Fresh warning to pregnant women to get Covid vaccine after dozens of deaths Risk of future deaths of pregnant women from winter viruses without action, researchers warns The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
Symptoms of new Covid variants as cases increase in UK Cases of the Pirola variant in the UK have surpassed 100 The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
For Texans with long COVID, specialized centers can provide more effective treatments — if they can access them Long COVID clinics in Texas are few and far between, often with months-long waitlists. But these centers can provide care that validates stigmatized patients, offers unique treatments and teaches physicians more about the new condition. The Texas Tribune · Oct 12, 2023
Nasal vaccine could offer protection against Strep A Jab has potential to be ‘world first’ in treating deadly bacteria Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2023
US prisoners who did not consent to ivermectin Covid treatment win payout Prisoners in Arkansas settle lawsuit for $2,000 each after accusing Washington county detention center of ‘medical experimentation’ The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2023
Animal tranquiliser added to opioids causing ‘steep increase’ in deaths Authors of new study say there is not enough awareness of effects of xylazine, which is being mixed in with heroin and fentanyl The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2023
‘Delays are costing lives’: the struggle to allocate US opioid settlement funds Distribution of New York’s $200m from pharmaceutical firms to combat the epidemic has stalled due to bureaucracy tie-ups The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2023
As US rolls out new Covid vaccines, some face ‘hiccups’ getting appointments Health experts describe ‘hiccups’ in transition from centralized federal system to commercial market The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2023
Charities call on NHS England to bring back Covid precautions for staff As virus cases rise by 30% in the past week, the clinically vulnerable and medics fear they will be put at risk this winter The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023
Covid is evolving – but the UK is not doing enough to evolve with it More resilient variants are emerging. Yet monitoring and testing have slowed, and access to vital drugs is patchy, writes immunologist Sheena Cruickshank The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Arkansas jail inmates settle lawsuit with doctor who prescribed them ivermectin for COVID-19 Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they say gave them ivermectin without their consent to treat COVID-19 The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023
People may suffer ‘long colds’ more than four weeks after infection, study shows Results in the Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine journal found a ‘similar risk’ of long-term symptoms as those with Covid The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023
Synthetic opioids and sedative may be behind rise of fatal overdoses in West Midlands Exclusive: About 30 deaths in two months being examined for involvement of heroin substitute nitazenes and tranquilliser xylazine The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023
Chicagoans looking for new COVID-19 shot face supply issues, insurance hiccups Some large hospital systems in Chicago don’t have vaccines available yet, despite the doses being approved weeks ago. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 5, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 Drugs regime at hospital unit ‘open to abuse by any member of staff so minded’ Nurse Catherine Hudson, 54, was convicted of drugging patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s stroke unit to ‘keep them quiet and compliant’.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023 What’s the state of Covid in the UK – and how is it being tracked? The UK Health Security Agency has stepped up infection monitoring in the run-up to winter
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them The once-critical white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out was ‘confusing’ and put lives at risk, inquiry told Eat Out to Help Out ‘encouraged social mixing’ and ‘confused public health messaging’, inquiry hears
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Covid-19 inquiry: Bereaved were ‘demoralised to see mistakes being repeated’ People who lost relatives early on became concerned about decisions bring taken as the pandemic progressed.
Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2023 ‘Kids whose insides are destroyed’: The return of drug abuse to Mauritius Mauritius grapples with a drug epidemic of unprecedented proportions, years after use and peddling peaked in the ’90s.
Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme ‘confused the public’, Covid inquiry hears A submission from the British Medical Association said the UK Government failed to ‘provide clear, consistent and visible public health messaging’
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme ‘confused the public’, Covid inquiry hears A submission from the British Medical Association said the UK Government failed to ‘provide clear, consistent and visible public health messaging’.
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023 Covid-19 infection levels in UK to be monitored this winter As many as 200,000 members of the public will be invited to take part.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 2, 2023 France begins early vaccine programme as Covid-19 cases rise A new vaccination drive against Covid-19 gets underway this Monday, with the French government having decided to bring the campaign forward to deal with a resurgence of the disease.
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 People urged to get flu jabs to reduce NHS pressure this winter The vaccine programme for flu and Covid-19 started earlier this year.