COVID-19 mortality gap between men and women narrowed sharply as the pandemic progressed
A 34-country analysis comparing absolute and relative excess deaths reveals how the apparent mortality divide between men and…
Census creates opportunity to track prevalence of mental health conditions
Experts are expecting to see a rise in the number of mental health conditions across the country in…
Ten-million-person study links semaglutide to lower COVID-19 mortality
After accounting for major health differences between semaglutide users and non-users, researchers identified a striking mortality association that…
COVID lockdown babies show language strengths at age four
Four-year-olds born during England’s first lockdown performed well in many language and reasoning tests, but researchers found signs…
Brain Scans Reveal Dopamine Damage in Long COVID, Pointing to New Treatments
Credit: Westend61/Getty Images New brain imaging research has provided the strongest evidence to date that long COVID is…
With Knicks, World Cup and Taylor Swift, New York is having a summer
NEW YORK (AP) — It is a city bathed in the orange-and-blue afterglow of a Knicks championship, gushing…
Woman spends night in tree as tense standoff at Brisbane’s Kurilpa community garden continues
A woman has been removed from a tree by a cherry picker after spending almost 24 hours clinging…
How behaviour and biology decide the outbreak equation
The bugs that cause Ebola, hantavirus and diphtheria are microscopic, but many of the barriers to controlling them…
COVID-19 antiviral fails to reduce deaths or hospitalisations in high-risk vaccinated patients: NEJM study
The antiviral nirmatrelvir–ritonavir does not reduce hospitalisation or mortality rates in high-risk vaccinated patients with COVID-19, new research…
WHO-linked report warns world more at risk of pandemic now than before COVID
The world is more at risk of a pandemic and less safe from deadly virus outbreaks than it…
Scientists map 239 human-infective RNA viruses to track future outbreak risks
A new global dataset of 239 human-infective RNA viruses shows how animal hosts, vector transmission, surveillance gaps, and…
Macron Says Would Be ‘Silly’ Not to Roll Over EU Covid-Era Debt
French President Emmanuel Macron said the European Union’s Covid-era debt should be rolled over and the bloc should…