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Doctors in Chicago, elsewhere aim to unravel long COVID’s mysteries, but ‘science takes years’

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center say they already know enough to believe that vaccination likely helps prevent lasting symptoms seen with long COVID.

Chicago Sun-Times

COVID-19 cases in South Australia jump, signalling start of next wave

South Australia has recorded a 37 per cent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the past week.

ABC News

Low-income Americans face a ‘hunger cliff’ as Snap benefits are cut

The US food assistance program offered expanded benefits during the Covid emergency, but they ended last month

The Guardian - US

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Editorial: Florida’s surgeon general picks a fight with the CDC, and DeSantis scores political points

The feds took on Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo last week in a highly critical letter responding to the state’s top doctor’s fear-mongering claims about COVID vaccine risks.

Tribune News Service

Crypto-linked bank failures fuel regulation debate

LONDON: The global cryptocurrency industry has been slammed by setbacks, scandals and high-profile failures in recent months, sparking a regulatory rush to protect consumers from fraud and scams.

Bangkok Post

Are flu cases already 100 times higher than last year? Here's what we really know about the 2023 flu season

Alarming headlines and media coverage have said we’ve had 100 times as many influenza cases in the first two months of 2023 compared with the same time the previous year.

The Conversation

Visitors to the UK’s leading attractions down 25% on pre-Covid numbers

Perfect storm of Covid, Brexit, energy prices and cost of living crisis blamed for disappointing figures

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Energy Department briefs senators on COVID-19 origins

WASHINGTON — Department of Energy and intelligence community officials briefed members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on classified information related to COVID-19’s origins Thursday but offered no definitive revelations, according to lawmakers.

Tribune News Service

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

ABC News

Under fire, DeSantis, Ladapo keep trashing COVID-19 vaccines

ORLANDO, Fla. — In the wake of federal health officials’ harshest criticism yet of their anti-COVID vaccine views, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and Gov. Ron DeSantis persisted Thursday in claiming the “mRNA jabs” are worthless at best and even dangerous, despite an abundance of evidence to the contrary.

Orlando Sentinel

Women are leading Covid recovery

Three years after the pandemic was formally declared, the world is now firmly in the recovery stage. But the huge potential contribution of women's leadership is still being undervalued, under-resourced, or overlooked altogether.

Bangkok Post

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

U.S. health advisersare backing the continued use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, saying it remains an important option for adults at high risk of severe illness

The Independent UK

Long Covid could leave people with 'face blindness', new study claims

A US study has found links between Long Covid and prosopagnosia, with one participant suffering from 'highly selective problems'.

Daily Record

Queensland schools aren't required to notify families if a student tests positive for COVID-19. Should they be?

Govinda Lange said he received notifications from his son's school about chicken pox and head lice, but schools aren't required to tell parents when a student tests positive for COVID-19.

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Daily Mirror

These three NHS 'Rabble Rousers' are fighting for Long Covid sick pay

A recent report by MPs says the UK is 'out of step with other countries' in not recognising Long Covid as an industrial illness

Evening Standard

How first Covid wave devastated East London’s Somali community

New report concludes that poor housing, insecure employment and late lockdown contributed to high number of deaths in community

Roll Call

Energy department briefs senators on COVID-19 origins - Roll Call

The briefing follows the news that DOE now concludes with “low confidence” that the virus more likely originated in a lab in Wuhan, China.

The Guardian - UK

One in five pupils in England were persistently absent in past school year

Covid and other illnesses main reasons for attendance drop compared with pre-pandemic, according to DfE figures

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Salon

Long COVID patients left behind

Experts tell Salon there aren't enough research funds to help figure out how to help long COVID patients

The Guardian - UK

‘It helps so much’: long Covid sufferers aided by sessions with opera singers

A Welsh National Opera project is reaching out to patients via Zoom to share the benefits of exercises such as breath control

The Independent UK

Covid-19 levels remain on ‘uncertain’ trend in much of UK

Infections are still some way from the peak reached during the Christmas 2022 wave.

Dublin Live

Ryan Tubridy's best moments on RTE's Late Late Show as star steps down after 14 years

The Dublin native announced today that he is stepping down as host of The Late Late Show after this season, and we look back on Tubs' most wild and hilarious moments on the show

IT Pro

Short-sighted cloud migrations leave most CIOs trapped in technical debt

Overburdening cloud technical debt is posing significant challenges for CIOs amid a period of budgetary constraints, according to new research. According to a new survey, 72% of CIOs said digital transformation progress has slowed as a result of mounting technical debt. SEE MORE Hyperscaler earnings 'highlight new era of maturity'…

Irish Mirror

Millionaire's €95,000 offer to woman sitting beside him on plane branded as 'creepy'

Steve Kirsch, who was accused of spreading Covid misinformation, asked a woman to remove her mask

The Conversation

Long COVID: what we know about how the condition affects mental health

Many people have persistent symptoms after recovering from COVID, a condition termed “long COVID”. The UK’s Office for National Statistics estimates 1.8 million people in the UK have long COVID symptoms at least 12 weeks after their initial infection.

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