Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'A very hard road ahead' for China as COVID-19 cases spiral

Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts predict difficult months ahead for its 1.4 billion people.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chinese with mild COVID urged to work as restrictions ease

Several local governments in China encouraged people with mild cases of COVID-19 to go to work this week, another sign of the difficulty the country faces as its rollback of virus-containment measures sets off a wave of infections—and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Overweight women may be at highest risk of long COVID—new research

While hundreds of thousands of people are still getting COVID every day across the globe, reassuringly, the number of people dying as a result of the infection has dropped significantly thanks to effective vaccines and treatments.

HIV & AIDS

Chronic 'jet lag' discovered in people living with HIV

People living with HIV have a significantly delayed internal body clock, consistent with the symptoms of jet lag, according to new findings reported by researchers from universities in South Africa and the U.K.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Investigating COVID-19 deaths for children and young people

A new study conducted in England shows that the risk of death due to COVID-19 remains very low for children and young people, and most deaths occur in those with underlying health conditions. Marta Bertran of the U.K. Health ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Reducing the impacts of chlamydia in Australia

We need to do more to prevent and manage chlamydia in Australia, argues a new Perspective article led by Burnet Institute and published in the Medical Journal of Australia on November 7.

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