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How to spot if a cough is coronavirus or hay fever
Coronavirus and hay fever share some, not not all, symptoms.
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Nearly 90% of immunocompromised patients generate some antibody response after two coronavirus jabs
'Antibodies are not the only armour we have in our immune system.'
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2020 saw 267,000 'extra' baby deaths due to COVID's economic impact, study suggests
'Impoverishment at the household level will lead to worse nutrition and care practices for infants.'
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'Large pandemics are relatively likely': 2% chance of a COVID-like outbreak in any given year, study suggests
'When a 100-year flood occurs today, one may erroneously presume one can afford to wait another 100 years before experiencing another such event.'
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First antibody treatment approved for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in UK
'This decision is an important step forward.'
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11% of hospitalised coronavirus patients caught the infection after admission
'People should not be deterred from attending hospital if they are unwell', one expert has stressed.
Yahoo Life UKAstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine causes 'devastating' clot in one in 50,000 under-50s
Jabs remain 'the most viable solution to the pandemic'.
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Coronavirus will become a mild childhood infection, study suggests
'The risk of infection will likely shift to younger children as the adult community becomes immune'.
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Woman, 26, hospitalised with brain inflammation after mild coronavirus
The rare complication usually affects older patients with severe COVID.
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Coronavirus eradication in the 'realms of being possible', experts say
'Vaccine nationalism' and 'government-mediated anti-science aggression' remain challenges.
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Long COVID rare in children: Just 4.4% endure symptoms four weeks post-coronavirus
'It is reassuring the number of children experiencing long-lasting symptoms of COVID-19 symptoms is low.'
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Too much TV time amid pandemic triggering short-sightedness in children, study suggests
In the Hong Kong study, a child's average screen time rose from 2.5 to seven hours a day with the onset of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Severe coronavirus accelerates Alzheimer's, study suggests
'These new data point to disturbing trends'.
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Coronavirus particles found in the retina of three COVID victims, study suggests
Visual abnormalities have been reported in some patients.
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Long COVID linked to immune cells on the eye's surface
At least one in 10 people endure lingering complications after supposedly fighting off the coronavirus.
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'We may see a huge increase in the diabetic population': Severe coronavirus could trigger the disease
The infection may directly or indirectly damage the pancreas, where the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin is produced.
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'Heavy wildfire smoke' raises coronavirus risk, study suggests
The ongoing Beckwourth Complex Fire in California has burned at least 105,000 acres.
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Malnutrition worsens coronavirus outcomes, study suggests
A healthy diet is known to strengthen the immune system.
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Sleep tight! People dreaming of 'being in crowded places' now lockdown has lifted, study suggests
The end of restrictions may have triggered anxiety for some.
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'Every 12 seconds a child loses their caregiver to COVID': 1.5m youngsters grieving amid the pandemic
'Orphanhood does not go away.'
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Drink coffee and eat vegetables to ward off the coronavirus, study suggests
Avoiding processed food may also lower the risk of infection.
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Man, 61, develops Bell's palsy after both Pfizer coronavirus vaccines
The side-effect causes weakness or a lack of movement on one side of the face.
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99.995% of children with coronavirus survive, study suggests
COVID-deaths among young people were known to be 'rare', but 'challenging' to quantify.
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Long COVID caused by coronavirus changing blood cells, study suggests
The infection can leave a 'long-term imprint on the body'.
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Do we need vaccine boosters against the coronavirus?
The NHS has been given the green light to plan a third jab programme.
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Cats catch coronavirus sleeping on owners' beds, study suggests
'If you have COVID-19, I'd advise you keep your distance from your pet.'