Tag: Long COVID
Why am I so tired and when is it time to see the doctor about it? A GP explains
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Everyone feels tired sometimes. But how do you know whether your tiredness is a problem worth seeing a doctor about? And with all...
Ivermectin, blood washing, ozone: how long COVID survivors are being sold the next round of miracle cures
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People with long COVID are going online to look for support. But these valuable discussion forums, chat groups and other online peer-support...
Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID
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The latest Omicron variant BA.5 is fast becoming dominant worldwide, including in New Zealand and Australia. As it continues to surge, reinfection will...
Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave. Here’s what to expect from BA.4 and BA.5
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Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave in the coming weeks, as BA.4 and BA.5 become the dominant COVID strains.
BA.4 and BA.5 are more infectious than...
Could I have had COVID and not realised it?
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It seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has COVID. When we...
COVID pandemic 2nd anniversary: 3 things we got wrong, and 3 things to watch out for
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Two years ago, on March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
This was two months after there...