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Can long COVID be prevented? Two drugs finally show promise

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By Edward Chen
| Nature Verified
Millions of people globally have the chronic condition long COVID.Credit: Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Growing evidence suggests that a diabetes drug and one used to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 can prevent the infection from developing into long COVID, a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide. In response to promising clinical-trial results, some physicians say that they will start prescribing the medications, but others are not convinced by the latest evidence.
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Fertility clinics are offering young mitochondria in controversial fertility technique

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By Edward Chen
| Nature Verified
NEWS 28 July 2026 Researchers are alarmed that the procedure, which has not been rigorously studied, is being advertised by clinics around the world. A small number of fertility clinics around the world are offering a controversial treatment: a procedure to furnish clients’ embryos with donated mitochondria as a way to increase the chances of taking home a baby.
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Record-breaking heatwave in Europe: Does the continent have a new climate?

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By Edward Chen
| International Viewpoint
Scientists who spoke to Nature say that a European heatwave lasting four or five days, with London approaching 40°C, is an anomaly. "It’s simply phenomenal," says Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a climate scientist at the Australian National University in Canberra. But researchers also say that people in Europe can expect to see more of these phenomena in the future as global warming continues.
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