NSW hires student doctors to ease pressure Premier Dominic Perrottet says a university-linked medical program gives students valuable hands-on experience while helping clinicians focus on more patients. AAP · Nov 27, 2022
With flu season here, health officials urge communities of color to get vaccinated LOS ANGELES — When Sandy Sandoval tries to encourage her family members to get the flu vaccine, they usually tell her that the shot does not work and the vitamins they're taking are enough to protect them through the season. Los Angeles Times · Nov 26, 2022
Doctor's stark four word message to people taking nitrous oxide Dr David Nichol said he's dealing with an "epidemic" of nitrous oxide abuse Liverpool Echo · Nov 26, 2022
'England's independent and family-run pharmacies are at risk of financial disaster' England’s 6,600 independent and family-run pharmacies provide health and social care services to millions of people, reducing the pressure on doctors and A&E departments, says Rachael Bletchly Daily Mirror · Nov 26, 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 · Nov 26, 2022
Who wants to live to 100 on a diet of lentil and broccoli slurry? Mostly rich men Instead of searching for the key to immortality, what if we tried to make people’s lives better in the here and now, asks Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022
NVI plans to utilise local booster shots The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) plans to use locally developed Covid-19 vaccines as booster shots when they are completed and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Bangkok Post · Nov 25, 2022
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PPE Medpro declines to say how it would repay millions if told to do so Government is seeking to recoup money from Michelle Mone-linked firm after gowns rejected as unusable The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022
Parents keep children home as school 'yet to be cleaned' after outbreak kills girl, 6 Parents have kept their children at home today after a six-year-old girl pupil died amid an outbreak of rare group A streptococcal infection at Ashford Church of England School, Surrey Daily Mirror · Nov 25, 2022
Warning over symptoms as schoolchild dies due to bacteria outbreak The bacteria is known to cause scarlet fever, throat infections and, in very rare cases, invasive disease Liverpool Echo · Nov 25, 2022
After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries The omicron variant is driving U.S. COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just in time for the holiday season The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022
Universal flu vaccine could be ready for human use in two years – expert The US researchers have created a vaccine based on the same mRNA technology used in the Covid-19 jabs from Moderna and Pfizer. The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022
COVID risk could rise again as federal funding drains, Chicago’s top doc warns The city will soon lose hundreds of millions of dollars in public health funding as federal pandemic aid runs out. That, combined with low booster shot participation, could spell another surge in COVID, Dr. Allison Arwady says. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 25, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022 UK Covid-19 infections fall below one million for first time in two months Northern Ireland is the only nation where infections are not showing a clear decline
Reuters · Nov 25, 2022 Hungary complains to EU about Ukrainian law's impact on some firms Hungary's foreign minister said on Friday it has complained to the European Union alleging that Ukraine is making business harder for its companies such as drugmaker Richter because they have operations in Russia.
Al Jazeera · Nov 25, 2022 China orders lockdowns, mass testing after record COVID surge Record spike in COVID infections for the second day in a week forces mass testing in Nanjing amid sweeping restrictions.
Pedestrian.tv · Nov 25, 2022 In Tentatively Hopeful News, Dr Kerry Chant Has Weighed In On When NSW’s COVID Wave Will Peak Fingers fkn crossed.
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022 ‘Breakthrough’ new universal flu vaccine may be ready by 2024, scientists say` The study was published in the Science journal
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022 Universal flu vaccine may be available within two years, says scientist Vaccine against all strains of virus hailed as major step in protecting against potentially devastating flu pandemic
Daily Mirror · Nov 25, 2022 Four Strep A warning signs after child, 6, dies from rare outbreak at school Classmates and teachers at the primary school in Ashford, Surrey were given strong antibiotics by specialists from the UK Health Security Agency
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022 Devro agrees £667 million takeover offer from Germany’s Saria Deal comes as welcome relief for bankers in a bleak year for IPOs and floatations in London
Tribune News Service · Nov 25, 2022 Could these antiviral pills treat long COVID? SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Could Paxlovid solve one of the pandemic’s biggest puzzles? A new study at Stanford University aims to find out.
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022 Universal flu vaccine ‘could protect against pandemics’ Scientists design vaccine that protects against all 20 known types of flu
ABC News · Nov 25, 2022 Thousands of Queensland DNA crime scene samples went untested in controversial lab decision, inquiry hears On its final day of public hearings, the Commission of Inquiry into forensic DNA testing in Queensland hears thousands of crime scene samples were not progressed for testing after a controversial 2018 change.