Matt Hancock: ‘Having higher sick pay… would encourage employers to do more to look after the health of their employees.’
Coronavirus
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Air filtration technologies ineffective at stopping spread of infections – study
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAir filtration technologies designed to make social or work interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective, research has suggested....
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Doctors and nursing bodies have urged the government to recognise Covid-related complications as occupational diseases for health workers.
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The Covid-19 pandemic potentially had a lasting impact on people’s brain health, especially among the over-50s, research has suggested.
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The omission of some health workers from an NHS bonus scheme could lead to ministers being subject to a judicial review.
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A clinical trial is set to test whether Covid-19 drug remdesivir may also be able to alleviate or even cure the symptoms of long Covid.
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An Employment Appeals Tribunal has given a group of care home workers the green light to continue their claim that...
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The risks of contracting long Covid may have been exaggerated because of 'methodological flaws'.
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Long Covid can cause damage to multiple organs, with the lungs especially likely to show abnormalities, according to research.
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With concerns growing about the ‘Pirola’ variant of Covid-19, a teaching union has called for those with long Covid not to be forgotten.
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Dr Charles Levinson argues his case for the government to give private Covid-19 vaccinations the green light.
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The UK Health Security Agency has urged students to make sure they have been fully vaccinated against meningitis and other diseases.
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Blood clots in the brain or the lungs could explain why fatigue and ‘brain fog’ are so commonly reported as...
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A rehabilitation medicine specialist has identified one of the more unusual symptoms of long Covid – a case where a...
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Speculation is growing that Covid jabs may in time become available to buy privately, but whether this means through employers...