Coronavirus

Reduced access to infertility treatments early in the pandemic may have contributed to a drop in twin births, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest. The number of twin births fell 7% between 2019 and 2020 – from 120,291 to 112,437 – compared to an average 2%-per-year decline from 2014 to … Read more

China should change its official name for Covid-19 to reflect the virus’ mutation, and patients with light symptoms should be allowed to quarantine at home, a leading expert on traditional Chinese medicine said, Reuters reported. Gu Xiaohong told the state-run Beijing Daily newspaper that the coronavirus’ Chinese name, which identifies it as a pneumonia-causing disease, … Read more

Symptoms of long Covid experienced by children and young people may change over time, according to the largest study of its kind published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. Researchers asked children aged 11 to 17 about their health six months and 12 months after taking a PCR test between September 2020 and March … Read more

Britain will face a “prolonged period” of excess deaths after operations were cancelled and people avoided the NHS during the pandemic, Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance said, Telegraph reported. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England and Chief Scientific Adviser made the comments in a report on the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. … Read more