The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

Up to one in three with rheumatoid arthritis ‘at risk of long-term opioid use’

A news study warns that people diagnosed with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions are ‘vulnerable’ to long-term use of strong pain relief.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Brit dad died after being 'assaulted' by Magaluf bouncers and injected with Fentanyl

Tobias White-Sansom fell into an coma and died in hospital on July 31 last year - just five days after the incident on the Magaluf strip.

Daily Record · May 16, 2023

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces questioning in fake vaccine card investigation

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is facing questions at the Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia as part of an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Why the US may never recover from COVID

WHO says the pandemic is over. A disaster resilience professor says otherwise

Salon · May 15, 2023

French healthcare staff who refused Covid jab allowed back to work

Healthcare workers in France suspended after refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 were allowed back to work on Monday following a government decree over the weekend.

Radio France Internationale · May 15, 2023

Where you live makes you more susceptible to long Covid

People working in healthcare and education and in the poorest areas more likely to get long Covid

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Long Covid risk higher for people living in poorest areas

People working in healthcare and education and in the poorest areas more likely to get long Covid

The Independent UK · May 14, 2023

Mum's horror as cannabis 'cowboys' use name to flog CBD oil after she won fight for son

Hannah Deacon helped change the law when she secured cannabis prescription for her severely ill son Alfie Dingley. But now, a "cowboy" CBD firm has been using her name to flog its product

Daily Mirror · May 13, 2023

Long COVID: a lingering problem requiring greater attention

Long COVID is a lingering problem that requires greater attention

The Hindu · May 13, 2023

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK · May 13, 2023