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COVID Levels Decline, but Other Viruses Remain High: COVID-19 may be headed toward a springtime retreat. The indication comes from declining levels of the virus ...
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Quick Glance: COVID Levels Decline, but High Presence of Other Viruses
- The decline in SARS-CoV-2 suggests a potential retreat of COVID-19, especially in the western U.S.
- While COVID levels are decreasing, other viruses causing stomach and respiratory illnesses remain high.
- The influenza positive rate is increasing again, with 116 children and an estimated 20,000 adults having died so far in this flu season.
- While RSV levels in wastewater are high, positive test results are at the lowest point of the 2023 to 2024 season according to the CDC.
FDA OKs New Treatment to Prevent COVID in High-Risk People: A new antibody treatment has been approved to help prevent COVID-19, and it will be available in a ...
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Quick Glance: FDA Grants Approval for New Treatment to Prevent COVID in High-Risk Individuals
- A newly approved antibody therapy aims to prevent COVID-19 in individuals who are particularly vulnerable.
- Known as Pemgarda, the monoclonal antibody inhibits the virus from binding to human cells and is administered intravenously.
- Close monitoring is required post-antibody treatment due to severe allergic reactions experienced by some individuals.
- Studies indicate that individuals with weakened immune systems continue to face an increased risk of severe COVID outcomes despite multiple COVID vaccinations.
Kate Garraway admits struggles over eye-watering debts for Derek Draper's care : Kate Garraway has revealed the eye-watering debut she is facing after caring for ...
mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/kate-garraway-struggles-derek-draper-32438159
Quick Glance: Cost of Husband's Care Exceeded ITV Salary: Kate Garraway in Debt
- Kate Garraway has revealed that the monthly care costs for her husband Derek Draper of £16,000 exceeded her salary from ITV, resulting in significant debts.
- The final year of his life is depicted in a new program, featuring Draper speaking on camera for the first time and expressing his desire to share his story.
- Garraway emphasizes the financial strain caused by Derek's care surpassing her ITV income, leading to her inability to manage the debts while overseeing his care.
- She also delves into the challenges regarding her husband's healthcare, her caregiving role, and the impact on their relationship.
Severe Flu Confers Higher Risk for Neuro Disorders vs COVID: Hospitalization for influenza raises the risk for future neurologic conditions more than ...
medscape.com/viewarticle/severe-flu-confers-higher-risk-neurologic-disorders-than-2024a10005d5
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Quick Glance: Hospitalization for Influenza Associated with Higher Risk of Neurological Disorders
- An analysis of 77,300 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to 77,300 hospitalized with influenza revealed that those with influenza had a greater risk of subsequent neurologic disorders such as migraine, stroke, or epilepsy.
- Participants hospitalized with COVID-19 were significantly less likely in the following year to require medical care for migraine, epilepsy, neuropathy, movement disorders, stroke, and dementia compared to influenza patients.
- After considering age, sex, and other health conditions, individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 had a lower risk of needing medical care for migraine, epilepsy, and neuropathy than those with influenza.
- "The results were surprising as they indicate that hospitalization due to COVID does not lead to increased care for common neurologic conditions compared to hospitalization due to influenza," stated lead researcher Brian C. Callaghan, MD, from the University of Michigan.
Woman Falls In Love With Donor’s Brother After Life-Saving Double-Lung Transplant
my.clevelandclinic.org/patient-stories/744-woman-falls-in-love-with-donors-brother-after-life-saving-double-lung-transplant
The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full: He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.
bbc.com/news/health-68627630
F.D.A. Authorizes a New Covid Drug to Protect High-Risk People: Pemgarda, available in the coming weeks, is intended for immunocompromised people who are ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/25/well/fda-covid-medicine-immunocompromised.html
COVID Levels Decline, but Other Viruses Remain High: COVID-19 may be headed toward a springtime retreat. The indication comes from declining levels of the virus ...
webmd.com/covid/news/20240319/covid-levels-decline-but-other-viruses-remain-high
Quick Glance: Decline in COVID Levels, Persistent High Activity of Other Viruses
- COVID-19 levels are declining, but other viruses remain high, as indicated by recent data.
- While SARS-CoV-2 levels are decreasing in the U.S., other viruses like flu and RSV continue to circulate widely.
- Flu test rates are on the rise again, with 116 children and 20,000 adults reported dead from the flu this season.
- Despite high RSV levels, positive test results are declining, and norovirus is showing an upward trend as well.
