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A new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1 has made landfall in the United States. As of late May, the variant, which was first detected in China this past January, accounted for 10% of the SARS-CoV-2 sequences tested from around the world, recent surveillance data found. That’s a significant jump from 2.5% four weeks prior. A Centers for Disease Control and …

Stanford-led study finds COVID vaccines saved far fewer lives than previously reported  Washington Times Covid vaccines ‘saved far fewer lives than first thought’  The Telegraph Study Suggests COVID Shots Saved Fewer Lives Compared With Prior Estimates  MedPage Today Globally, over 2.5 million COVID deaths prevented worldwide thanks to vaccines, data indicate  Medical Xpress ‘Aggressive mandate’ of Covid vaccines was ‘probably a bad idea’ as …

Scientists watched the pandemic reshape hospitals, jobs, and politics, but a new set of brain scans hints that it also reshaped the organ inside our skulls. People who were never infected with SARS-CoV-2 showed brains that looked a few months older than expected. This suggests that merely living through lockdowns, uncertainty, and social upheaval left a subtle neurological …

A lab worker holds a tray of COVID-19 antibodies. New research in nonhuman primates from Oregon Health & Science University suggests long COVID may be more common in people than currently estimated. (OHSU) Exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19 may lead to chronic health impacts that, in some cases, may become apparent only years later, according to new research …

As Covid cases begin to rise this summer, many may be wondering: What are my risks, and is it time to get another vaccine? As of July 15, Covid cases were growing or likely growing in 27 states including Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates of positive Covid tests have …

COVID-19 could lead to a protein build-up similar to that seen in Alzheimer’s patients – not just in the brain, but also in the eyes, according to a new study. This may explain why ‘brain fog’, an umbrella term for issues with memory or cognition, is often reported as a symptom of COVID-19. In a new study led by Yale …

Simon Jack Business editor Getty Images British car and van production in the first half of this year has hit its lowest level since 1953, excluding the industry shutdown during Covid. Car output fell 7.3% in the six months to June while the closure of Vauxhall’s Luton van plant helped drive van production down 45%, data from the Society of …

As Covid cases begin to rise this summer, many may be wondering: What are my risks, and is it time to get another vaccine? As of July 15, Covid cases were growing or likely growing in 27 states including Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates of positive Covid tests have …

Brain aging may have sped up during the pandemic, even in people who didn’t get sick from Covid, a new study suggests. Using brain scans from a very large database, British researchers determined that during the pandemic years of 2021 and 2022, people’s brains showed signs of aging, including shrinkage, according to the report published in Nature Communications. People who …

This article is published in collaboration with The Sick Times, an online publication covering long Covid. The clinical trial changed Shayna Bhalla’s life. After years with long Covid — debilitated by fatigue, headaches, and neurological issues — her symptoms dramatically receded. While not fully back to her pre-Covid-19 baseline, she was able to resume university classes and other daily activities. …