US flu outbreak: 6MILLION Americans have been infected by flu and 3,000 have died

The above graph shows the number of positive flu tests reported to the CDC by week up to November 19, the latest week available.  Cases are continuing to rise after the season began weeks earlier than expected

More than six million Americans have been infected with flu and nearly 3,000 have died from the disease so far since October — in the worst outbreak in a decade. Latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also show there have been 53,000 hospitalizations in that time. A total of 18 … Read more

China vows crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ as public tests Xi

China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests Xi

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces,” following the largest street demonstrations in decades by citizens fed up with strict anti-virus restrictions. A massive show of force by the security services Wednesday sought to deter further protests. The statement from the … Read more

Students feel home, police on patrol as China curbs protests

Students feel home, police on patrol as China curbs protests

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. Authorities have eased some controls after demonstrations in at least eight … Read more

Long-frozen ‘zombie virus’ is ‘public health threat’ amid thaw

Long-frozen 'zombie virus' is 'public health threat' amid thaw

They’re potentially praying open Pandora’s pox. French scientists have sparked fears of yet another pandemic after reviving a “zombie virus” that had been trapped under a frozen lake in Russia for a record 50,000 years. “The situation would be much more disastrous in the case of plant, animal, or human diseases caused by the revival … Read more

Asian shares rise except Japan as markets eye China protests

Asian shares rise except Japan as markets eye China protests

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as market jitters declined over protests in China set off by growing public anger over COVID-19 restrictions. Benchmarks rose in early trading in Australia, South Korea and China, while shares fell in Japan. Oil prices fall. Japanese government data released Tuesday showed that the unemployment rate … Read more

China eases COVID rules after protests, keeps wider strategy

China eases COVID rules after protests, keeps wider strategy

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities eased some anti-virus rules but affirmed their severe “zero COVID” strategy Monday after protesters demanded President Xi Jinping resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. The government made no comment on the protests or the criticism of Xi, but the decision to ease … Read more

More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fire

More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fire

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Protests against China’s restrictive COVID measures appeared to roil in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region. Many protests could not be immediately confirmed, but in Shanghai, police used pepper spray to stop around 300 … Read more

Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses on Saturday in which voters chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island. Concerns about threats from rival China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, took a backseat to … Read more

The No. 1 thing that sets ‘SuperAgers’ apart from people with ‘weak memory skills’

The No. 1 thing that sets 'SuperAgers' apart from people with 'weak memory skills'

There is a group of people that longevity researchers call “SuperAgers,” who are in their 80s and beyond, but have the cognitive function of those decades younger. Conversely, it’s possible for your brain to be older than your chronological age, which is what we want to avoid. As has neuroscience researcher and author of “The … Read more

Hope for long Covid patients as Pfizer antiviral for patients left with lingering symptoms tried

Trial participants will take the antiviral drug for ten days longer than people usually take it for, to see if it needs longer to work

Hope for long Covid patients as new study will trial Pfizer’s antiviral Paxlovid in patients left with lingering symptoms months later 100 people who have had long Covid symptoms for 3+ months will take Paxlovid Researchers want to see if it will help with brain fog, fatigue and weakness 1 in 13 US adults suffer … Read more