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Largest Covid-19 vaccine study yet finds links to health conditions

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Covid-19 cases up globally, fuelled by gatherings and new variant: WHO

The head of the UN health agency said holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of Covid-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42 per cent in nearly 50 countries – mostly in Europe and the Americas – that shared such trend information. “Although 10,000 deaths a month is far less than the peak of the pandemic, this level of...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a “variant of interest”, but said it did not pose much threat to public health. “Based on the available evidence, the additional global public health risk posed by JN.1 is currently evaluated as low,” WHO said. At least two experts told Reuters that while the strain can evade the immune system and transmit more easily than other currently circulating variants, it has not shown any signs of more severe...

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Up to 10,000 Hongkongers are contracting Covid-19 every day, according to the city’s health minister, although one respiratory medicine expert estimates the caseload may be five times that figure. Despite the surge, Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau expressed confidence that the outbreak remained manageable due to the population’s high vaccination rate and the lower severity of the illness. “According to the estimates of the Health Bureau, there are more than 10,000 new cases of coronavirus...

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US pharmaceutical giant Moderna on Wednesday said its bivalent Covid-19 vaccine had been approved by the Hong Kong government for local use, marking the second such jab available in the city. The approval came as two Chinese drug makers Sinovac and CanSino Biologics introduced their first-generation vaccines to the city’s private market. Moderna said the Department of Health had granted marketing authorisation for the use of its vaccine targeting Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Who is...

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Hong Kong government adviser expects WHO to declare end to Covid pandemic soon

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Hong Kong pandemic adviser defends Covid vaccine plan to charge for boosters

A government pandemic adviser on Saturday defended a vaccine policy shift in Hong Kong requiring residents to pay for an additional Covid-19 booster shot from April 20, as he argued public resources should be prioritised for vulnerable groups. Ivan Hung Fan-ngai, a member of the administration’s Covid advisory panel, also warned of a possible rebound in cases in June or July, but said the public should not worry as the city had already built strong immunity against the coronavirus. On Friday,...

Probe after Covid-19 vaccines past ‘use by’ date given at Hong Kong clinic

Health authorities have launched an investigation after 14 people in Hong Kong were given expired Covid-19 vaccines at a private medical chain. The Department of Health found after a routine check on Wednesday that BioNTech’s bivalent vaccines which had been kept between one to eight days after the suggested use by date were used on patients from March 21 to March 28 at the Kowloon Bay branch of Quality HealthCare. Vaccine maker Fosun Pharma had suggested that the jabs should be kept at between...

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Got too many masks after Hong Kong axed its face covering rules? Here are some tips

Hongkongers can finally remove their masks and greet others with a smile after 959 days of having to wear face coverings, with the city lifting its last major Covid-19 restriction on Wednesday. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday announced that the requirement to wear masks, both indoors and outdoors, as well as on public transport, would be scrapped from March 1. Despite the removal of the mandate, many Hongkongers intend to keep wearing masks for fear of infection risks, while health...

Chinese drug stocks surge as flu overtakes Covid-19 as main pandemic

Shares of Chinese drug makers that produce medication for influenza have made strong gains, as the ailment overtakes Covid-19 as the major pandemic ravaging the country. The Hong Kong-traded stock of Yichang HEC Changjiang Pharmaceutical, which has a 90 per cent market share of the flu medicine oseltamivir in China, jumped 7.1 per cent for its biggest gain in a month on Tuesday, extending an almost 3 per cent advance last week. It dropped back 2.5 per cent to HK$7.90 on Wednesday. Other licensed...

Masks off by April? Hong Kong’s finance chief says move may come ‘end of season’

Hong Kong’s finance minister has raised high hopes of scrapping the city’s mask mandate, saying it could be lifted “at the end of the season” as the government has heard residents’ mounting calls for the last major Covid-19 restriction to be axed as soon as possible. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po was on Friday addressing his latest budget blueprint on government radio, but most callers were fixated on the mask measure. The city has extended the mandate for another two weeks until March...

Singapore says death of man in 2021 is first linked to Covid vaccine

Singapore recorded its first fatality linked to the Covid-19 vaccine after the Ministry of Health announced that the death of a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man in 2021 was likely due to the jab. The man’s death 21 days after his Covid-19 vaccination was a medical misadventure, MOH said in a statement on Friday. “The cause of death was certified as myocarditis. The State Coroner also found that on the balance of probabilities, it was likely to be related to Covid-19 vaccination.” The ministry said...

Hong Kong’s daily RAT policy for students ‘likely to be removed’ next month

Hong Kong’s daily Covid-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) requirement for students is “likely to be removed” by next month if the pandemic situation stabilises, the city’s education chief has said. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Saturday told a radio programme that authorities would review the RAT policy for schools, which was earlier extended to February 28. “We will assess whether schools have operated smoothly [following the resumption of full-day, in-person classes] and also...

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$15 million worth of Covid-19 drugs, arrests 20

Hong Kong customs officers have seized about 257,000 tablets of smuggled Covid-19 drugs estimated to be worth more than HK$15 million (US$1.2 million) and arrested 20 suspects in connection with the illegal imports since January. Customs on Friday revealed 33 cases involving the smuggling of Covid-19 oral drugs had been detected since it began special enforcement operations after noticing a rising trend in the beginning of January. “We believe that most of the illegally imported Covid-19 oral...

Merck’s Covid-19 drug linked to new virus mutations, study says

Merck & Co’s Covid-19 pill is giving rise to new mutations of the virus in some patients, according to a study that underscores the risk of trying to intentionally alter the pathogen’s genetic code. Some researchers worry the drug may create more contagious or health-threatening variations of Covid, which has killed more than 6.8 million people globally over the past three years. Mutations linked to the use of Merck’s pill, Lagevrio, have been identified in viral samples taken from dozens of...

