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COVID-19 can wake up dormant viruses in the body, large study confirms
Published: August 5, 2026 16:13
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists noticed that a SARS-CoV-2 infection can “wake up” other, dormant viruses already present in the body. A …
COVID Cases Are Increasing In These Areas. Here’s What Experts Want You To Know.
https://apple.news/A0ccN73QaTd-tK7BUewnpIg
Published: August 5, 2026 16:13
Certain areas are seeing a notable increase. While summer isn’t often associated with runny noses and bothersome coughs, it does tend to be a time when many people get sick with COVID-19 — and this summer is looking to be no different. Health tracking data…
What we’ve learned about Covid-19 since the pandemic
Published: August 5, 2026 16:12
Covid-19 has killed more than a million people in the United States, but in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday, US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that lockdowns were “the thing that did the most damage…
If You Have These 3 Symptoms in August, Get a COVID Test, Doctors Warn
Published: August 5, 2026 16:12
Allergies can confuse people into thinking they aren’t sick. COVID-19 is still a very real risk for older people and anyone with compromised immune …
RFK Jr Backtracks on Measles Vaccine to Dana Bash: His Views on Other Shots
Published: August 5, 2026 16:12
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., long one of the nation's most prominent vaccine skeptics, has recently offered some of his strongest public support yet for …
Scientists studied doomscrolling. Here’s what they found.
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Published: August 5, 2026 16:12
In this episode, Katty Kay speaks with journalist Joss Fong about what scientific studies have actually been done into these fears over dwindling attention spans — and what they found. You’re watching New Normal with Katty Kay, each week we bring you…
What Comes After the End of Reading?
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Published: July 31, 2026 15:28
Here's what the narratives of decline tend of overlook. The End of Reading 0:00-1:00 Dangers of the Decline Narratives 1:00-3:33 What the Narratives Miss 3:33-5:40 Is a New Renaissance Possible? 5:40-12:30
More Berries Now Recalled for E. coli Risk at a Major Grocer
Published: July 31, 2026 15:26
Shipped to stores in eight states, another bunch of berries has now entered the mix of a recall announced earlier this month. Amid recent worries …
COVID-19 vaccination induces cross-neutralisation of sarbecoviruses related to SARS-CoV-2
Published: July 28, 2026 16:07
The combined threats of future sarbecovirus zoonosis and continually emerging SARS-CoV-2 VOCs highlight the need to assess the breadth of existing …
A new, separate outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite
Published: July 28, 2026 16:07
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Yesterday, my friend who lives in …
JAMA Journal Publishes COVID Vaccine Study Squelched by CDC Leader
Published: July 28, 2026 16:06
Key Takeaways A study on COVID vaccine effectiveness that was suppressed by the CDC's acting director, due to its test-negative design, has been …
World’s most infectious disease case found in California after they passed through super spreader hubs
Published: July 28, 2026 16:06
A person infected with measles passed through San Francisco International Airport and two busy San Jose grocery stores, health officials have …
Infectious measles carrier likely visited San Francisco airport, Bay Area county warns
Published: July 28, 2026 16:06
A person who had an infectious case of measles is believed to have traveled through San Francisco International Airport and visited two businesses in San Jose this week. Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department urged unvaccinated people who may have…
Tennessee pharmacies sell potent ivermectin, led by doctor who's taken 'bucketloads'
Published: July 28, 2026 16:06
The drug is sold across the state with little oversight from health authorities. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Four years ago, Tennessee became the first state …
New study shows death risk from measles complications, prompting calls for 'altriustic' vaccination
Published: July 28, 2026 16:06
Typically considered a mild illness, measles can be deadly when it attacks brain cells. French advocates and doctors hail 'altruistic vaccination' as …
Covid-19 waking up, Cyclospora marches on, and measles is close to hitting a milestone
Published: July 28, 2026 16:06
The Dose (July 21) Public health continues to feel like a game of whack-a-mole. We’re sure not getting a break. Here’s your disease “weather” report, …
What to know about COVID-19 study that was finally published after being blocked by CDC
Published: July 28, 2026 16:05
The study was originally meant to be published in a CDC weekly report in March. A study looking at the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine was …
Measles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be Needed
Published: July 28, 2026 16:05
As the US sees its highest number of measles cases in decades and vaccination rates fall, researchers are developing drugs to help those who contract …
COVID-19 is on the upswing in California. How bad will it get this summer?