Paul Alexander: 'Man in the iron lung' dies at the age of 78: Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68555051
Quick Glance: 70 Years Living in Iron Lung: Paul Alexander's Passing
- Paul Alexander passed away at the age of 78 after living in an Iron Lung for over 70 years as a polio patient.
- His brother shared the news of his death on Facebook after Paul Alexander contracted the coronavirus.
- Polio is a highly contagious viral disease that can result in paralysis and respiratory difficulties.
- Vaccination against polio is the most effective measure to prevent the spread of the disease.
Biden opens the door to revisiting the early days of the pandemic
: The campaign has searched for ways to puncture the sense of nostalgia for the Trump era.
politico.com/news/2024/03/27/biden-covid-19-pandemic-trump-campaign-strategy-00149244
Brazil: Police accuse Bolsonaro of fraud over Covid vaccine records: The indictment paves the way for the former Brazilian president to face possible criminal ...
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Quick Glance: Brazil: Bolsonaro Faces Charges for Suspected Vaccine Data Manipulation
- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been officially accused of tampering with his COVID-19 vaccination records, marking the first charge against the controversial far-right leader, with potential additional allegations.
- The federal police indictment, disclosed by the Supreme Court, alleges that Bolsonaro and 16 others were involved in falsifying information within a public health database to give the impression that the former president, his 12-year-old daughter, and select individuals in his close circle had been administered the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Throughout the inquiry, numerous deceptive entries were identified between November 2021 and December 2022, alongside instances of utilizing forged documentation.
- Asserting innocence, Bolsonaro could potentially face a sentence ranging from two to 12 years if found guilty of manipulating health data.
Mum and son still living in Covid lockdown wash shopping and social distance: Four years after the first national lockdown was announced, mother and son Mandy ...
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-son-still-living-covid-32417866
Long Covid: Leeds patient left bedbound by disease: Mike reflects on his condition four years on from the initial UK lockdown in 2020.
bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68627548
COVID vaccines can cut post-infection heart failure, blood clot risk: Research: The COVID-19 vaccine can cut the risk of heart failure and blood clots after a ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4541818-covid-vaccines-can-cut-post-infection-heart-failure-blood-clot-risk-research/
Grangetown school 'where pupils thrive' is praised by Ofsted: Ofsted highlighted the 'caring staff' and said pupils' personal development was ...
gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/grangetown-school-where-pupils-thrive-28855807
'Next pandemic is around the corner,' expert warns - but would lockdown ever happen again?
news.sky.com/story/next-pandemic-is-around-the-corner-expert-warns-but-would-lockdown-ever-happen-again-13097693
Neurological Disorders Now Top Global Cause of Illness, Disability: Neurological conditions are now the leading cause of illness and disability ...
medscape.com/viewarticle/neurological-disorders-now-top-global-cause-illness-2024a10004wx
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Quick Glance: Neurological Disorders Dominate Global Disease Burden
- Neurological diseases are the leading cause of health loss and disabilities worldwide, affecting nearly half of the global population.
- With a 59% increase since 1990, nervous system conditions are the top contributor to the global disease burden and require effective prevention, treatment, and long-term care strategies.
- The data showed striking differences in the burden of neurological conditions between world regions and income levels, with over 80% of health losses occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
- The analysis emphasizes the importance of prevention by identifying and eliminating known risk factors to reduce the global burden of neurological disorders and enable targeted interventions.
U.S. Life Expectancy Increasing, but So Is Child Death Rate : The risk of death due to COVID-19 has declined so much that life expectancy in the U.S ...
webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20240321/us-life-expectancy-increasing-but-so-is-child-death-rate
'Vaping made my lungs collapse twice - now I'm scarred for life': Karlee Ozkurt, 20, says she began vaping five years ago because she thought it was cool - but ...
walesonline.co.uk/news/health/vaping-made-lungs-collapse-twice-28877968
What tourists think of 20mph Wales and whether they will stay away this year: The prospect of more leisurely speeds and fewer signs has detractors and supporters
dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/what-tourists-think-20mph-wales-28885185
Pandemic Lockdowns Had Varied Effects on Wildlife: A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns.
nytimes.com/2024/03/18/science/pandemic-lockdowns-wildlife-anthropause.html
Quick Glance: Impacts of Pandemic Lockdowns on Wildlife
- A recent examination of camera-trap images raises doubts about the assumption that all animals thrived during the Covid lockdowns.
- While people disappeared from some areas during the lockdowns, they flocked to other places like parks that remained open when little else was available.
- Wild mammals exhibited highly varied responses to changes in human behavior, influenced by the species of the animal and its habitat.
