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Lisa Jarvis: That blockbuster Alzheimer’s drug? It’s not a cure

Biogen Inc. and Eisai Co. caused a stir in September when they announced positive results in a late-stage trial for a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab. Doctors tempered their excitement, though, until they could scrutinize the full peer-reviewed data.

Tribune News Service

China’s Vice Premier Urges Refining Covid Response

Sun Chunlan says the country’s battle against the virus requires a new approach as the omicron variant becomes less pathogenic and vaccination rates increase

Caixin Global

China to allow home quarantine for some infected with COVID - sources

China will allow some people who test positive for COVID-19 to quarantine at home, among supplementary measures to be announced in coming days, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Reuters

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China Signals Zero-Covid Relaxation after Nationwide Protests

China's top Covid official has softened his tone on the severity of the coronavirus and signaled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedom. Anger over China's zero-Covid policy -- which involves mass…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Esther House inquiry uncovers allegations of exorcism and sexual assault

Multiple sexual assault allegations, reports of gay conversion therapy, forcible restraint and unqualified pharmaceutical treatment are among the harrowing list of experiences described by former residents of a West Australian rehabilitation centre in the findings of an inquiry revealed today.

ABC News

Chinese vice premier urges improvements in COVID measures as pathogenicity weakens

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan called for further efforts to improve COVID-19 prevention and control measures, urging "optimisation" of testing, treatment and quarantine policies, as the virus weakens in pathogenicity, according to state media.

Reuters

First XBC Deltacron Thai case recovers

The first patient diagnosed with the XBC Deltacron strain of Covid-19 in Thailand has now fully recovered as the patient did not experience severe symptoms.

Bangkok Post

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Fentanyl deaths in Los Angeles county rose 1,280% from 2016 to 2021 – report

Last year’s death toll also marks a 31% increase from 2020 in LA’s epidemic that mirrors disturbing trends across the country

The Guardian - US

Couple dies by suicide after DEA shuts down office of their chronic pain doctor in fentanyl panic

Authorities have struggled to combat drug abuse while protecting pain patients who need opioids to manage their conditions

The Independent UK

Demand so high for Canberra's pill-testing service that 27 people were turned away ahead of Spilt Milk music festival

Billie* wasn't sure about the contents or purity of the MDMA she purchased, so she decided to see exactly what was in it. Hers was one of 106 samples tested at Australia's first fixed-site drug-testing service last week.

ABC News

U.S. CDC to expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in some communities

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday it will expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in areas with low vaccination coverage or counties that are linked to a case in New York reported in July.

Reuters

Mark Cuban’s prescription drug company in talks with hospitals to fill drug shortages

Mark Cuban’s prescription drug company, known for “cutting out the middle man,” is in conversations with hospitals around the nation to identify the most common drug shortages.

Tribune News Service

Adrian says this drug is a 'lifesaver'

Thousands more Australians will be able to access the cholesterol drug from Thursday.

The Canberra Times

Officials slow to act on Covid contact-tracing warnings, leaked evidence says

Exclusive: Evidence to UK Covid inquiry describes missed chances to improve test-and-trace regime in early days of pandemic

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Daily Mirror

Mum-of-two left in coma after Covid jab now diagnosed with rare and serious condition

Sarah Birch, 46, from Rochester, Kent, fell desperately ill after receiving her Covid vaccine last year and was in a coma for four days

Al Jazeera

US children’s hospitals overwhelmed by RSV cases

Nurses have no ‘wiggle room’ in ICUs amid a surge of respiratory illnesses.

Wales Online

UK ‘going backwards’ in pandemic preparedness says former Vaccines Taskforce boss

Dame Kate Bingham suggested that UK capabilities set up to tackle the Covid-19 crisis were being 'dismantled'

The Guardian - UK

Former vaccines chief sounds warning about UK pandemic readiness

Kate Bingham raises concerns to committee of MPs as head of UKHSA suggests Covid could be on rise again

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Los Angeles Times

COVID hospitalization rates in babies as bad as for seniors amid omicron wave, study shows

Infants younger than 6 months had the same rate of hospitalization as seniors age 65 to 74 during this summer’s omicron wave, according to a new report.

The Independent UK

UK ‘going backwards’ in pandemic preparedness – expert

Dame Kate Bingham chaired the UK vaccines taskforce during the Covid-19 crisis.

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3 Biotech Stocks to Buy Before December and 1 to Sell

The biotech industry is increasingly gaining prominence due to the growing prevalence of chronic disease and advancements in drug discovery and development. Given the industry’s solid growth prospects, it could be wise to buy quality biotech stocks, Gilead Sciences (GILD), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), and United Therapeutics (UTHR). However, we think…

Evening Standard

Parents don’t want vaccinated blood given to their baby in need of life-saving heart surgery

Parents have refused vaccinated blood transfusions for their baby ahead of potentially life-saving open heart surgery.

Tribune News Service

Layoffs mount: Twitter, tech, biotech firms chop 900-plus Bay Area jobs

SAN JOSE, California — Twitter and other companies have unveiled plans to chop more than 900 Bay Area jobs in a fresh round of tech and biotech layoffs that could jolt the region’s increasingly wobbly economy.

Evening Standard

Number of under 5s admitted to hospital with flu jumps 70% in a week

Health officials urge parents to ensure their children receive a booster vaccine

Al Jazeera

Racing to develop Africa’s next-gen vaccines before new pandemic

How scientists across Africa plan to use mRNA technology to fight diseases and tackle inequities in global health.

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