The stents she had put into her brain after the stroke have caused her to lose the sight in one eye

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson told Sky News: "Throughout the pandemic the government acted to save lives and livelihoods, prevent the NHS being overwhelmed and deliver a...

Please don’t tell me I’m looking well. Of course, when I’ve prepared for you to see me, I am looking well. As an actress, it’s my job.

Dr Phoebe Kitscha explores some of the biology behind the effects of Covid-19 on the circulatory system, and the research into ways to prevent and treat these effects.

Introduction There have been more than 425 million COVID-19 infections worldwide. Post-COVID illness has become a common, disabling complication of this infection. Therefore, it presents a signific...

Coronavirus has reared its ugly head once again with a new highly contagious strain, FLiRT, which is being monitored by the UK's Health Security Agency as infections rise

Epipharyngeal Abrasive Therapy (EAT) is a Japanese treatment for chronic inflammation that involves rubbing the upper throat with a chemical-soaked cotton swab. EAT is gaining attention for its...

First proven case in the U.S. in which the virus was transmitted via an organ transplant prompts calls for more thorough testing of donors.

A recent study reveals that longer flights without enforced masking significantly increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, while enforced masking on long-haul flights effectively prevents...

Thousands of children are missing school because of it, Christine Miles reports

ONS figures show December increase in positive tests after JN.1 classified as ‘variant of interest’

University of Alberta researchers have identified an amino acid that may play a key role in predicting poor clinical outcomes and the treatment of long COVID.

A new study finds evidence of hormone imbalances and other biomarkers that can cause symptoms to linger.

Long Covid SOS is the voice of the thousands of Long Covid sufferers in the UK. We are throwing a lifeline to all those who are living with the debilitating impact of Covid-19: Long Covid

Researchers investigated the potential association between self-reported chronic fatigue and retinal microcirculation among post-COVID-19 syndrome patients.

Before the pandemic, Imogen Phelan started work as a nanny at 7am. Her mornings would fly by in a flurry of preparing breakfasts, packed lunches and school runs

A University of Colorado study on T cells in long COVID patients suggests antiviral drugs like Paxlovid could be an effective treatment

Dear prime minister, In your address to the nation on 4th January 2021 you said the following regarding the vaccination programme: “By the middle of February … we expect to [...]More...

New research has found current sickness absence and return to work policies in the workplace are unfit for purpose for those living with Long Covid.

In 2022, Dr Stéphanie Longet got COVID-19 and then Long COVID. Here, Longet, who studies vaccine-induced immunity, talks to VaccinesWork about her mission to understand the condition better.

Doctors have long reported a link between the two diseases, which is now being backed up by large-scale observational studies

The long read: Since being laid low with the virus more than a year ago, Catherine Heymans can only operate in half-hour bursts. But her work could still change the way we understand the universe

It is a surprisingly common dream: you are trying to get somewhere, but your legs will not move. “It’s like wading through treacle while wearing flippers,” ac

A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that the use of a take-home electrical stimulation device improved muscle perfusion,...

Education secretary to issue new guidance on long Covid, as unions say teachers should get up to 12 months of full-paid leave if diagnosed with the condition

Children infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) develop less severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than adults. The mechanisms for the age-specific differen...

More than one in 10 said they had condition in autumn 2022, while only 3.3 per cent of general public said it affected their daily life

Dylan had been offered a place at medical school before he fell ill

Coronavirus can cause long-term heart damage and lead to deaths from cardiovascular disease months after infection, research suggests.Even mild cases of the vir

After looking at the information of almost two million people, researchers in Israel found that mild symptoms of the virus will not lead to serious or chronic long-term health effects.

Fran Haddock, 33, has severe chronic fatigue syndrome and can no longer work as a veterinary surgeon.

The abiding image most of the public have of Draper – the beloved husband of Kate Garraway – is of someone struggling incredibly hard against his frailty. Here, Sean O’Grady reflects on the career of...

'There’s not great evidence to support SARS-CoV-2 being an oncogenic virus–but this virus has surprised us over and over.'

A large-scale study suggests the virus may have affected the intelligence of millions of people, with worse effects linked to severe cases

About 85 teachers in the UK have expressed an interest in joining the action

Statement from LongCovidSOS about further easing of restrictions announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 9th February 2022

The television presenter has been open about her family’s experience and said she wanted to ‘speak up’ on behalf of others.

The UK government must recognise long covid as an occupational disease and invest in its monitoring, research, and treatment, doctors have said. In a motion passed at the BMA annual representative...

Researchers studied if vagus nerve dysfunction has a central pathogenic role in the pathophysiology of the post-COVID condition.

Martha Lee from Devon, England, an avid traveler and hiker, explains to Sara Stewart how having long COVID has affected – but not stopped – her ability to move…

Scientists believe Epstein-Barr virus may stop being dormant in some patients.