- The study deepens and complicates the understanding of the so-called 'anthropause' and underscores the multifaceted ways in which humans influence the lives of wild animals.
Covid inquiry: men's masks given to female nurses: The Scottish Covid inquiry hears many NHS face masks given to female nurses did not fit properly.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-68608889
Trump asked if U.S. was better off in his last year. In many ways, the answer is no.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/24/trump-2020-better-off-covid/
Betsi Cadwaladr's chief exec admits things still ‘nowhere near good enough’: But improvements have been made
dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/betsi-cadwaladrs-chief-executive-admits-28903796
Covid-19: Couple shielding four years on feeling 'left behind': West Sussex couple still wear masks to leave the house as they continue to shield from Covid.
bbc.com/news/articles/c164kz03w63o
Meet Europe's first Black head of government — in Wales: "I have the honor of becoming the first Black leader in any European country," he said upon taking ...
npr.org/2024/03/21/1239835813/wales-first-black-leader-uk-europe-vaughan-gething
Long COVID Institute in Rostock has to close: Rostock - The institute for the care of people with late effects of corona in Rostock has to close again after ...
aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/150346/Long-COVID-Institut-in-Rostock-muss-schliessen
Couple's new build estate dream home turned into 'unfinished nightmare': A couple who bought a property in a Welsh estate offering "spectacular views" ...
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/couples-new-build-estate-dream-32429692
Fish and chip shop owner fined for charging customers 50p more if paying by card: Owner Duran Sasmaz told customers at his chippy in the town of Llangefni ...
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fish-chip-shop-owner-fined-32380989
Core factor for severe Covid-19 courses identified: An international research group with participation from Vienna has identified an immune messenger suspected ...
diepresse.com/18305563/kernfaktor-fuer-schwere-covid-19-verlaeufe-identifiziert
We humans are the bigger virus throwers: Sars, Mers, Ebola - There is often talk of zoonoses: diseases that spread from animals to people ...
spektrum.de/news/anthroponosen-wir-menschen-sind-die-groesseren-virenschleudern/2211883
Gething set to become Wales' first Black leader: Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, meaning he will become the first ...
reuters.com/world/uk/gething-set-become-wales-first-black-leader-2024-03-16/
Vaughan Gething confirmed as Wales's new first minister: Mr Gething said being elected the first black leader of any European nation was "a matter of ...
news.sky.com/story/vaughan-gething-confirmed-as-waless-new-first-minister-13098645
Long Covid: ‘I feel alone and lost . . . it is difficult to see an end to this’: Dr Muiris Houston: We urgently need more research into understanding its ...
irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2024/03/25/long-covid-i-feel-alone-and-lost-it-is-difficult-to-see-an-end-to-this/
According to the analysis, Long COVID syndrome has no unique characteristics: Brisbane - The symptoms and signs of the post-viral syndrome Long COVID cannot be ...
aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/150038/Das-Long-COVID-Syndrom-hat-laut-Analyse-keine-Alleinstellungsmerkmale
We humans are the bigger virus throwers: Sars, Mers, Ebola - There is often talk of zoonoses: diseases that spread from animals to people ...
spektrum.de/news/anthroponosen-wir-menschen-sind-die-groesseren-virenschleudern/2211883
What To Know About COVID Headaches: A COVID headache, which may feel like an average headache or more like a migraine, can continue for weeks or even months ...
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Quick Glance: Understanding COVID Headaches
- A COVID headache can persist for weeks or even months.
- Symptoms can vary from person to person, ranging from regular headaches to migraine-like pain.
- Causes of COVID headaches are not definitively known, but may be linked to the trigeminal nerve.
- Treatment options include painkillers, but overdosing can lead to a rebound headache.
Covid time capsule buried at Bournemouth hospital: The items inside were chosen by local NHS staff and include books of photos and memories.
bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-68616404
Covid inquiry: Drakeford likens Johnson to absent football manager: The outgoing first minister will give evidence at the Covid inquiry all day.
bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-68546344
Legoland and Alton Towers owner plans to charge more at peak times: Merlin Entertainments says surge pricing will help offset decline in visitors since Covid ...
theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/25/legoland-alton-towers-charge-more-peak-times-merlin-entertainments-surge-pricing
Snowdonia Animal Sanctuary hits back at 'bully dog breeding misinformation': The animal shelter has posted a statement to dispute what it says are a number of ...
dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/snowdonia-animal-sanctuary-hits-back-28887493
'Groundbreaking' lung cancer vaccine being developed: Using similar technology that created the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, researchers have been ...
