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NH man fights for life with 3 mosquito viruses, including EEE
KENSINGTON, N.H. - A New Hampshire man is fighting for his life because of a mosquito bite. Fifty-four-year-old Joe Casey of Kensington has tested positive for three mosquito-borne viruses, including eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus. "He's my...
The Covid summer wave is here
If more people around you seem to be coming down with Covid lately, that’s because infections are indeed on the rise nationally. Cases are most likely increasing in 39 states and aren’t declining anywhere in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease...
The CDC is preparing for a winter with ‘3 bugs
Even as the nation is faced with blistering heat waves this summer, Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is already thinking ahead to cold and flu season this winter. “We’re going to have three bugs out there, three viruses:...
Fang Bin: China Covid whistleblower returns home to Wuhan after jail
Fang Bin, who documented the initial Covid outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has been freed from jail after three years, sources told the BBC. Mr Fang is one of several so-called citizen journalists who disappeared after sharing videos of scenes in Wuhan, the...
Five die with Arcturus variant in UK as strain spreads globally
Five people who had the Arcturus strain of Covid have died, according to the latest data from public health chiefs. As of 17 April there were 105 cases of XBB.1.16 – also known as Arcturus – in England, with infections located in all regions apart from the North East....
LA County Reports First Cases of New Arcturus Strain of COVID-19
Los Angeles County has identified the first local cases of a newly emerging strain of COVID-19, the public health director said, although the numbers remain generally low and current vaccines are believed to be effective in preventing severe illness from it. Commonly...
Radioactive implant wipes tumors in unprecedented pre-clinical success
Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment and demonstrated its potential against one of the disease’s most troublesome forms. In newly published research in mice with pancreatic cancer, the scientists showed how a...
Apple: Chinese workers flee Covid lockdown at iPhone factory
Workers have broken out of Apple's largest iPhone assembly factory in China after a Covid outbreak forced staff to lockdown at the workplace. Video shared online showed about 10 people jumping a fence outside the plant, owned by manufacturer Foxconn, in the central...
Strict COVID-19 policies drive people out of Hong Kong
Large numbers of people have left Hong Kong not only due to political unrest, but also strict COVID-19 policies. Over the past year, more than 100,000 people have left — a record. The exodus includes many who work in business and banking, who form the lifeblood of the...
Covid vaccine safety to be debated in Parliament after heart attack fears raised
Covid-19 vaccine safety will come under scrutiny in Parliament on Monday after a petition from concerned Brits reached the threshold for a debate. MPs are set to debate the safety of Covid vaccines after a petition calling for an "immediate and full scientific...
India logs 2,112 new Covid cases, active caseload below 25k-mark
Covid cases in India: The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76 per cent, the health ministry said. India saw a single-day rise of 2,112 new infections raising the COVID-19 tally...
What is the new XBB strain of Covid – and what are the symptoms?
By now, we all know the coronavirus has a tendency to morph as it spreads, creating different strains and variants along the way - with differing symptoms and varying infection rates. We've had the dreaded Omicron XE, the Centaurus and now, experts are weighing in on...