December 06, 2021

As local bookshop numbers grow, readers have come together to back them in Crickhowell, Brighton and Buckley

More funding is needed to prepare for pandemics and prevent gains from being lost, Dame Sarah Gilbert says.

Lockdowns played a part in the fall in Blackpool, where figures are usually higher than average.

Obesity and impaired metabolic health are important risk factors for severe COVID-19. Novel data indicate that these risk factors might also promote vaccine-breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in fully vaccinated people. Here, these relationships are discussed and post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 that are related to obesity and impaired metabolic health are addressed.

Di Domenico and Sabbatini et al. model the impact of lockdowns of varying duration and intensity on the control of COVID-19, using data from the third wave of the epidemic in the Paris region of France. The authors introduce a measure of policy-induced fatigue, the ‘distress index’, that helps to explain why shorter, more stringent restrictions might be more effective.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread worldwide and has infected more than ...

Too many people still have no protection against the coronavirus.

EIU has taken a look at the growth prospects, top risks and key trends facing the healthcare sector next year. Read the article to find out more

COVID-19 pandemic is politicised in Armenia, where even doctors are responsible for spreading falsehoods about jabs.

Republican senator Ron Johnson also says Fauci ‘did the exact same thing with Aids’

The omicron variant of the coronavirus may have first developed in a single immunocompromised person.

Instead of adopting sound public health policies, the West is resorting to colonial-time practices to isolate Africa.

Exclusive: at least 16 notices issued to prevent future deaths after inquests highlight care failures

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Omicron seems to be the dominant COVID strain in most of the country’s nine provinces.

Effective risk management strategy prevented severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in three private hospitals in Hong Kong throughout the pandemic - Volume 43 Issue 12

During the COVID pandemic, epidemiologist and eccentric Karl Lauterbach became known as a voice of reason for some, and an infuriating lockdown supporter for others. Now he will be Germany's new health minister.

A bizarre “protocol” popular among conspiracy theorists and people who feel forced into getting safe shots is concerning experts—and making money for its mastermind.

Is it safe to go to a holiday party while Covid's omicron variant is circulating? Here's what White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci recommends.

Sarah Gilbert helped develop the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. She says without more spending to fight emerging viral threats, the next pandemic could be more contagious and more lethal.

Prisons are breeding grounds for viruses, yet carceral administrations have revealed little about COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccinations in Europe's prisons. Data from 32 countries show the pandemic's impact on prisons.

The UN health agency cited a total of 241 million cases of the disease in 2020, up 14 million from the year before.

Learn how staff members, patients and families have been wearing masks correctly for decades to protect children and prevent infection.

Inconsistent rules, those in charge setting a poor example, and feeling rebellious are all factors that may prevent people from wearing a mask.

School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in a staggering $17 trillion in lost lifetime earnings for today’s students, according to a UN-backed report issued on Monday. 

Johnny Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, is in the hospital with COVID-19. He was first hospitalized Thanksgiving morning with the virus.

Indonesian island’s unique culture and natural beauty not enough to overcome stress and worry of travel during COVID.

More than 60 people gathered outside the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday to protest masking and vaccine requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles public schools.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death in Papua new Guinea (PNG). •A successful community-based TB treatment program funded by the World Bank is effectively supporting communities across the National Capital District to help eradicate this deadly disease.