October 10, 2023 2-year-old girl becomes Cambodia’s 3rd person to die of bird flu this year The death of a 2-year-old girl has marked Cambodia’s second bird flu fatality in a week and third for this year. Until 2023, Cambodia did not have any bird flu deaths since 2014.
October 9, 2023 Novavax ships millions of updated COVID-19 vaccine doses after FDA clearance Vaccine manufacturer Novavax Inc. has announced the shipment of millions of doses of its updated COVID-19 vaccines to distributors following approval from U.S. regulators.
October 8, 2023 Remote work for the win: How in-office requirements are hurting companies Data from The Flex Report asks the question whether remote work could be here to stay, showing companies that require full-time office work struggling to hire new workers.
October 8, 2023 COVID hospitalizations are still a ‘public health threat’ for America's older adults, says CDC Older adults remain at a higher risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19, according to a new report from the CDC. Two doctors weighed in on the findings.
October 8, 2023 Antibiotic doxycycline can be morning-after pill for high-risk patients after unprotected sex, CDC suggests CDC officials are set to endorse the use of a common antibiotic as a morning-after preventive measure for gay and bisexual men to combat increasingly prevalent sexually transmitted infections.
October 6, 2023 Former surgeon general mocks Aaron Rodgers' injury, praises Travis Kelce's vaccine stance in deleted X post Travis Kelce and Aaron Rodgers are in a "vax war," as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end called it, and a former surgeon general dropped a bomb.
October 6, 2023 Ex-NBA star suing insurance company for $40M for allegedly denying coverage for COVID-19-related heart disease Former NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is suing an insurance company for $40 million for denying coverage of his COVID-19-related heart disease.
October 6, 2023 Federal appeals court upholds Tennessee law restricting distribution of absentee ballot applications An appeals court panel declined to revive a legal challenge against a law that classifies it as a felony for anyone besides election officials to give out absentee ballot applications.
October 6, 2023 Travis Kelce responds to Aaron Rodgers' COVID-19 vaccine dig: 'Mr. Pfizer vs. the Johnson and Johnson family' Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce can appreciate New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers' dig at him over his recent partnership with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, but he responded Friday with his own witty remark.
October 6, 2023 First case of avian flu detected on US commercial poultry farm since April The United States has identified its first case of avian flu on a commercial poultry farm since April, involving a flock of 47,300 turkeys located in Jerauld County, South Dakota.
