One in five patients registered to a pair of GP surgeries in the north of England have long Covid, according to a report that lays bare stark regional inequalities. The north-west of England had higher than average numbers of people reporting long Covid symptoms, with just over one in 20 people…

Örebro UniversityNov 29 2024 Covid-19 may be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). This has been shown by new research at örebro University and örebro University Hospital, Sweden. We saw a raised risk of MS among people who had severe Covid-19. However, only an extremely small number of people…

Stephanie Soucheray, MA December 23, 2024 COVID-19 Daisy-Daisy / iStock Two new studies add to the growing body of literature on the lasting effects of long COVID. In the first, a study of 114 patients with long COVID in Israel, researchers found high rates of depressive disorders (46%), generalized…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators has uncovered a significant uptick in chronic digestive disorders, like irritable bowel syndrome, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study findings, published in the journal Neurogastroenterology & Motility, highlight a…

Laine Bergeson November 24, 2025 COVID-19 Insta_photos / iStock A brief communication published last week in NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine outlines the substantial economic burden of long COVID worldwide, estimating that persistent symptoms after COVID infection cost the global economy…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone — leaving the choice up to patients. The government health agency on Monday announced it has adopted recommendations made…

New Covid strain named ‘Frankenstein’ expected to spike in France this autumn Vaccination campaign set to begin in October The Covid-19 vaccination campaign in October focuses on people most at risk of developing severe illness Published Sunday 21 September 2025 - 13:16   A new Covid-19 variant…

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Scientists at Stanford have detected a new COVID variant that experts say is already evident in wastewater samples in California, even as access to vaccines is restricted. COVID-19 is still evolving and scientists are keeping close tabs on NB.1.8.1, a substrain detected in…

Moderna said on Wednesday it had withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and Covid combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the US Food and Drug Administration. The company said it would resubmit the application later this year with vaccine efficacy data from a late-stage…

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