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DEA, HHS finalize rule allowing telehealth drug treatment - Roll Call

Rule will make permanent the temporary waivers easing access to buprenorphine via telehealth that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roll Call · Jan 15, 2025

Masks, dating and bubbles: The people who never went back to ‘normal’ after lockdown

January 20th marks the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Captain Tom’s family cut £250k from mansion price – and cull mentions of pensioner from listing

Covid fundraiser’s loved ones faced fierce criticism over their handling of charity set up in his name

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Lucy Walker made a searing film about wildfires in 2021. Now, people may be more inclined to listen

When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring Your Own Brigade,” at Sundance in 2021, it was during peak COVID

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

Buried alive? The surreal story of how COVID took over a remote city in the Amazon

Juan Pablo Vaquero was pronounced dead in the Peruvian Amazonian city of Iquitos in the first wave of COVID-19 in April 2020. His sister wasn’t allowed to see his body. Three days later he appeared at her home, after having allegedly awoken in a pile of corpses in the jungle.

The Conversation · Jan 14, 2025

Parliamentary panel to summon Meta over Zuckerberg’s remarks on 2024 Indian elections

Demanding an apology from Meta, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, said on Tuesday that the panel will summon the tech giant for spreading “wrong information”. This is after its CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly remarked that the incumbent government in India…

Newslaundry · Jan 14, 2025

Middle-income Australians experiencing rental stress with a third of pay spent on housing, report shows

Rent has increased by 36% nationally since Covid, CoreLogic finds, which equates to an extra $171 a week on average

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2025

‘Rare’ Covid jab side-effects must not undermine vaccine role, inquiry told

Public hearings for the fourth module of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry started in London on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

Hancock to give evidence as Covid inquiry explores vaccine issues

The former health secretary is set to appear as the inquiry looks at the rollout of vaccines across the UK.

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025