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Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in both acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what we’ve learnt since the onset of the pandemic Cardiovascular complications from covid-19 have been seen widely since the early days of the pandemic, when a small study in Wuhan reported myocardial injury in several patients.1 Soon after, studies found that up to 30% of those admitted to intensive care units showed myocardial injury.23 “In many respects covid-19 is a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one,” says Andy Benest, vascular biologist at the University of Nottingham. Although covid is transmitted through the respiratory system, much of the pathology unfolds in the vascular system, with microvascular damage, thromboinflammation, and dysregulated perfusion underpinning the cardiac, pulmonary, and neurological manifestations of severe disease. “The virus enters through the airways but exerts its systemic effects through the vasculature, the common denominator in the lungs, heart, kidneys, and brain,” Benest tells The BMJ . Cardiovascular complications are relatively common in the acute phase of covid. Studies have found that acute cardiac injury occurred in 6-25% of people admitted to hospital with covid.4 One 2020 study reported that 14.1% of people admitted to hospital with covid experienced some type of cardiovascular complication.5 Early studies suggested that the endothelium …

The increased size of, and lesser blood supply to, a key brain structure in patients with Long COVID tracks with known blood markers of Alzheimer’s disease and greater levels of dementia, a new study finds.

"Study shows impaired energy metabolism in the brains of people with post-COVID" Brain fog, poor concentration and slowed thinking in Long COVID patients are linked to altered brain energy metabolism, with MRI studies showing changes that correlate with worse cognitive test performance.

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A new imaging breakthrough combines ultrasound and light-based techniques to generate vivid 3D images that show both tissue structure and blood vessel activity. Developed by researchers at Caltech and USC, the system delivers detailed results quickly and without radiation or contrast dyes. It has already been used to image multiple parts of the human body. The approach could significantly improve cancer detection, nerve-damage monitoring, and brain imaging.

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Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.”

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The USA faces a risk of losing its measles elimination status due to ongoing outbreaks that began in 2025.

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Trump and RFK Jr claimed acetaminophen use during pregnancy increases autism risk and suggested leucovorin could treat autism symptoms.

On Monday, the Four Horsemen of the Woo-pocalypse joined President Trump to blame autism on acetaminophen use during pregnancy. They couldn’t resist adding antivax misinformation as well.

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Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations

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