Health stories range from long Covid to wildfire smoke and Gaza detention fears

Health coverage this week spanned chronic illness, conflict and environmental exposure, with reports on long Covid, the detention of a Gaza doctor and the toll of wildfire smoke. The stories appeared in outlets including the BBC, Al Jazeera and The Guardian.

BBC Health said millions of people are still living with long Covid, even though a cure remains out of reach. The report underscored that the condition continues to affect large numbers of patients years after the pandemic began.

Al Jazeera reported that Gaza health officials are calling for action to protect Hussam Abu Safia, a doctor detained by Israel. The outlet said concerns have grown over allegations of torture and a lack of medical care.

The Guardian published a feature on wildfire smoke, saying scientists are still working to understand how exposure affects illness and death. The article described rising concern as fire weather becomes more common and smoke reaches cities far from the flames.