news.sky.com/story/groundbreaking-lung-cancer-vaccine-being-developed-13099391
Prince William gives nod to Kate's work at homelessness project visit in Sheffield
news.sky.com/story/prince-william-gives-nod-to-kates-work-at-homelessness-project-visit-in-sheffield-13098127
UK Covid inquiry: 'Wales felt like second-class citizens in pandemic': Then-health minister Eluned Morgan says Welsh people felt like "second-class citizens" ...
bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68548321
Hospital cuts challenge expectations of post-COVID rebound: Even as patient revenues are up, there are some troubling signs for the industry.
axios.com/2024/03/28/hospital-cuts-challenge-expectations-of-post-covid-rebound
The speed limit prosecution threshold as 20mph enforcement starts in Wales: The new limit has been in place for six months but targeted enforcement is just ...
dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/speed-limit-prosecution-threshold-20mph-28863106
You Really Are Better Now Than You Were Four Years Ago: The narrative about 2020 is all wrong and will shape the 2024 election.
time.com/6959714/covid-19-pandemic-2020-election/
What's Amy Acton up to now? Ohio's former top doctor on COVID decisions, PBS documentary
dispatch.com/story/news/healthcare/2024/03/18/amy-acton-featured-in-new-pbs-documentary-on-covid/72895407007/
London population fell by 75,000 in Covid, says report: But the number of people living in the capital is now likely to be at its highest, a think tank says.
bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68598622
South Wales ‘heading for Thatcher-era shock’ as Port Talbot closures loom: Labour says fallout from Tata decision to close blast furnaces at steelworks will be ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/24/south-wales-heading-for-thatcher-era-shock-as-port-talbot-closures-loom-labour
Jason Leitch to step down as national clinical director: Prof Leitch, who has worked for the Scottish government since 2007, helped lead the country's Covid ...
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-68547686
Princess of Wales' cancer message sparks biggest number of visits to charity website since Covid
itv.com/news/2024-03-25/cancer-charity-sees-surge-in-website-visits-after-princess-of-wales-diagnosis
Quick Glance: British Royal Family Left with Only 9 Working Members
- Kate Middleton and King Charles have announced cancer treatments and temporarily stepped back from royal duties.
- The royal family now consists mainly of older members who are taking on responsibilities.
- Prince William is supporting his wife and taking on duties while King Charles and others are absent.
- The royal family is in a vulnerable position, relying on few working members who are mostly in their 70s and 80s.
Man in the dock after stealing shoes from Wrexham Deichmann: The defendant was also sentenced for a theft he committed in Bedford last year
southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24210108.man-dock-stealing-shoes-wrexham-deichmann/
Covid response in Monmouthshire discussed by councillors: A Gwent council has been considering how it responded to the Covid pandemic in 2020.
southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24195990.covid-response-monmouthshire-discussed-councillors/
Rita Tinina died of lung infection, post-mortem exam reveals: Family says they were satisfied with the results.
nation.africa/kenya/news/rita-tinina-died-of-lung-infection-post-mortem-exam-reveals-4562780
New Welsh Government should stick with plans to shorten school summer holidays: If proposed changes go ahead school year dates in Wales will change as early as ...
walesonline.co.uk/news/education/new-welsh-government-should-stick-28869724
Spectator stands planned for Abersychan Comprehensive 3G: The new pitch will also have stands for spectators to cheer on football and ruby teams.
southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24205209.spectator-stands-planned-abersychan-comprehensive-3g/
Poverty in Italy hits new high despite economic recovery: The number of people living in poverty in Italy rose in 2023 to its highest level in about a decade ...
reuters.com/markets/europe/poverty-italy-hits-new-high-despite-economic-recovery-2024-03-25/
Quick Glance: Poverty in Italy reaches new high despite economic recovery
- Poverty in Italy reached a new high in 2023 despite an economic rebound since the easing of COVID-related restrictions. According to data from the national statistics bureau ISTAT, the number of people living in 'absolute poverty' - unable to purchase essential goods and services - rose to 5.75 million, or 9.8% of the population.
- While Italy's economy has recovered more strongly from a 2020-21 COVID-induced recession compared to neighbors like Germany and France, the rebound has done little to help the country's poorest. The percentage of those in absolute poverty was 9.1% in 2020 and 9.0% in 2021, during the peak of the pandemic when government support measures partly offset the recession's impact on families.
