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New York Opens First Long COVID Clinic for Lingering Symptoms

A new specialty clinic has opened in Manhattan this month, offering coordinated care for adults still wrestling with the lingering effects of SARS-CoV-2…

Japan ends final COVID-19 border restrictions for international tourists

After more than three years of tightly controlled entry rules, Japan has officially removed the last of its pandemic-era border measures for overseas visitors.…

UK inquiry exposes delays and divisions in pandemic decision making

A sweeping public inquiry into the British government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has opened with testimony that lays bare months of hesitation,…

COVID-19 origins debate resurfaces after fresh lab leak assessment

The question of how SARS-CoV-2 first infected humans has returned to the front pages following the release of a new assessment that points more strongly toward…

WHO Greenlights Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

The World Health Organization has formally cleared a second-generation COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, a milestone that reshapes the next phase of the…

Europe’s winter respiratory wave puts indoor masking back in focus

Europe sees winter surge as governments reintroduce indoor mask rules, with renewed concern about COVID-19, influenza and other respiratory infections…

India’s COVID-19 Caseload Rises as Festival Gatherings Begin

India’s COVID-19 caseload rises amid festival season gatherings, renewing attention on household transmission, crowded venues and the country’s ability to…

COVID-19 May Raise Heart Disease Risk For Two Years

A new study has added to evidence that COVID-19 can affect the cardiovascular system long after fever, cough and other acute symptoms have cleared. People…

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Federal Mask Mandate on Airplanes

The US Supreme Court’s decision on the federal face-mask requirement for aircraft settled an important dispute about public-health powers, air travel and the…

COVID-19 vaccination rates fall across developing nations

COVID-19 vaccination rates are falling sharply in many developing nations as governments move away from emergency campaigns, donor funding declines and public…