Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

A Canadian survey tied repeat COVID-19 infections to 76% higher odds of a new diagnosis. Here is what it shows and what it cannot prove.

Bonus 13th Covid wave!

The Ebola disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is far from over. The number of new cases has not fallen, and MSF teams are seeing cases spread into new areas.

Long COVID (LC) – a chronic condition characterized by persistent, debilitating symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection – has emerged as a major public health challenge. Although many interrelated mec...

Pennsylvania is seeking emergency assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a fast-growing measles outbreak pushes the state beyond 700 confirmed cases. Pennsylvania is seeking emergency CDC assistance as its measles outbreak exceeds 700 cases and four state-recorded deaths. Emergency Federal Help Requested The Pennsylvania Department of Health has begun r...

A new discovery reveals how a SARS-CoV-2 protein reprograms immune cells to accelerate viral spread—and points to a new strategy for therapeutic intervention.

Early detection of outbreaks and emerging pathogens is critical for public health and global biosecurity. Airports, as major international travel hubs with dense, enclosed populations, are high-risk s...

The GP contract in England has a major focus on improving access. This will have a knock-on effect for community and practice pharmacy alike.

NHS England » Community pharmacy advanced service specification: NHS Pharmacy First Service

NHS England has confirmed the five new Pharmacy First conditions that were promised in the 2026/27 pharmacy contract.

Background This study aimed to identify, analyse and compare adults with and without respiratory symptoms over time after COVID-19 and identify predictors of persistent respiratory symptoms, in hospit...

Governmental information manipulation has been hard to measure and study systematically. This paper provides comparable country-level estimates of the extent of misinformation in official data, in a l...

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’

This article1 is retracted by the journal.

COVID-19 vaccination reduces the risk of long COVID; however, its role in preventing major post-COVID cardiovascular disease (CVD), and whether protection differs when vaccination is administered befo...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been linked to immune dysregulation and autoantibody formation, raising concern that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection may ...

Researchers in Japan have released findings showing that COVID-19 after effects, including fatigue, occur when a coronavirus infection activates another virus already inside the body.

Modeling the impact of health care worker masking to reduce nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission under varying adherence, prevalence, and transmission settings. - Volume 46 Issue 8

Modeling the impact of health care worker masking to reduce nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission under varying adherence, prevalence, and transmission settings. - Volume 46 Issue 8

This cohort study uses Danish registry data to examine the association of grandchild birthdays, as a proxy for opportunity for social gathering, with SARS-CoV-2 infection in grandparents.

Background: The COVID-19 virus not only has significant pathogenicity but also influences the progression of many diseases, altering patient prognosis. Cardiovascular diseases, particularly aortic an...

Two years ago, members of the Clinically Vulnerable community began telling us something was wrong. People who had voted all their lives no longer felt able to vote in person. The introduction of vote...

Objective To determine if methotrexate or folic acid prescription was associated with differential risk for COVID-19 diagnosis or mortality. Design Case–control analysis. Setting The population-base...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked to cardiovascular, metabolic, and cognitive morbidity. Although COVID-19 has been associated with long-term respiratory and neurological sequelae, its role in precipitating new-onset OSA remains unclear. We evaluated whether SARS-CoV-2 infection increases risk …