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Coronavirus Update: Merck’s COVID antiviral may be linked to virus mutations, study finds

2023-09-25 18:45:00 UTC

Coronavirus Update: Merck’s COVID antiviral may be linked to virus mutations, study findsMolnupiravir, which was granted an emergency use authorization by the FDA in December 2021, may allow mutated viruses to spread, a study has found. Read more at MarketWatch


Anti-viral drug backfires: COVID drug linked to viral mutations that spread

2023-09-26 21:41:19 UTC

Anti-viral drug backfires: COVID drug linked to viral mutations that spreadMerck's small-molecule molnupiravir linked to mutated viruses that spread in people.
Read more at Ars Technica


Hedge funds ramp up bets against US stocks as key leverage gauge falls at fastest rate since 2020 crash, says report

2023-09-26 14:22:52 UTC

Hedge funds ramp up bets against US stocks as key leverage gauge falls at fastest rate since 2020 crash, says reportThe bearish bets come as the Federal Reserve indicated last week that interest rates will stay higher for longer.
Read more at Business Insider


Covid boosters: Why are US and UK vaccine policies so different?

2023-09-26 15:00:46 UTC

Covid boosters: Why are US and UK vaccine policies so different?In the US, health officials recommend that everyone over the age of 6 months receives the latest annual covid-19 vaccine, while the UK and other European countries are restricting it to older or vulnerable people Read more at New Scientist


WATCH: Riders get stuck upside down on broken fairground ride

2023-09-25 11:06:25 UTC

WATCH: Riders get stuck upside down on broken fairground rideRiders at a Canadian amusement park got stuck upside down on a ride for nearly 30 minutes on Saturday.
Read more at ABC News


WATCH: Football players help flip overturned vehicle

2023-09-24 21:35:01 UTC

WATCH: Football players help flip overturned vehicleFootball players help flip overturned vehicle Louisville football players and other motorists came to the rescue to help flip an overturned vehicle. The driver sustained minor injuries. Read more at ABC News


WATCH: Skydiver nails ‘unicorn landing’

2023-09-26 13:31:09 UTC

WATCH: Skydiver nails ‘unicorn landing’A skydiving instructor landed on an inflatable unicorn and rode it into a Slip 'N Slide during a skydiving festival in Nottinghamshire, England. Read more at ABC News


WATCH: Rare 'Dumbo' octopus caught on camera

2023-09-26 10:32:12 UTC

WATCH: Rare U.S. scientists spotted a rare "Dumbo" octopus during a deep sea research dive.
Read more at ABC News


WATCH: Singapore detonates 220-pound World War II bomb

2023-09-26 22:42:43 UTC

WATCH: Singapore detonates 220-pound World War II bombThe war relic, which was unearthed in the Southeast Asian city-state last week, was deemed too unsafe to move.
Read more at ABC News


Thailand Celebrates Arrival of Chinese Tourists Under New Visa-Free Policy

2023-09-25 09:15:00 UTC

Thailand Celebrates Arrival of Chinese Tourists Under New Visa-Free PolicyThe government proposed the visa exemption measure due to concern that the number of Chinese tourists might be lower than expected this year because of strict visa requirements. Read more at Time


UK airport scraps flights over air traffic control shortages; Out sick...

2023-09-26 01:46:37 UTC

UK airport scraps flights over air traffic control shortages; Out sick...London's Gatwick airport said on Monday that it had been forced to cancel more than 160 flights between now and Sunday due to an exceptional shortage of controllers, partly caused by coronavirus infections. Read more at Barron's


Huge fall in inspections meant to prevent illegal use of English water

2023-09-26 13:00:11 UTC

Huge fall in inspections meant to prevent illegal use of English waterThe number of onsite inspections at waterways in England has fallen sharply, with experts expressing concern about the rise of "office-based" checks Read more at New Scientist


Inverse Vaccines Could Help Treat Autoimmune Conditions

2023-09-25 14:00:04 UTC

Inverse Vaccines Could Help Treat Autoimmune Conditions-
Read more at Hackaday


Pietsch becomes D.C.-based international breaking news reporter for WaPo

2023-09-25 14:18:21 UTC

Pietsch becomes D.C.-based international breaking news reporter for WaPoBryan Pietsch, a Seoul-based staff writer on the Washington Post’s foreign desk, has taken on the role of international breaking news reporter. He will move to the U.S. at the end of September and join the newsroom Oct. 2. As a founding member of the Seoul hu… Read more at Biztoc.com


Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy to boost tourism

2023-09-25 13:26:06 UTC

Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy to boost tourismBANGKOK -- Top Thai officials welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport on Monday, the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will boost the country's tourism industry that was badly damaged by the coronav… Read more at Biztoc.com


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Tomi Lahren Taylor Swift remark goes viral after Travis Kelce Pfizer uproar

2023-09-25 15:40:06 UTC

Tomi Lahren Taylor Swift remark goes viral after Travis Kelce Pfizer uproarTomi Lahren has hit out at Travis Kelce over the football star's COVID-19 vaccine ad, using rumored girlfriend Taylor Swift in the social media put down. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is currently starring in a commercial for pharmaceutical company Pfizer,… Read more at Biztoc.com


UK cost-of-living crisis set to increase early deaths: study

2023-09-26 08:23:47 UTC

UK cost-of-living crisis set to increase early deaths: studyThe UK's inflation-fueled cost-of-living crisis is set to "cut lives short" and "significantly widen the wealth-health gap", according to a study published by open access journal BMJ Public Health on Monday. Read more at Phys.Org


Covid-19 drug may be creating new variants with distinctive mutations

2023-09-25 16:00:29 UTC

Covid-19 drug may be creating new variants with distinctive mutationsCovid-19 viruses with distinctive patterns of mutation are appearing in countries that use a drug called molnupiravir, however, none of these is a variant of concern Read more at New Scientist


Boloori & Saghafian, “Health and Economic Impacts of Lockdown Policies in the Early Stage of COVID-19 in the United States”

2023-09-26 20:56:39 UTC

placeholder imgFrom the paper published in Service Science (2023), Alireza Boloori (University of Washington-Tacoma), and Soroush Saghafian (Harvard): Abstract: Lockdown policies, such as stay-at-home orders, are known to be effective in controlling the spread of the novel … Read more at Econbrowser.com


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