COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start

COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start

Oct 6 (Reuters) – A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake. Omicron subvariants BA.4/5 that dominated this summer are still behind the majority of infections, but newer Omicron … Read more

Queen Elizabeth’s coffin reaches Windsor chapel ahead of burial

Queen Elizabeth’s coffin reaches Windsor chapel ahead of burial

Queen’s coffin reached final resting place in Windsor Monarchs and leaders gather in London for state funeral Thousands line streets for display of pomp and pageantry Queen Elizabeth was widely revered in Britain and beyond Death comes as Britain faces risk of economic crisis WINDSOR, England, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth’s coffin arrived at … Read more

King Charles, William and Harry reunited in grief to escort queen’s coffin

King Charles, William and Harry reunited in grief to escort queen’s coffin

Queen’s coffin taken from palace to parliament William and Harry in royal procession Four days of lying in state Long queues as people wait hours to see coffin LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – King Charles, his sons Princes William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession taking Queen Elizabeth’s coffin as the … Read more

Exclusive: Medical journals broaden inquiry into potential heart research misconduct

Exclusive: Medical journals broaden inquiry into potential heart research misconduct

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Three medical journals recently launched independent investigations of possible data manipulation in heart studies led by Temple University researchers, Reuters has learned, adding new scrutiny to a misconduct inquiry by the university and the U.S. government. The Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology and the Journal of Biological Chemistry are … Read more

Queen Elizabeth’s family rush to side of ailing monarch

Queen Elizabeth’s family rush to side of ailing monarch

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Doctors say queen, 96, under medical supervision Heir to the throne Prince Charles is with queen Family members head to Balmoral Castle BALMORAL, Scotland, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s royal family rushed to be with Queen Elizabeth after doctors said they were concerned about the health … Read more

Long COVID’s link to suicide: scientists warn of hidden crisis

Long COVID’s link to suicide: scientists warn of hidden crisis

CHICAGO/LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Scott Taylor never got to move on from COVID-19. The 56-year-old, who caught the disease in spring 2020, still had not recovered about 18 months later when he killed himself at his home near Dallas, having lost his health, memory and money. “No one cares. No one wants to take … Read more

Non-white ICU patients get less oxygen treatment than they need – study

Non-white ICU patients get less oxygen treatment than they need – study

A medical worker (R) holds a pulse oximeter on a woman’s finger to check her oxygen level during a door-to-door survey for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread in Ahmedabad, India, June 26, 2020. puts. REUTERS/ Amit Dave/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register July 11 (Reuters) – A flaw in a widely … Read more

South Africa confirms third monkeypox case among tourists from Switzerland

South Africa confirms third monkeypox case among tourists from Switzerland

Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken on May 22, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvik/Illustration/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register July 11 (Reuters) – South Africa has confirmed a third case of monkeypox in a 42-year-old male tourist from Switzerland, the health department of the Limpopo province said. … Read more