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Amid Texas Measles Outbreak, Conservatives Double Down on Anti-Vax Crusade

Spread of the virus is due to low immunization rates in certain communities. Meanwhile, some legislators are cheering for more “medical freedom.”

Texas Observer

Why increasing rates of tuberculosis in the UK and US should concern everyone

With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl defeat. During the past year, 67 people with TB have been detected. This comes on the back of increasing rates of TB in the US year on year…

The Conversation

Tory peer introduced PPE firm to government after Cameron text, Covid inquiry hears

Inquiry looks at contracts worth £50m awarded to company linked to Lord Chadlington after he emailed DHSC adviser

The Guardian - UK

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People in the US: tell us how your life has changed since the Covid-19 pandemic started

We would like to hear from people about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on them five years on

The Guardian - US

War, pirates, COVID — nothing stops Navios Maritime Partners CEO Angeliki Frangou

Also: Inside JPMorgan’s RTO, Starbucks CEO explains layoffs.

Fortune

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex believes people 'crave' human connection

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex believes people "crave" physical contact and human connection, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BANG Premier

COVID-like infection in Delhi NCR? These are the symptoms seen in over half of the households: How to stay safe

Since February 2025, Delhi-NCR has been witnessing a sharp rise in viral infections, leaving hospitals overwhelmed with cases of fever, cough, body aches, and prolonged fatigue. Many patients are experiencing symptoms lasting up to 10 days—longer than the usual 5-7 days.

The Times of India

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From public executions to ‘traitor’ notices: North Korea escapees describe horrors of Covid-era repression

Rights groups say Pyongyang imposed excessive and unnecessary measures during pandemic that made ‘already isolated country even more repressive’

The Independent UK

No fund for permanent campus, Motihari central varsity in limbo

Ahead of the 2015 Bihar assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a central university in Bihar’s Bhagalpur as part of a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package to the state. But a decade later, the varsity plan remains on paper with the draft detailed project report awaiting the Union…

Newslaundry

Afternoon Update: wild weather as Cyclone Alfred approaches; hope for long Covid patients; and losing patience with nepo babies

Forecasters say Alfred may make ‘prolonged’ coastal crossing as storm moves slowly towards landfall in south-east Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Breakthrough for long Covid patients who lost sense of smell

‘I will never take my senses for granted ever again,’ one patient says

The Independent UK

Patients with long Covid regain sense of smell and taste with pioneering surgery

Surgeons believe the technique called functional septorhinoplasty (fSRP) ‘kickstarts’ smell recovery in patients

The Guardian - UK

Patients have sense of smell restored thanks to surgery to treat long Covid

All patients taking part in the research had an impaired sense of smell for longer than two years.

Evening Standard

NHS England’s medical director says ‘it’s about time’ he steps down

The director became a household name during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Evening Standard

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Reason

Amy Klobuchar's Health Misinformation Act Has Aged Poorly

A proposed bill in 2021 would have put the HHS secretary in charge of censoring COVID-19 contrarianism on social media.

The Conversation

As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March 2025. To date, 147 people have been reportedly diagnosed with TB in the…

The Independent UK

NHS staff need ‘enforced career breaks’ to stop burnout, says Prince William

Prince William has said that NHS staff need “enforced career breaks” to prevent burnout after he visited a hospital to mark five years since the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Guardian - AU

Three suicides at NSW detention centre raise inquest questions over missed medication and care

A New Zealander, Malaysian and Sierra Leone national separately killed themselves inside Villawood over a three-year period

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The Independent UK

Marines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoining

Officials say roughly 650 Marines and Army soldiers who were forced out of the military for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine have so far expressed interest in returning to the force under an executive order from President Donald Trump

The Conversation

The US energy market has its troubles, though it may not be a ‘national emergency’

President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency” on his first day in office – and which he reiterated during his address to Congress on March 4, 2025 – might have seemed to echo other national emergencies, like those presidents declared in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001,…

Roll Call

Trump NIH nominee aims to soothe senators over embattled agency - Roll Call

The Stanford health economist selected to lead the NIH has been criticized for his opposition to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Conversation

COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough to eliminate a disease

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed over the past five years from a catastrophic threat that has killed over 7 million people to what most people regard today as a tolerable annoyance that doesn’t require precaution. Nonetheless, COVID-19 continues to kill over 2,000 people per month globally and cause severe illness in…

Evening Standard

Coronavirus pandemic ‘has had lasting impact on people’s attitudes to finances’

Some people have become more focused on saving, or spending on experiences to enjoy the ‘here and now’, according to research for Chase.

The Independent UK

Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it

Food and Drug Administration nominee Dr. Marty Makary is known for his contrarian views and fiery criticism of traditional medical institutions

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry throws out bid by Michelle Mone ahead of private hearing

The couple, who are linked to PPE Medpro, had requested access to documents and get advance notice of the report’s findings

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