- Except for a decrease in 2019, poverty has steadily risen from 6.9% in 2014 when ISTAT's data series began. Last year, Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government started phasing out a poverty relief subsidy called 'citizens' income' introduced in 2019.
- Poverty levels in 2023 increased in the north and centre compared to the previous year while decreasing in the south according to ISTAT data. Despite the economic recovery, poverty alleviation remains a challenge in Italy, especially in the poorer southern regions of the country.
200 homes planned in North Wales with solar panels, heat pumps and EV chargers: The proposed scheme is on a former RAF base
dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/new-plan-200-homes-solar-28850032
Covid Became a Pandemic 4 Years Ago. How Does Your Life Look Now?: We want to hear from readers on how your life has or hasn’t changed.
nytimes.com/2024/03/08/us/covid-pandemic-callout.html
IVF: Rhondda couple welcome twins after Covid delay: A couple whose IVF was delayed by lockdown now have twin girls after years of trying to conceive.
bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68511820
Online Conspiracies About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Are Out of Control: Conspiracy theorists are calling the Baltimore bridge collapse a “black swan event ...
wired.com/story/baltimore-bridge-collapse-conspiracy-theories/
Vaughan Gething reshuffle 'good news' for Gwent Levels: Vaughan Gething’s shake-up of the Welsh Government is “good news” for the Gwent Levels ...
southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24204766.vaughan-gething-reshuffle-good-news-gwent-levels/
Ebbw Vale dad kicked police window until it smashed: A father from Blaenau Gwent has avoided jail time after telling the officers who arrested him to “f*ck off” ...
southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24197593.ebbw-vale-dad-kicked-police-window-smashed/
Rules around 20mph change from today: It's six months since the controversial new 20mph limit was brought in
walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/rules-around-20mph-change-today-28835269
Corona tests to be paid for even in suspected cases from April: The federal government will no longer cover corona tests in surgeries from April ...
noen.at/niederoesterreich/politik/tests-in-ordinationen-corona-tests-sollen-ab-april-auch-im-verdachtsfall-zu-bezahlen-sein-415315525
Rise in pupils self-harming since Covid: Asking if pupils are self-harming is a common question since the pandemic, one school says.
bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68543944
Elon Musk's X to pay legal bills for Canadian doctor chastised over COVID-19 tweets
ctvnews.ca/canada/elon-musk-s-x-to-pay-legal-bills-for-canadian-doctor-chastised-over-covid-19-tweets-1.6820221
Holiday let owners blame 20mph and 'anti-tourism' policies on booking struggles: The government has published its latest Tourism Barometer with a mixed bag of ...
dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/welsh-holiday-owners-blame-20mph-28801902
Speeding drivers to face action on new 20mph limit roads in Wales: Roads which had their speed limits lowered to 20mph from 30mph will now be targeted with ...
walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/speeding-drivers-face-action-new-28812454
Jail for Manx stalker who smeared Covid scientist: Courtenay Heading was jailed at Douglas Courthouse for harassing a doctor with "incessant" messages.
bbc.com/news/articles/c4nm21yg0n8o
Chippy boss wrongly charged customers 50p extra: Duran Sasmaz was prosecuted by Trading Standards after he charged customers extra if they paid by card
walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/chippy-boss-who-wrongly-charged-28885626
Swansea: Baby scan clinic racially harassed sonographer: A tribunal hears a black sonographer was forced to clean the clinic despite working in a medical role.
bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68532478
Covid vaccine to be sold on high street for first time: Covid jabs will be sold on the high street for £99 from next week, as Boots becomes the first major ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/covid-vaccine-jab-high-street-uk-boots-gwvjsdzbz
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Carmen Smith: Youngest peer's job is to 'lead' efforts to 'get rid' of House of Lords, Plaid Cymru leader says
news.sky.com/story/carmen-smith-youngest-peers-job-is-to-lead-efforts-to-get-rid-of-house-of-lords-plaid-cymru-leader-says-13099275
Welsh Government cabinet announced with return of Ken Skates to the frontline: New First Minister has unveiled the reshuffled ministerial team
dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/return-prodigal-ken-welsh-government-28864615
Boris Johnson branded ‘scatty, incoherent and rambling’ in key pandemic meetings: Vaughan Gething, the Welsh health minister during the pandemic ...
standard.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-pandemic-covid-meetings-inquiry-wales-b1144564.html
Long Covid left a 10-year-old unable to walk without support: Doctors in Singapore say they do see long Covid in kids, but the condition can be hard to identify.
straitstimes.com/life/long-covid-left-a-10-year-old-unable-to-walk-without-support
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