Obesity speeds up loss of immunity from COVID vaccines – new research
COVID vaccines are very effective, but for some groups they don’t generate as strong an immune response. These groups include older adults and people with weakened immune systems, for example due to cancer or other medical conditions. They tend to already be at heightened risk from COVID.
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Flu or COVID? You can now test for both at home with a single swab. Here’s what you need to know
If you have respiratory symptoms as we head towards winter and flu season, could it be COVID or the flu? Or something else entirely?
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China’s COVID cases may have hit 900 million. What’s headed our way?
Over the weekend, Peking University released a study that estimated 900 million Chinese had been infected with COVID up until January 11, representing 64% of the population.
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Feeling forgetful after COVID? Study shows the virus can affect short-term memory
Although it’s well known that COVID affects the respiratory system, it’s perhaps less well known that the virus can also affect cognitive function.
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Go slow and accept your limitations – how to exercise if you’re recovering from long COVID
A significant proportion of people who contract COVID are left with ongoing symptoms, commonly termed “long COVID”. The nature of these symptoms and the duration of the illness differ between people. While some people are still suffering more than two years after their initial infection, others have recovered, or at least improved.
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Australia to scrap mandatory COVID-19 isolation
Australia will scrap COVID-19 isolation rules on 14 October, National Cabinet agreed on Friday. State and territory leaders reached an […]
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Is chronic pain ruling your life? Lady Gaga is now pain-free thanks to mental health therapy
Living with severe pain can be debilitating and isolating, but there are ways to conquer it.
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Academics answer your COVID vaccine questions
When can I get my next COVID booster or fourth dose? What if I’ve recently had COVID? Can I get my flu shot at the same time?
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How soon can I get COVID again? Experts now say 28 days – but you can protect yourself
My glorious two and a half year run of negative COVID tests came to a shuddering halt last week, after […]
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A new Omicron wave is upon New Zealand, with older people now most at risk – here’s what to expect
New Zealand has been in a COVID lull for the past two months, but with the BA.5 variant on the rise and more than 10,000 new daily cases reported this week, it appears we are now at the start of a second Omicron wave.
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Could I have had COVID and not realised it?
It seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has […]
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Four strange COVID symptoms you might not have heard about
Well over two years into the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of COVID cases continue to be recorded around the world every day.
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