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Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients

The dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the nation this fall is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over the past decade, as they shuttered children’s wards, which often operate in the red, and expanded the number of beds available for more profitable endeavors like joint replacements…

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Return delayed by pandemic, Mount Prospect woman is now home for good after a 3-year deportation

After being in the U.S. more than 30 years, Julita Bartolome was deported in 2019 to the Philippines during a wave of immigration crackdowns by the Trump administration.

Chicago Sun-Times

DeSantis' pitch: Accept mass death

Ron DeSantis hopes to beat Trump by running as the manly man who rejects vaccines and welcomes mass death

Salon

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'Elden Ring' wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022

LOS ANGELES — The Game Awards returned to Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater Thursday night for its first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic. Basking in the cheers of the gaming community was FromSoftware's "Elden Ring," which won the top Game of the Year prize.

Los Angeles Times

Strep A antibiotic deliveries sped up amid fears in NHS of local shortages

Fifteen children have now died in the UK after being infected with bacteria

The Independent UK

Fauci slams ‘lowlife’ trolls who harass and abuse his family. ‘It’s so cowardly'

Fauci has been at the center of many unfounded conspiracy theories surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fortune

Ethics of un-peer reviewed paper reports

Journalists often refer to preprints, or unreviewed scientific studies, in articles — but are they reliable?

Salon

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COVID, flu, RSV: The benefits of advocating for boosters in the workplace–and how to go about it

The return to the office has turned into a superspreader event.

Fortune

Eateries fraudulently received over 500 million yen. in COVID relief

Fraudulent claims for coronavirus pandemic-related subsidies worth more than 500 million yen had been identified as of September, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Commentary: Mass long-COVID disability threatens the economy

Forget the work-from-home revolution or quiet quitting: The COVID-19 pandemic’s biggest impact on the U.S. labor market will be as a mass disability event. It’s a shock that the economy is not well prepared to handle.

Tribune News Service

A strange pandemic for John Hollis, naturally immune to COVID

ATLANTA — It was summer 2020 and John Hollis, a publicist at George Mason University, was asking a scientist about his research on COVID-19 antibodies, when the scientist turned the tables. The scientist, Lance Liotta, asked his own question: Would Hollis like to join the study as a subject?

Tribune News Service

Vietnam Airlines resumes China flights after 3-year pandemic halt

HANOI: Vietnam Airlines said on Friday it has restarted its first regular commercial flight to China after nearly three years of suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Single-sex girl schools lead league tables and give better mental health support

The findings suggest girls in top single-sex schools coped better with the pandemic than boys.

The Independent UK

More than 5,000 children ‘persistently absent’ from Bury schools in past year

Figures published by Bury Council show overall absence has risen sharply from pre-pandemic levels

Manchester Evening News

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Capital A to launch AirAsia Cambodia as it resumes growth

PHNOM PENH: Capital A, the parent of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia, plans to launch a new airline in Cambodia with a domestic partner as it resumes expansion plans put on hold during the pandemic, its chief executive said on Friday.

Reuters

New Zealand's Ardern hopes to lead trade mission to China once border controls allow

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday she hoped to lead a trade mission to China once border settings are changed to allow travel to her country's biggest trading partner as it emerges from the pandemic.

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Study shows mental health support for farmers needs radical overhaul

Farmers and farm workers have reported increased levels of stress, anxiety, depression and suicidal feelings since the Coronavirus pandemic

Tribune News Service

After 40,000 deaths, COVID toll in Michigan becomes normal

DETROIT — Michigan shed its last COVID-19 restrictions nearly 18 months ago and, in that time, the public has come to accept a certain number of deaths from the virus as residents look to put the trauma of the pandemic behind them, experts say.

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Major Cineplex to allot up to B1bn for expansion

Major Cineplex Group Plc, the country's leading movie theatre operator, looks set to resume investment by allocating 800 million to 1 billion baht for expansion next year after scaling back during the pandemic.

ABC News

Veteran Santa's secrets for keeping Christmas magic alive after 30 years of 'ho, ho, ho'

After a difficult few years due to the pandemic, Santa photos are back. But there's a knack to getting the perfect shot — and it involves yak hair.

Tribune News Service

The Federal Reserve is deflating financial bubbles, without a crash

The Federal Reserve hasn’t had much success so far in wrestling down sky-high inflation, but its monetary tightening campaign is having a major impact in deflating asset bubbles that swelled during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

As COVID-19 becomes routine, Africa readies for next crisis

The World Health Organization’s Africa director said that the continent is preparing for the next health crisis by strengthening gaps in health systems found in the continent's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Daily Mirror

Religious preacher sold £91 bottles of olive oil styled as bogus Covid-19 cures

Bishop Climate Wiseman, 47, who also claims to have performed miracles on the sick, was found guilty of fraud after he sold the bottles as “plague protection oil” during the pandemic and urged his congregation to buy them "as soon as possible"

The Texas Tribune

Texas hits 1,000 days under Greg Abbott’s public health disaster as a new COVID-19 wave and legislative session loom

After more than 92,000 deaths and 8 million reported COVID-19 cases in Texas, the state remains one of less than a dozen still under a statewide disaster or public health emergency.

Edinburgh Live

Calls for Edinburgh 7 days a week bus lane plan 'to move faster'

Proposals to extend bus lane hours were previously considered by the council in 2019 but stalled after the pandemic struck. Now, it's emerged it could be another two years before the changes take effect.

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