from the National…

Who?!The US rap superstar, of course. Last week, Minaj found herself in an unlikely war…

Antiviral drugs are among the most researched tools for treating covid-19. They either prevent a…

Faster, broader, fairer global access to covid-19 vaccines is needed now. Vaccines can protect lives…

Rates of infection and of severe illness were substantially lower in people aged over 60…

The covid-19 pandemic exacerbated existing inequalities for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, who reported higher…

Covid-19Scotland approves vaccine passportsVaccine passports will be needed for entry to nightclubs and other “high…

I read with interest your editorial about profiteering from vaccine inequity.1 Fortunately the UK government…

Ministers will reintroduce a range of precautionary measures against covid-19 this autumn and winter if…

The UK government must recognise long covid as an occupational disease and invest in its…

The risk of 12-15 year old healthy boys experiencing cardiac adverse events such as myocarditis…

Nila, 30,* cradled her baby in one arm as her other hand was badly sprained….

When the vaccine rollout began in mid-December 2020, more than one quarter of Americans—91 million—had…

All children aged 12 to 15 should be offered covid-19 vaccination, the UK’s chief medical…

Unnecessary bureaucracy and targets are distracting from patient care and should be suspended until the…

Vaccine passports will be required for entry to nightclubs and other “high risk” venues in…

An Ohio judge has overturned an earlier court order that forced a hospital to treat…

The health of humans, other animals, plants, and the environment must be considered together by…

The UK shows restraint in rolling out covid-19 vaccination for adolescents by reserving it for…

Oliver discusses whether separating the NHS into “hot” (urgent) and “cold” (elective) inpatient sites might…

A 56 year old woman described by doctors as “the most complex covid patient in…

As Feinmann points out, the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on disordered eating is striking…

People who have recovered from covid-19 have a greater risk of kidney disease, even if…

On 23 May 2021, Malaysia surged past India to record one of South East Asia’s…

Surveillance bias occurs when looking at health conditions that have differential intensity across populations, over…

On 19 July 2021, Medigen Vaccine Biologics became the first local company to win emergency…

Pratiksha Gavali worked as a pathologist at Irwin Hospital in Amravati, Maharashtra, till last September,…

On 20 August 2021, Ronapreve received conditional marketing authorisation for the prevention and treatment of…