‘I’ve stopped being eligible for the Covid vaccine and I’ve caught it three times in six months’ Ella Halpern-Matthews has had half a lung removed and suffers from chronic chest infections The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2025
St Kilda’s little penguin colony to be ‘cherished and protected’ as free public tours return at long last A new, purpose-built 150m viewing platform is giving visitors the chance to ‘connect with nature in the city’ The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2025
Researchers say Covid infection during pregnancy is tied to autism — but they aren’t yet sure why Roughly 16 percent of the 861 children whose mothers had Covid during their pregnancy received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025
Home vs office working: why it doesn’t have to be a battle More than five years into the homeworking revolution, a narrative seems to have emerged – of employees being hauled back to the office against their will. This contrasts with what COVID taught us: that people can work flexibly, benefit from not commuting, and even work for employers based far from… The Conversation · Oct 31, 2025
One molecule could usher revolutionary medicines for cancer, diabetes and genetic disease — but the US is turning its back on it The U.S. government is divesting from mRNA vaccines, but will other uses of the technology be spared? In a time of uncertainty, scientists worry that revolutionary treatments for cancer, immune dysfunction and genetic disease may be left on the lab bench. LiveScience · Oct 31, 2025
Review: Eddington Takes on the Chaotic 2020 Politics of COVID The first half of the film comes off as libertarian but then it takes a weird turn. Reason · Oct 31, 2025
Kate Garraway reveals who she thinks will win Celebrity Traitors after banishment The TV presenter says she has a ‘sneaky feeling’ about this contestant The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025
Flu deaths exceed COVID as vaccination rates plummet Death data shows the flu is killing more people than COVID-19 for the first time since the height of the pandemic but experts fear deaths could get even higher. AAP · Oct 30, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott under pressure to use emergency funds for looming SNAP crisis Democrats say Abbott has used his authority during COVID-19, the Uvalde shooting and border operations to free up emergency funds. The Texas Tribune · Oct 30, 2025
Meta, Microsoft, Google Are Spending Like It's 2021 — And These AI Stocks Are The Real Winners Big Tech's back on a spending binge — only this time, it's not about COVID-19 pandemic-fueled growth or cloud land grabs. Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet Inc‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google are spending like it's 2021 again, with data centers, GPUs and AI infrastructure replacing metaverse dreams… Benzinga · Oct 30, 2025
These Small Business Owners Explain How Trump's Tariffs Are More of an 'Existential Crisis' Than COVID President Donald Trump says his tariffs protect American businesses, but more than 700 small businesses represented by We Pay The Tariffs beg to differ. Reason · Oct 30, 2025
Pandemic generation of Aussie teens at risk of drowning Research shows a 1300 per cent increase in drownings among teenage Australians since the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to five years earlier. AAP · Oct 29, 2025
Monkey Escape Sparks Panic — Officials Deny COVID Link After Mississippi Crash A truck transporting research monkeys crashed in Mississippi, sparking panic and false reports about disease exposure. Officials now confirm the escaped animals pose no health risk to the public. International Business Times UK · Oct 29, 2025
Fed Rate Cuts Help Bolster The Case For The ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Ever since the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a key headwind that has stymied multiple administrations is inflation. Sure, the economy has been able to bounce back from the worst of the crisis, but the response wasn't free of consequence. Like a calculated gambit in chess, policymakers essentially sacrificed materiel… Benzinga · Oct 29, 2025
Euronews · Oct 29, 2025 How the flu, COVID-19, and common viruses could raise your risk of heart attack and stroke A new analysis found that viral infections raise heart health risks in both the short and long term.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Charlotte Bankes refocuses in Team GB bid for Winter Olympics glory 100 days out One hundred days out from a return to the pinnacle of winter sports, the prospect of more Covid daily testing misery has gone.
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025 Ofgem should use firms’ windfall profits to fund energy debt relief, say MPs Electricity and gas prices soared from late 2021, driven by the reopening of economies after Covid and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
International Business Times UK · Oct 28, 2025 Diseased Lab Monkeys on the Loose After Frightening Mississippi Crash A truck crash in Mississippi released potentially diseased lab monkeys carrying hepatitis C and COVID, leaving one still on the loose as officials race to contain the threat.
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025 Crews continue to hunt for three ‘aggressive’ research monkeys who escaped truck crash on Mississippi highway The truck carrying Rehsus monkeys from Tulane University in New Orleans crashed on Interstate 59
We Got This Covered · Oct 28, 2025 ‘I am the reason for COVID’: Fork-wielding man on airplane attacks two teens while shouting about Barack Obama mid-flight We found patient zero apparently.
LiveScience · Oct 28, 2025 Future pandemics are a 'certainty' — and we must be better prepared to distribute vaccines equitably, says Dr. Seth Berkley Months before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, efforts were already underway to ensure low-income countries would get access to future vaccines against the infection. The book "Fair Doses" tells that story and discusses the ongoing fight for vaccine equity around the world.
Euronews · Oct 27, 2025 What to know about the 'Frankenstein' variant of COVID-19 The currently dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany has been referred to as the 'Frankenstein' variant. Here's why.
The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2025 Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
AAP · Oct 27, 2025 'Dream big': how an autograph inspired Aussie swim ace Australia's Lani Pallister says an autograph she got as a 12-year-old helped inspire her to set a swimming world record.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025 Do populists always crash the economy? Argentina is counting the cost of its turn to Javier Milei. Politicians from Donald Trump to Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage will be closely watching what happens next