Patients behaving strangely: Covid antiviral rush, ‘family’ collections in Hong Kong

Some people in Hong Kong have been acting suspiciously to get their hands on Covid-19 antiviral drugs, the Post has learned, with one person going to six doctors in a single day asking for the same medicine. The Hong Kong Medical Association confirmed it received “a handful” of reports from private doctors earlier this month about people asking for the two registered antivirals available in the city, Pfizer’s Paxlovid and MSD’s molnupiravir. “It’s really strange. There is clearly a problem when...

Covid patients at Hong Kong isolation facilities to leave as mandatory stays end

Hundreds of Covid-19 patients will be allowed to leave isolation facilities in Hong Kong from Monday, as one of the last remaining pandemic control measures comes to end after more than three years. The city’s other main anti-epidemic measures – mandatory tests for travellers and a quota for mainland China border crossings – could also be dropped soon, Tam Yiu-chung, the city’s sole delegate to the country’s top legislative body, said on Sunday. Authorities will continue to use the Penny’s Bay...

Room to ease tests for cross-border travellers exists: Hong Kong ex-leader

There is room for scaling back testing requirements for cross-border travellers between Hong Kong and mainland China, a former leader of the city has said, while a health expert has proposed reviewing the arrangement in two weeks. Leung Chun-ying, now a vice-chairman of national advisory body the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, on Saturday told a radio programme that Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong had so far been kept at bay despite gatherings throughout the Lunar New Year...

Hong Kong should decide ‘when to lift Covid curbs by itself rather than follow WHO’

Hong Kong should ease its last coronavirus curbs based on its own epidemic situation, local medical experts have said ahead of a meeting of the World Health Organization to discuss whether Covid-19 should still be considered a global emergency. Speaking before the international body’s emergency committee meeting on Friday, the health experts also considered whether the government should soon begin a review of its handling of the epidemic or wait until a later date. “If the WHO says Covid-19 is...

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Pharmacist suspended after BBC Botox sting

Nearly all NHS trusts failing to hit cancer target

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Surgical menopause like a 'hormonal cliff edge'

New flu virus mutation could see 'worst season in a decade'

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Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money 'directly to the people'

'A predator in your home': Mothers say chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves

DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97

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Millions more Americans could access obesity drugs after Trump's deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk

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Botox was like going for coffee - but I had no idea if it was genuine

Trump announces deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk to slash weight loss drug prices, offer some Medicare coverage

Startup Omada Health to start prescribing GLP-1s, other obesity medications as membership grows

I wanted ChatGPT to help me. So why did it advise me how to kill myself?

Eli Lilly to start late-stage trials on amylin obesity drug after it shows up to 20% weight loss in study

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German nurse gets life in jail after murdering 10 to reduce workload

ADHD services shutting door to new NHS patients as demand soars, BBC finds

BMA rejects fresh offer to end doctor strikes

LED mask ads banned over acne and rosacea claims

Healthy Returns: What to know about Pfizer and Novo Nordisk’s bidding war over obesity biotech Metsera

Pfizer tops estimates, raises profit guidance even as sales fall

Metsera says Novo Nordisk’s new up to $10 billion bid for obesity drugmaker is ‘superior’ to revised Pfizer offer

Vapers overtake smokers for first time in Britain

Pfizer files second lawsuit against Novo Nordisk, Metsera in bidding war over obesity biotech

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Traitors star is 'grateful for abnormal anatomy'

'Trump effect' raises hopes for cannabis rally as investors bet on federal reforms, softer marijuana stance

Medics got me through cancer but they can't help with my menopause

At 21, I was crushed by a stranger's joke about going bald. Then the way I looked at myself changed

This biotech stock has jumped nearly 50% in 3 months. Its CEO says business is 'growing substantially'

Merck tops estimates on Keytruda strength and narrows profit outlook, as it lowers estimated tariff hit

Eli Lilly blows past estimates, hikes guidance as Zepbound and Mounjaro sales soar

Shares of breast cancer therapy developer Olema Pharmaceutical could more than double from here

We're raising our Eli Lilly price target — what a difference a quarter makes

With demand from women for the hormone surging, Midi Health introduces testosterone therapy

'New birth advice change is our girl's lasting legacy'

FDA to speed up approvals of generic biologic medicines as Trump targets high drug costs

Eli Lilly, Walmart to offer first retail pickup option for discounted vials of weight loss drug Zepbound

CVS beats estimates, hikes guidance as insurance business improves

Illegal teeth-whitening industry exposed by BBC

Eli Lilly, Nvidia partner to build supercomputer, AI factory for drug discovery and development

Healthy Returns: What to expect from Eli Lilly, Merck, Gilead and AbbVie third-quarter earnings

Novartis CEO says pharma giant has the firepower for big M&A deals: 'Can never be done'

Endometriosis patients call for national registry

'My wife died in childbirth but wasn't told she'd been given labour drug overdose'

Skip short strolls – a longer daily walk is better for your heart, says study

What is Mpox and why are cases rising in Europe?

We will not 'be held to ransom' by striking doctors, says minister

Magnesium: Can this 'miracle mineral' really help us sleep?

'Getting financial help through my GP has improved my health'

Reports of OCD among under-25s triple in 10 years

Councils should not cut 'vital' physical activity - former Olympian

Menopause screening to be included in NHS health checks from next year

Healthy Returns: A key step forward for Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 pill

Why U.S. cattle ranchers say Trump's Argentine beef import talk is no solution to domestic food supply threat