We May Finally Know Where Ebola Hides in The Brain to Emerge Years Later

Since 2013, medical experts in West Africa have been playing whack-a-mole with what looks like the same strain of Ebola virus, and we don’t really know why it continues to pop back up.   Even though we keep hammering away at the virus with effective antibody treatments and vaccines, this incredibly fatal infection keeps re-emerging … Read more

Covid-19 news: NHS backlog could grow by millions over next two years

By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool, Carissa Wong and Alex Wilkins Nurses help a patient help walk again after recovering from covid-19, King’s College Hospital, London KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 11am on 9 February … Read more

The First Evidence of Omicron Spilling Over Into Wild Animals Has Just Been Found

Vaughn Cooper sees white-tailed deer every day in his neighborhood outside Pittsburgh. The species is common in most US states. Pennsylvania alone has around 1.5 million white-tailed deer – about 30 per square mile (2.6 square km) – while the US has around 30 million in total.   “My dog goes ripping after the deer … Read more

Covid-19 news: Hong Kong restricts public gatherings as omicron surges

By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool, Carissa Wong and Alex Wilkins Pedestrians wearing protective masks cross a street in Hong Kong, China, on Friday 4 February, 2022 Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 12pm on 8 … Read more

Covid-19 news: Chinese study predicts impact of ending zero covid

By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool, Carissa Wong and Alex Wilkins People register to undergo PCR testing in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong, China, 5 February, 2022 Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto/Shutt​erstock Latest coronavirus news as of 12pm on 7 February Even with … Read more

A New, ‘Highly Virulent’ HIV Variant Was Just Discovered in Europe

A newfound variant of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has been uncovered in the Netherlands and appears to cause faster disease progression compared with other versions of the virus.   The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects and destroys immune cells called CD4 cells in the body, causing the number of these cells to plummet. … Read more

Covid-19 news: US army discharges unvaccinated soldiers

By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool, Carissa Wong and Alex Wilkins Members of the National Guard, outside the U.S. Capitol Building, 14 January 2021 Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 11am on 3 February … Read more

World-First Experiment That Infected People With Coronavirus Shares Early Results

Scientists deliberately infected young, healthy volunteers with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 – and now, they’ve shared their first results from that experiment.      The new study, published Tuesday (Feb. 1) in Springer Nature’s preprint database, In Review, has not yet been peer-reviewed, but it could provide insight into how mild COVID-19 unfolds, from the moment … Read more

Covid-19 news: Results from world’s first human challenge trial

By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool and Alex Wilkins A student takes a lateral flow test in London PA Images / Alamy Latest coronavirus news as of 12.30pm on 2 February Study that infected young adults with the coronavirus finds … Read more

Covid-19 news: Mandatory vaccines scrapped for NHS workers in England

By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool and Alex Wilkins NHS staff join protesters in London, England Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 11am on 1 February Vaccinations will not be a condition of employment for … Read more