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Covid-19: Pandemic has harmed cancer outcomes and widened inequalities, report finds

The covid-19 pandemic has impaired referrals for preliminary cancer diagnoses and led to an 11% increase in patients […]

February 11, 2022 COVID-19

Data and distrust hamper Russia’s vaccination programme

In August 2020, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that the Ministry of Health had approved use of Sputnik […]

February 11, 2022 COVID-19

Covid-19: What do we know about omicron sublineages?

BA.1(B.1.1.529.1)The original SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant is B.1.1.529.1, the version that most people think of when omicron is referred […]

February 11, 2022 COVID-19

England’s U turn on covid-19 vaccine mandate for NHS staff

Two years into a pandemic, with hopes of respite for exhausted healthcare workers repeatedly shattered by the emergence […]

February 10, 2022 COVID-19

Covid-19: Ottawa declares emergency as truckers’ protest continues

Canada’s capital, Ottawa, has declared a state of emergency in response to a protest against pandemic health measures […]

February 9, 2022 COVID-19

A winter Olympics amid “zero covid”

bmj;376/feb09_8/o329/FAF1faValery Sharifulin/TASS /Getty ImagesHealthcare workers for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games attend the women’s 3000 m speed skating […]

February 9, 2022 COVID-19

WHO covid-19 drugs guideline: reconsider using convalescent plasma

On 6 December the World Health Organization recommended against using covid-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) to treat covid-19 based […]

February 8, 2022 COVID-19

Long covid: “Holistic” approach is best, given range of symptoms, say researchers

New research on long covid in adults and children supports the multidisciplinary approach to clinical care that is […]

February 8, 2022 COVID-19

Covid-19: Past infection may not protect against future variants, researcher warns

Past infection with covid-19 does not necessarily confer protection against future infection, especially when it comes to the […]

February 7, 2022 COVID-19

Covid-19: Only a third of children in need accessed mental health support in the pandemic

The number of children experiencing mental health problems has risen sharply during the covid-19 pandemic, but fewer have […]

February 7, 2022 COVID-19

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