Merck discontinued Recarbio, an important antibiotic in the U.S., despite concerns over resistance to superbugs.

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Four in ten healthcare workers worldwide who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic developed long covid, and a quarter still had symptoms after a year, a report has found. The report by t...

Long COVID is an emerging chronic condition that results in substantial impairments in quality of life, physical function, and ability to maintain gainful em...

Dr Swasti Raychaudhuri, who led the research, noted that although cells possess protective mechanisms, biochemical reactions can undergo changes depending on the circumstances.

COVID-19 can cause brain injuries that are still visible on scans years later in people with neurological symptoms related to long COVID.

Findings from RECOVER’s pediatric observational study show that Long COVID can affect children’s health and daily lives in different ways. During the September 15, 2026, RECOVER Research Review (R3) S...

Dr Swasti Raychaudhuri, who led the research, noted that although cells possess protective mechanisms, biochemical reactions can undergo changes depending on the circumstances.

Bezisterim produces moderate and broad treatment effects in several different long COVID subsets. BioVie, the drug manufacturer, hopes to move forward with a big phase III trial.

Persistent gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection include diarrhea, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, constipation, nausea, and other disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs), but these ...

COVID-19 vaccines move onto the NIP this week. Who is now eligible for a funded vaccine and what should pharmacists tell patients who aren’t?

The other immune landscape of SARS-CoV-2 evolution

The recently identified SARS-CoV-2 saltational variant PJ.2.1, a highly mutated descendant of MC.10.1, has achieved rapid intercontinental spread since its detection in May 2026. Here, we show that PJ...

Journal of Human Hypertension - COVID-19 and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with pre-existing hypertension

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

The vaccines will no longer be available as a ‘universal program’ from 1 October, bringing significant changes to free vaccine eligibility.

The agency led by Dr. Mehmet Oz is proposing an end to weekly tracking of respiratory infections at the facilities where thousands of elderly residents died in the pandemic.

Covid infection counts are increasing in more than half the country.

Two that are promising, and one that is difficult to talk about

Long COVID, including the difficulty in defining it and caring for patients experiencing it, is discussed by JAMA Senior Editor Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, and E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, professor of medici...