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China CDC Reports 522,000 COVID-19 Cases in July, up Sharply From June

Experts suspect there are also many unreported cases: ‘The true figure is certainly larger,’ said one.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records during pandemic

Dr. David Morens is accused of using his private email account to intentionally circumvent public records laws while employed at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Boston Globe - Politics - 3 hours ago

Heart and lung transplant rates fail to recover to pre-Covid levels, study finds

Number of transplants dropped substantially during pandemic due to lack of ICU places and have failed to recover

Irish Times - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to conspiring to conceal Covid-19 records

David Morens, who had worked under Fauci ‌as a senior official at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the pandemic, faces up to five years in prison.

NBC News - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

With no CDC vaccine advisory committee, will there be Covid shots this fall?

Covid cases are rising in a summer wave, and experts expect a winter wave to follow in several months.

NBC News - Top Stories - 23 hours ago

Top FDA Official Urged Fauci, NIH Head to Study Problems After COVID-19 Vaccination

‘If you let a problem fester, then it will come back to bite you later,’ the official wrote.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

The hurdles facing Canada's planned pandemic-busting lab -- John MacFarlane

Ottawa's plan for a state-of-the-art lab to help tackle emerging health threats is commendable on paper. But top health researchers say long-term funding gaps, recent staff cuts and red tape could threaten its real-world success.

CBC News - Health - 5 days ago

Sewer water could be best early warning system for next pandemic

Our sewer water could be the best early warning system against an outbreak, reports Chris Stokel-Walker

Evening Standard - Health - 6 days ago

COVID -- Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over 'misinformation'

This study was originally published in 2024 and was criticized as being misleading by other scientists at the time

Scientific American - Science - 7 days ago

MoPH invites students, young professionals to join WHO video competition on influenza, COVID-19

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced the launch of the Global Youth Competition on Influenza and COVID 19 Prevention and Co...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 9 days ago

GOP vs. Fauci: Are COVID-19 politics hurting public health?

Six years after COVID-19 changed the world, Washington is relitigating old battles and demanding answers. Republicans accuse America's former top health official, Dr. Anthony Fauci, of misleading the public.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 12 days ago

Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

The vote came a week after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 13 days ago

Pfizer tops estimates, hikes low end of revenue guidance on non-Covid products

Pfizer said it cut its full-year revenue expectation for its Covid products to $4 billion, down from around $5 billion previously.

CNBC - Health - 15 days ago

The Strait of Hormuz disruption is set to trigger the first annual decline in crude consumption since Covid-19, the energy watchdog says

The Iran war and the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz will push global oil demand down by around 1 million bpd in 2026, the International Energy Agency says

Russia Today - Business - 1 month ago

Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

Dr. David Morens, 78, is accused of using his private email account to intentionally circumvent public records laws while employed at the National Institutes of Health.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 3 months ago

Long COVID leaves thousands of L.A. County residents sick, broke and ignored

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, doctors are still treating long COVID patients with complex symptoms and unknown futures.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 5 months ago

Researchers identify immune trigger behind myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination

A rapid, two-step immune reaction may underlie rare cases of heart inflammation seen after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination, Stanford University researchers found, shedding light on a mechanism that’s fueled scientific debate and political controversy since the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 8 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients by boosting their immune systems to help fight tumors.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 9 months ago

Covid-19 sent the world mad

The pandemic polarised voters and undermined trust in institutions

Economist - Entertainment - 11 months ago