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COVID-19

111 posts
EEconomy
More indigestion for RBNZ as businesses' expectations of future inflation rise
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More indigestion for RBNZ as businesses’ expectations of future inflation rise

  • February 17, 2026
Businesses’ expectations of inflation have risen sharply in a move that will prompt more serious thinking for the…
HHealth
Study: Adult obesity and risk of severe infections: a multicohort study with global burden estimates. Image Credit: rangizzz / Shutterstock
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Obesity sharply increases hospitalisation risk from infections, global analysis shows

  • February 16, 2026
Large international cohort data reveal that excess body fat may increase susceptibility to severe infections and substantially contribute…
HHealth
Study: Intranasal booster drives class switching and homing of memory B cells for mucosal IgA response. Image Credit: TopMicrobialStock  / Shutterstock
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Nasal COVID vaccine boost increases IgA responses linked to variant neutralisation

  • February 15, 2026
A novel nasal booster approach may help close the gap between systemic vaccination and infection-blocking mucosal immunity, offering…
MMedication
Home remedies can help ease cold symptoms
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Home remedies can help ease cold symptoms

  • February 14, 2026
If you’re feeling sick with a cold this winter but don’t feel sick enough to go to the…
HHealth
Study links paid sick leave to lower infection risk
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Study links paid sick leave to lower infection risk

  • February 4, 2026
Home service workers-those who provide care, inspections, or repairs inside private homes-can often lack paid sick leave, making…
HHealth
School closures during COVID created massive long-term costs with limited health benefits
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Religious faith linked to lower psychological distress during Covid-19 lockdown

  • February 2, 2026
Two Cambridge-led studies suggest that the psychological distress caused by lockdowns (UK) and experience of infection (US) was…
MMedication
Lawmakers introduce legislation to make Ivermectin available over the counter
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Over-the-counter ivermectin sales proposed in Georgia

  • January 31, 2026
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Georgia state lawmaker wants to allow over-the-counter sales of a drug…
HHealth
Unlocking the secrets of oral bacteria to fight tooth decay
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UVA Health scientists pioneer a new way to create vaccines far more quickly than ever before

  • January 28, 2026
UVA Health scientists are reporting promising success as they pioneer a new way to create vaccines far more…
HHealth
Black adolescents in Canada face barriers to mental health care access
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Depression and anxiety together raise long COVID risk in older women

  • January 28, 2026
Older women who have a history of both depression and anxiety had a 78% higher risk of developing…
EEnvironment
Plastic recycling in California has failed. You don't have to
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Plastic recycling in California has failed. You don’t have to

  • January 21, 2026
Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens,…
HHealthcare
Explained: Why is UAE reviewing medicine prices? What can lower drug bills in Emirates?
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Explained: Why is UAE reviewing medicine prices? What can lower drug bills in Emirates?

  • January 21, 2026
UAE Medicine Prices Under Review: Addressing Cost Gaps and Affordability Medicine pricing has become a flashpoint in the…
HHealth
‘It was awful watching my mum get really upset, then having to tell my husband’ – The Irish Times
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‘It was awful watching my mum get really upset, then having to tell my husband’ – The Irish Times

  • January 20, 2026
Most people have experienced symptoms of coronavirus over the past few years, so when Ilana Hastings had feelings…
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