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Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced plans to dramatically transform the department. HHS is the umbrella agency responsible for pandemic preparedness, biomedical research, food safety and many other health-related activities.

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‘My brain reaches for morbidity’: inside the unsettling world (and 700 Post-it notes) of artist Ed Atkins

He was a digital art pioneer, making himself an avatar in disturbing films. Now Ed Atkins has a new medium: the pandemic Post-it note. Ahead of a major Tate show, we meet the shapeshifting artist

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: This City Is Ours; Love and Loss: The Pandemic 5 Years On; The Studio; The Change – review

Sean Bean plays a scouse drug lord in a superior gangland drama. Elsewhere, a poignant portrait of Covid’s aftermath, Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire, and the return of Bridget Christie’s out-there menopause comedy

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Australians turn to back yard chickens to beat the rising price of eggs

From pandemic hobby to beating the egg shortage, more people are falling in love with keeping chickens

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Retailer Søstrene Grene joins Nordic invaders hoping to revive UK high street

Danish business, which has opened a new central London store, moves into space left empty by the pandemic and cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

How Joann Fabrics went from a cult-favorite retail darling to a bankruptcy disaster

Generational spending shifts, a leveraged buyout, and a post-pandemic whiff have all contributed to the death of a beloved American institution.

Fortune

OPINION - I’m young, talented, ambitious and working-class — is London the right place for me anymore?

I’m sorry to remind you, but it’s been just over five years since the pandemic forced London to close. Life as we knew it was put on pause, and as we inched closer to pressing the play button, some believed that the years after would resemble this century’s equivalent of…

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Is the idea of the ‘dream job’ dead?

IN FOCUS: Five years on from the pandemic, our attitudes toward work have shifted – and the myth of the ‘dream job’ no longer holds sway. Katie Rosseinsky explores how our relationship with ambition is changing

The Independent UK

Retailer WH Smith to be wiped off UK high streets soon following sale

This move comes as a fresh blow to the UK high street, which has been struggling to recover from the pandemic, witnessing a number of big name closures such as Debenhams.

Euronews

American worker confidence just hit a record low and is even worse than it was during the darkest days of the pandemic.

“It is essentially an employer’s marketplace right now.”

Fortune

Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs

Nearly every modern medical treatment can be traced to research funded by the National Institutes of Health: from over-the-counter and prescription medications that treat high cholesterol and pain to protection from infectious diseases such as polio and smallpox.

The Conversation

Target Drops to COVID Lows: Buy the Dip or Cut Losses?

Target stock has now fallen to levels not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic, making the company a potential buy target for value investors.

MarketBeat

Why it’s a critical time for Canada to renew its commitment to global health co-operation

As the United States moves to end longstanding commitments to global health co-operation — punctuated by its withdrawal from World Health Organization (WHO) — a new report by the joint Expert Panel of the Royal Society of Canada and Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, which we co-chaired, offers guidance on…

The Conversation

Five years after the pandemic and Asian Americans are still targets of racist abuse

Stop AAPI Hate is receiving fewer incident reports yearly but they're still happening by the hundreds and are likely an undercount

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Reason

Will Jay Bhattacharya Get Gain-of-Function Research Under Control?

The past three administrations have tried and failed to implement binding regulations on risky research that likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sports Illustrated

Underdog 30: The Players Who Went From Overlooked to Sweet 16 Starters

Between the increased flexibility to transfer and the lasting impact of the pandemic, the NCAA tournament has more out-of-nowhere success stories than ever.

The Conversation

Britons increasingly trust each other – but trust in politicians has slumped since the pandemic

One surprise in the early days of the pandemic was people’s increased willingness to trust political authorities. According to the British Social Attitudes survey (BSA), the proportion of people trusting government ministers rose from 15% in 2019 to 23% in 2020. Data from Ipsos MORI showed a similar bounce for…

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Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens

Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikes

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Falling vaccination rate risks horror flu season

Fake news and pandemic fatigue are weighing on vaccination rates, with doctors urging people to get the jab and avoid a horror flu season.

Evening Standard

Devolved regions ‘politely entertained but not listened to’ during pandemic

Stormont’s former finance minister Conor Murphy gave evidence on Wednesday to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Care home workers to meet with ministers after feeling ‘abandoned’ during Covid

It follows a recent poll where GMB members working in private care homes said things had either stayed the same or worsened since covid.

Euronews

24 dangerous pathogen groups are posing serious health risks, UK experts warn

A new report from UK experts says research should be prioritised, including for four of the pathogen families at high risk of causing a pandemic.

The Independent UK

Bird flu ‘has potential to become pandemic’, health officials warn

The warning comes on the heels of the first confirmed case of bird flu in sheep

Evening Standard

Bird flu ‘has potential to become pandemic’, UKHSA director says

Richard Pebody said while the virus is ‘not new’ and the risk to the public remains low, its features have changed in recent years.

The Conversation

The solution to workplace isolation might be in the gap − the generation gap

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the United States finds itself in the midst of another public health crisis. This particular pandemic is a psychological one: widespread loneliness and isolation.

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