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Court Rejects Lawsuit Against China over the COVID Pandemic

From Missouri ex rel. Schmitt v. People's Republic of China, decided Friday by Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. (E.D. Mo.) (fun fact: he's the late Rush Limbaugh's cousin): Amidst the wreckage of the COVID-19 pandemic, plaintiffs across the United States have filed civil suits seeking damages against the People's Republic…

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GOP resists Democrats’ push for more UN funding despite China’s growing influence

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are working in an unusually bipartisan manner to boost federal funding across the government’s spate of defense, technology and international development programs — all in the name of pushing back against long-term strategic security threats emanating from China.

Tribune News Service

EU recommends second Covid booster for vulnerable and over-60s

Almost all European countries have reported surge in infections, driven mainly by Omicron variant BA.5

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GOP resists Democrats' push for more UN funding despite China's growing influence - Roll Call

House Republicans oppose Democrats' push for more funding support for the U.N., despite China's growing influence within the organization.

Roll Call

Close eye on BA.2.75, says WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan

PUNE: All countries should keep a close eye on Omicron's BA.2.75 subvariant as there still aren't enough samples globally to analyse its severity, the WHO's chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan told TOI on Saturday.

The Times of India

Long Covid: what we know about it and how best to treat it

Symptoms can persist for weeks but work on causes and treatments is still developing. Here’s what we know so far

The Guardian - AU

Two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease reported in Ghana

The World Health Organization is waiting for the samples, taken from two unrelated patients, to be processed in Senegal before officially confirming the cases.

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Virus warning as WHO race to contain possible cases of 'often fatal' disease

The grizzly condition, called Marburg Virus Disease, has an average case fatality rate of around 50 per cent.

Daily Record

WHO warning over deadly Ebola-like virus Marburg

Two suspected cases in Ghana with World Health Organisation investigation under way

Wales Online

Horror virus that leaves 'ghost like' sufferers bleeding from nose and gums kills two

The global vaccine charity Gavi flagged Marburg last year as one of the viruses that could potentially spark the next global pandemic, as its long incubation time means it can quickly spread

Daily Mirror

Warning to UK travellers as Covid cases rise in Europe holiday hotspots

Health authorities are calling for the re-introduction of some basic health measures to combat rising case numbers.

Daily Record

Commentary: The furtive messaging around monkeypox feels awfully familiar

Have public health officials and the news media been less than candid in their explanations of the risk factors in the worldwide monkeypox outbreak? Are we seeing a replay of why people are losing confidence in doctors and journalists who have not been forthright about the public in the COVID-19…

Chicago Tribune

A 70-year-old man in Gaza needed open heart surgery. It was a race against time

NPR journalists followed Yousef Al-Kurd and his family for months as they fought for the medical care that could save his life.

WEKU

A nasty disease is even nastier for patients with HIV. Now there's encouraging news

It's called visceral leishmaniasis. It's spread by sandflies and fatal if left untreated. Fortunately, a new drug regimen holds promise.

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Irish Mirror

WHO to hold meeting to decide if monkeypox should be a global public health emergency

“Europe is the current epicentre of the outbreak, recording more than 80 percent of cases globally."

Al Jazeera

WHO reports two new monkeypox deaths and new cases

Two new deaths from monkeypox in Africa, adding to at least 73 deaths in the continent since the start of 2022.

Wales Online

Two more monkeypox cases discovered in Wales

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a 77% weekly increase globally in the number of lab-confirmed cases of the virus

Wales Online

Cases of monkeypox have surged 77% in a week, says World Health Organisation

It said three people had now died in connection with the outbreak, all of them in Africa

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Africa CDC signs with Pfizer for COVID pill for African countries

Pfizer will now supply the COVID-19 pill that is highly effective in preventing hospitalisations and deaths.

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More than 6,000 monkeypox cases reported in 58 countries, World Health Organization says

More than 6,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported from 58 countries in the current outbreak, the WHO says.

The Conversation

Low iron is a health risk made worse by COVID. How to get more without reaching for supplements

“Beauty is an iron mine,” once remarked the Australian mining magnate, Gina Reinhart. She was talking about a precious resource, but iron is also profoundly important to living organisms: from bacteria and fungi, to mammals like us.

Reuters

World hunger rising as U.N. agencies warn of "looming catastrophe"

World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an "unprecedented scale" this year, according to U.N. agencies.

360info

Special Report: Pregnancy and choice

Global perspectives on overcoming barriers to reproductive health.

The New Daily

New ‘Centaurus’ subvariant could soon add to Australia’s COVID headache

Experts say a new COVID subvariant, nicknamed 'Centaurus' on social media, could soon add to Australia's growing COVID headache.

The Independent UK

How the UK’s rising Covid cases compare to other countries

Omicron sub-variants driving up infections in 110 nations, WHO director-general warns

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