Category: COVID-19

As a charity that funds biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), we are…

Newman’s investigation of chronic fatigue syndrome and long covid supports the development of specialised multidisciplinary…

Experts in medical testing have expressed concern at the way data were collected in key…

President Joe Biden is expected to announce on 29 July a requirement for federal government…

Newman’s article, a linked patient commentary, and the tranche of rapid responses show how “long…

Prospects for a serious accounting of the origins of the covid-19 pandemic seemed more distant…

An interval of at least six weeks between the two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19…

If you tolerate this, sang the Manic Street Preachers, your children will be next. Are…

bmj;374/jul20_6/n1833/FAF1faAlberto Pezzali/AP/ShutterstockClubbers at London’s Piano Works mark the lifting of all remaining covid restrictions in…

The story often starts in a positive way.“At a consultation, kids tell us that when…

NHS and care staff in England who have been told to self-isolate will be permitted…

International health leaders have raised significant concerns over the UK government’s relaxation of all covid-19…

Too much ping pong? The new tennis elbow?No, this isn’t about a boom in lockdown…

The delta variant of covid-19 is causing an escalating crisis in Indonesia, two months after…

Speaking about progress towards ending the covid-19 epidemic in the United States, Anthony Fauci said:…

Covid-19 vaccination centres are working at 30% capacity because many young adults think they are…

The world was already deeply divided before the pandemic, but covid has cruelly deepened the…

The task for the new secretary of state for health and social care in England…

The challenges and uncertainties of covid-19 continue.1 As a retired veterinary pathologist, with almost 20…

The Johnson & Johnson (J&J) coronavirus vaccine may be linked to rare but serious cases…

Editorial, 19 JuneHigginson and colleagues highlight the need for high quality, community end-of-life care as…

In Ohio, you could get a covid-19 vaccine … and the chance to win a…

Turkmenistan will legally require all residents over 18 to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the…

The number of patients waiting for treatment through the NHS in England exceeded 5.3 million…

Free lateral flow tests will be available until the end of August, but it has…

Two doses of the new CoronaVac vaccine made in China have an efficacy of 83.5%…

I read Salisbury’s article on remote consultations with interest.1 The value many patients place on…

The government’s reliance on private sector contracts at the expense of existing public structures and…

The government should urgently prioritise improving NHS imaging services in England, which are too often…

President Joe Biden has outlined the ways his team is pushing to get more Americans…

A full evaluation of the community testing pilot scheme in Liverpool concluded that it led…

When news first broke that a contagious and deadly new virus had emerged in Wuhan,…

Community mass testing for SARS-CoV-2 using rapid lateral flow antigen detection tests is being used…

A research paper that was promoted by anti-vaccination activists has been retracted by the journal…

Tens of thousands of people marched against Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro last weekend after the…

A High Court judge has given permission for an NHS trust to remove a 52…

The BMA has spoken out against plans to allow people to make their own decisions…

Mask related acne and other facial dermatoses highlighted by Rudd and Walsh1 are big problems…

Although evidence relating to facial dermatoses associated with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)…

Europe-wide, covid secure travel is finally here . . .Unfortunately, many people in the UK…

Your “cough in a box” item1 reminded me of my first experience of general practice…

Sajid Javid’s policy of “opening up” seems ill timed. Since his appointment on 26 June…

There has been considerable discussion about the wisdom or otherwise of making covid-19 vaccination mandatory…

Covid-19 booster vaccinations should be offered in England from September 2021, the Joint Committee on…

GPs may be underreporting long covid say researchers who analysed 58 million patients’ primary care…

Dear secretary of state, You arrive at a crucial time in the pandemic and have…

During the covid-19 pandemic the British public has been instructed: “If you have a high…

Godlee says that it takes both time and hard work to regain lost trust.1 The…

How long does covid-19 immunity last?This is difficult to say definitively. When the body’s immune…

Over half (52%) of GP practice staff have received threats of physical abuse while working…