Researchers from Simon Fraser University are joining an international effort to improve how infectious diseases are tracked and monitored.

The NB.1.8.1 COVID-19 variant was linked to a large surge of hospitalizations in parts of Asia earlier this year.

According to Dr Naveed Asif, GP at The London General Practice, the NB.1.8.1 variant has a distinctive symptom, a severe sore throat known as a "razor blade sensation". This is a sharp, stabbing pain ...

“Vaccination protects kidneys mainly by preventing the severe forms of Covid that cause kidney injury,” Chen said. “While vaccines don’t directly shield kidney cells, they blunt the systemic illness ...

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A leading pharmacist is warning against using old Covid tests from the pandemic - amid a rise in UK infections. Covid cases have increased over the last month after the discovery of a new variant, the ...

While the symptoms of Covid and the common cold are broadly similar, there are some key differences between them ...

How parents can take steps to protect their family and children from contracting and spreading the new COVID variant, NB 1.8.1. this summer.

"China virus," the Chinese virus—at the start of the 2020 pandemic, this epithet was often encountered in the media. The use ...

About 30% of all respiratory tract infections are caused by coronaviruses, leading to widespread illnesses and, in some cases, to epidemic and even pandemic outbreaks, as we experienced with the COVID ...

With reports of a new variant of COVID-19 out there, it’s important to remain informed and prepare. Public health experts are saying that the new Nimbus variant is more contagious, and ...

A new COVID-19 variant is circulating. The CDC reports that the B.1.8.1 variant accounts for over 37 percent of new U.S.