Covid: Has ‘autumn wave’ levelled off in England? But latest data points to an increase among secondary school aged children Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2022
‘A better partner’: Labour woos big business in bid to oust Rishi Sunak Wes Streeting and Jonathan Reynolds test water with pharma firm GSK as party prepares for election The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022
Coronavirus origins: the debate flares up, but the evidence remains weak Nearly three years since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged, we’re still not certain where the virus behind COVID-19 came from. The Conversation · Oct 28, 2022
AbbVie Unusual Options Activity For October 28 A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on AbbVie. Looking at options history for AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) we detected 13 strange trades. Benzinga · Oct 28, 2022
As fentanyl drives overdose deaths, mistaken beliefs persist Fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids ingrained in the nation's illicit drug supply are killing more people in the U.S. than any other drug has The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
China rolls out first inhalable Covid vaccine days after Wuhan goes into third lockdown The first people are starting to receive the Covid vaccine, which is inhaled via the mouth from a vessel that looks like a takeaway coffee cup with a short mouthpiece, in China Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022
Covid warning as two mutant strains emerge in UK with more than 700 cases Cases of variants BQ.1 and XBB have been recorded across the country. Daily Record · Oct 28, 2022
NHS worker bowel cancer patient ‘desperate’ for help to fund £1000 a month trial drug Londoner Tim was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer three years ago at the age of 27, after months of back and forth with a GP about his symptoms and being told he was “too young” to have the disease. Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022
Two new Covid variants found in UK with hundreds of cases detected The UK Health and Security Agency has warned rapid growth has been identified in the strains The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
Twindemic: COVID joins hands with flu to raise health concerns As we are approaching the winter season in our country, we are witnessing rising cases of viral infections and flu-like symptoms that turned out to be COVID-positive. Some patients get tested for flu and the results also turn out to be COVID. Therefore, there is a major concern about the… The Times of India · Oct 28, 2022
‘Mixed picture’ for Covid infections but rise in England may have levelled off There has been an increase among secondary school aged children. The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
China rolls out first inhalable Covid vaccine SHANGHAI: In what is believed to be a world first, Shanghai this week introduced a new type of Covid-19 vaccine that is inhaled rather than administered via injection. Bangkok Post · Oct 28, 2022
Nine Covid symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated — and signs you may have it Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
How long can you test positive for Covid and when are you infectious? A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022 Who can get an autumn Covid booster jab and how do I book? Booster vaccinations are being offered to everyone in England over the age of 50
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 28, 2022 There is an Adderall shortage. A psychiatrist explains what it means for kids, adults with ADHD PHILADELPHIA -- A national shortage of Adderall has people with attention deficit/hyper activity disorder scrambling to find a pharmacy that can refill their prescription.
Newcastle Herald · Oct 28, 2022 Fifth COVID shot not likely until next year Three people died from COVID in Hunter-New England in the 14 days prior to October 22.
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 Parents sue over son's death after he took kratom supplement The parents of a 23-year-old Georgia man who died after using kratom have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against about a dozen people, companies and organizations connected to the manufacturing, marketing and sale of the herbal supplement
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years The World Health Organization says the number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years in 2021
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 African health official says Ebola in Uganda is under control Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is under control, a top public health official in Africa said Thursday, noting that local health authorities are doing well in tracing most contacts
Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022 At concert outside Baltimore plant, musicians protest Maryland pharmaceutical company’s Narcan prices BALTIMORE — Joined by harm-reduction advocates, local musicians performed outside a Baltimore drug manufacturing facility Wednesday afternoon to protest the price of the overdose-reversing drug Narcan sold by pharmaceutical company Emergent BioSolutions.
Birmingham Post · Oct 27, 2022 PolyPhotonix's diabetes sleep mask adopted by NHS Trust The County Durham firm's Noctura 400 Sleep Mask is used to treat diabetic patients who are at risk of losing their sight
Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2022 Ugandan gov’t under fire as Ebola outbreak spreads in Kampala Health experts say the government’s response to the outbreak has been slow and inept, allowing infections to spread.
Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022 Latest rise in Covid-19 patients in England may have peaked Patient levels have fallen for nine days in a row.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 27, 2022 'Media literacy' advocates push to create savvier consumers of news and information The Instagram headline was pithy and alarming: “Head of Pfizer Research: Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization.” And the report, from a murky source, could have had real-world consequences, coming in 2020, just as the U.S. rolled out the first vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic.