When COVID first hit, neurological symptoms such as loss of smell and taste, brain fog and attention deficits were widely reported. Now, new research suggests that prosopagnosia – aka an inability to recognise people's faces – may also be a symptom affecting people...
With COVID case numbers expected to rise in Australia over the coming weeks and months there is significant concern the numbers of severely sick patients may overwhelm hospitals. Thankfully, over time we are learning more about COVID and now have a...
After significant delays in production and approval, Novavax – the first protein-based vaccine against COVID approved in Australia – is now available. Unvaccinated Australians can receive Novavax for their first and second doses, at least three weeks apart, at...
By Louise Stone For many of us, catching COVID and isolating at home can be a lonely, scary and distressing experience. For those with a pre-existing mental illness, it can be even more difficult. The following strategies are designed to help you look after your...
Written by Ed Feil The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa, is to be designated as a variant of concern (VoC) named omicron. This decision has already precipitated a broad...
Researchers are calling it a ‘silent killer’ as they identify a response activated by Covid within the brain that is similar to that of Parkinson’s.
