Covid

Quality of life for people with dementia living in nursing homes substantially improved after staff took part in a training programme.

Researchers have developed a novel method for dynamic vaccine updates to combat the ever-changing SARS-CoV-2 virus, which caused the Covid pandemic.

Britain recently detected its first case of a new strain of swine flu, raising concerns among health officials about a potential outbreak.

Research shows that children in daycare were not significant spreaders of Covid.

University students globally have faced numerous challenges due to the Covid pandemic, notably impacting their academic and psychological well-being.

As the Covid pandemic continues to evolve, a new strain identified as JN.1 is raising concerns among health experts across Europe.

New research has found that in the UK people with severe mental illness were at increased risk of death from all causes following Covid infection.

London Gatwick airport is reducing its flight operations for the remainder of the week due to a surge in Covid cases among its air traffic control team.

In a stark warning that has sent ripples through the global health community, Dame Kate Bingham.

Since May 2023, the SARS-CoV-2 lineage EG.5 (including its descendant EG.5.1) – also referred to as Eris – has been on the rise in many countries.

Research has revealed Covid’s Achilles’ heel, its dependence on key human proteins for its replication, which can be used to prevent the virus from making people sick.

In the case of Covid immunity, conferred by vaccination, infection, or a combination of the two, the infection rate drops to one in 10.

Researchers are studying Artemisia annua, or Sweet Annie, to understand the bioactive properties of Arteannuin B in cancer cells and Covid.

The UK has axed free Covid jabs for 13 million 50–64-year-olds this autumn.

Getting a Covid vaccine may not only reduce a person’s risk of getting long-haul Covid, but also could mean fewer symptoms for people who develop the condition.