Boris Johnson urged to take action on ‘long Covid’ which causes symptoms lasting for months

Boris Johnson is being urged to take action on ‘long Covid’ and formally recognise debilitating side effects of the disease that can last for months after recovery, such as fatigue, heart palpitations and breathing difficulties. MPs have called on the Government to ‘urgently’ address the problem, saying that Number 10 must first acknowledge that it exists.  … Read more

Grey reef sharks form lasting ‘friendships,’ scientists find, rarely straying into outside groups

Sharks have a reputation for being heartless killers, but at least one species forms long-lasting ‘friendships,’ scientists have discovered. Grey reef sharks are swift, large-eyed predators that frequent coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They often head out to the open water at night to hunt. But during the day, they return to … Read more

It could take ‘a year or MORE’ to know if young people’s lasting covid symptoms are chronic

Top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has warned that young coronavirus survivors with long-lasting symptoms could be suffering from a chronic illness – but ‘it’s going to take months to a year or more’ to know for sure, he said.  In a Thursday interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Dr Fauci reminded young … Read more