Last week’s announcement that AstraZeneca would no longer market its Covid vaccine brings an end to one of the century’s most remarkable medical stories. Created…
View More AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine is no more – but its remarkable success must not be forgotten | Robin McKieTag: Coronavirus
‘I only had £5’: what happened to the 3.8 million people denied furlough at the start of Covid?
In March 2020, Mark Edwards was excited to start a new job running a venue that hosted weddings and hospitality events. Before that, the 47-year-old…
View More ‘I only had £5’: what happened to the 3.8 million people denied furlough at the start of Covid?Covid vaccines cut risk of virus-related heart failure and blood clots, study finds
Covid vaccinations substantially reduce the risk of heart failure and potentially dangerous blood clots linked to the infection for up to a year, according to…
View More Covid vaccines cut risk of virus-related heart failure and blood clots, study findsLong Covid ‘brain fog’ may be due to leaky blood-brain barrier, study finds
From forgetfulness to difficulties concentrating, many people who have long Covid experience “brain fog”. Now researchers say the symptom could be down to the blood-brain…
View More Long Covid ‘brain fog’ may be due to leaky blood-brain barrier, study findsLong Covid causes changes in body that make exercise debilitating – study
Many people with long Covid feel tired, unwell and in pain for lengthy periods after exercise, and researchers say they now know why. Experts say…
View More Long Covid causes changes in body that make exercise debilitating – studyI lost my sense of smell after Covid. Here’s what I’ve learned about life without it
To celebrate our anniversary, my partner and I dine in a trendy London restaurant in Hackney with a Michelin star – my first time in…
View More I lost my sense of smell after Covid. Here’s what I’ve learned about life without itPeople may suffer ‘long colds’ more than four weeks after infection, study shows
Scientists say they have found evidence that people may experience “long colds”, acute respiratory infections with long-term symptoms. Some of the most common symptoms include…
View More People may suffer ‘long colds’ more than four weeks after infection, study showsScientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win medicine Nobel prize
Two scientists have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for their contributions to RNA biology that contributed to the unprecedented rate…
View More Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win medicine Nobel prizeStruggling self-employed in UK would prefer salaried job security, report claims
Mental distress and financial insecurity has pushed 40% of self-employed workers to say they would switch to a salaried job if they could secure the…
View More Struggling self-employed in UK would prefer salaried job security, report claims‘Brain fog’ of long Covid comparable to ageing 10 years, study finds
The so-called “brain fog” symptom associated with long Covid is comparable to ageing 10 years, researchers have suggested. In a study by King’s College London,…
View More ‘Brain fog’ of long Covid comparable to ageing 10 years, study finds