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Medical experts are busy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, planning how to tackle Disease X. Some health officials warn that this disease could cause the “next pandemic.” Disease X is a big topic at the forum in Switzerland. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that it could infect 20 times more people … Read more
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A new study is now suggesting the benefits of a meat-free diet might even extend to cutting the risks of catching COVID-19. A recently-released report in BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health showed a plant-based diet was linked to 39 percent lower odds of becoming infected with the coronavirus. Research team leader Dr Júlio César Acosta-Navarro … Read more
Scientists believe the coronavirus vaccine could help prevent the deadly Nipah virus. The University of Oxford experts are trying to work out if technology used for the Covid vaccine could make the first innoculation for the deadline Nipah. The Daily Star reports people have already started receiving the jab. It makes the beginning of a … Read more
Cold weather has sparked fears a new Covid variant could result in the UK’s largest-ever wave of infections. Experts raised concerns after one in 16 people were infected in London in mid-December, which was the hardest hit area of the UK. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data revealed that Covid rates doubled in less than … Read more
Two European hotspots and several US states have returned to making masks mandatory, in a move that will affect British holidaymakers. But one World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said the UK should adopt the same measure. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has told people to put their face masks back on to fight a … Read more
Patti Newton has missed the opening night of her new musical in Melbourne after she was struck down by COVID. On New Year’s Eve, the 78-year-old shared a photo to her Instagram followers of herself lying in bed under a blanket, slipper-clad feet poking out the end. “Happy New Year, hope it’s a wonderful 2024,” … Read more
NEW YORK — Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too many unvaccinated people and a new version of the coronavirus that may be spreading more easily. High levels of flu-like illnesses were reported last week in 17 states … Read more
Australian health insurance company HCF has announced it is giving back an additional $40 million in health insurance claims savings to its members. Private health insurer HCF has already given back a total of $536 million since the start of the pandemic to its 1.8 million Australian customers as part of their pandemic-related savings support … Read more
