The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Donald Trump has appointed a health economist who published an open letter slamming the COVID-19 lockdown while promoting "herd immunity" to lead the NIH.

Plus: the search for COVID's origins, a Middle East ceasefire, and yet another cute, offensive turkey pardon.

Bhattacharya would lead the National Institutes of Health, the primary agency in the US for public health research.

Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100m champion, plays a starring role in the second season of Netflix documentary Sprint. And he is as outspoken as ever

Choosing Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH signals return to controversial and scientifically questionable health policies

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a Stanford-educated physician who gained prominence after questioning the efficacy of social distancing at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

Trump says he has picked Stanford physician Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH and Jim O’Neill to serve as the deputy secretary of HHS.

The Covid-19 Inquiry heard that Martina Ferguson had to argue with staff at a hospital for access in the days before her mother died in 2021.

Exclusive: Call volumes are higher than at the peak of winter during the Covid pandemic

All fines handed out during the pandemic in Australia's most populous state will be reimbursed, except those currently being fought through the courts.

It has felt like an eternity. We’ve collectively lost decades off our lives. But finally, after 14 years in development, a nearly two-year filming process prolonged by Covid and the Hollywood strikes, and a ridiculously protracted marketing campaign, this weekend saw the much-anticipated release of Wicked.