Published: July 28, 2026 16:05
COVID-19 is on the upswing in California and across a swath of the West and the South, a sign that the virus may be starting its seasonal summer uptick. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that COVID is growing in California,…
Traveler Brings Harsher Mpox Strain to Arizona, State Ramps Up Hunt for Exposures
Published: July 28, 2026 16:05
Arizona health officials say a traveler has brought a more worrisome form of mpox into the state, confirming Wednesday that a resident tested …
'The child is terrified': Doctors on the front lines of a measles comeback speak out
Published: July 28, 2026 16:05
This isn’t just a bad year for measles. It looks to be the start of a bad era. Confirmed measles cases just hit a 35-year high, and it’s only July. …
Measles hits U.S. record not seen since 1991; California seen as vulnerable
Published: July 28, 2026 16:04
Measles cases have hit a record in the United States not seen since 1991, nearly a decade before the viral disease was declared eliminated. Cases in California have also swung upward — with twice as many so far this year as in all of last year. Health…
UC Davis doctor urges vaccinations as California measles cases double
Published: July 28, 2026 16:04
The United States is seeing the highest levels of measles since the 1990s. That includes dozens of cases in California so far this year. CBS News …
Revisiting COVID-19 Origin: Geopolitics And Culture - OpEd - Eurasia Review
Published: July 28, 2026 16:04
Key Takeaways: Pandemic as Geopolitical Accelerant: COVID-19 intensified strategic competition and narrative battles, with early Western (especially …
There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025
Published: July 28, 2026 16:04
The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an…
Measles cases are surging in Pennsylvania
Published: July 28, 2026 16:04
Measles cases are surging in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. to levels not seen in years. Why it matters: The virus is rebounding in communities with …
The Painful Truth About Long Covid
Published: July 28, 2026 16:04
There might finally be a way forward for long Covid treatment—if only you were allowed to talk about it. Nothing about long Covid adds up. Consider …
Overnight News Digest: Nothing about long Covid adds up
Published: July 28, 2026 16:04
Nothing about long Covid adds up. Consider prevalence rates: How could one study find it affected 3.3 percent of the population of the UK but others …
The world's reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID
Published: July 28, 2026 16:03
NEW YORK (AP) — The lingering impact of COVID-19, a few years out from the declaration that the pandemic was over, is scattered across how we live today — the work-from-home jobs, the way some have decided wearing masks is their new normal, the hand…
Post-exertional malaise in Long COVID: subjective reporting versus objective assessment
Published: July 28, 2026 16:03
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is a central feature of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and has emerged as a prominent …
Revisiting the Painful Truth of Long COVID
Published: July 28, 2026 16:03
We Must Free Long COVID and the Patients Living with It from the Mind-Body Trap There is a recurring pattern in the history of medicine that still …
Black Patients Underdiagnosed With Long COVID In The US Compared With White Patients | Health Affairs Journal
Published: July 28, 2026 16:03
Long COVID has debilitating effects but is inconsistently diagnosed because of subjective criteria, limited treatments, and variations in health care …
Experiences of stigma in children with long COVID
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-026-05110-4?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/longcovid
Published: July 28, 2026 16:03
This study examined stigma experiences among children and adolescents with Long COVID, a chronic condition marked by persistent symptoms following …
Community leaders and doctors step in as Latino farmworkers navigate long COVID
Published: July 28, 2026 16:03
Armida Rivera was working as a supervisor at Monson Fruit Company near Yakima during the COVID-19 pandemic, when workers asked her to strike with …
It’s no surprise more workers and students are calling in sick
Published: July 28, 2026 16:03
Countries are witnessing record sick leave as Long COVID affects millions, leading to renewed discussions on workplace safety and workers’ …
Scientists thought brain inflammation was driving long COVID but the scans told a different story
Published: July 28, 2026 16:03
A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 …
‘We deserve to be heard’:Young woman takes Long Covid fight to Parliament
Published: July 28, 2026 16:02
A young woman from Weymouth has spoken in Parliament about the realities of growing up with Long Covid, sharing her experience with MPs and health …
The long shadow of long COVID
Published: July 28, 2026 16:02
Shopping at a greenhouse with her father left Beth Wood unable to leave her Halifax home for days.“It’s Wednesday, and I can barely get out of my …