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Should Queenslanders be worried about rising cases of new COVID-19 variants, BQ.1 and XBB, in Victoria and New South Wales?

Chief Health officer John Gerrard says "it is quite possible" Queensland would experience a wave "in the coming weeks" as other states record rising COVID-19 case numbers.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

From Centaurus to XBB: your handy guide to the latest COVID subvariants (and why some are more worrying than others)

The Omicron variant of concern has splintered into multiple subvariants. So we’ve had to get our heads around these mutated forms of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including BA.1 and the more recent BA.5.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022

New Covid-19 wave to hit NSW within weeks, chief health officer says

Exclusive: Kerry Chant reiterates importance of vaccine boosters as Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB tipped to become dominant

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2022

Monkeypox remains global health emergency, says WHO

The monkeypox outbreak continues to represent a global health emergency, which is the World Health Organization's (WHO) highest level of alert, the United Nations (UN) agency's Emergency Committee said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Nov 1, 2022

WHO says monkeypox remains global health emergency

The monkeypox outbreak continues to represent a global health emergency, which is the World Health Organization's highest level of alert, the UN agency's Emergency Committee said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 1, 2022

Study decodes how late-night eating leads to diabetes and weight gain OLD

Findings could inform care for patients fed at night while they sleep with gastric feeding tubes

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

At a village clinic in central Congo, separated from the world by a tangle of waterways and forests, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses in protective suits pick at one of hundreds of boils that trouble her delicate skin.

Reuters · Oct 31, 2022

Vaccines could be a game-changer in the fight against malaria in Africa

The development of an effective vaccine for malaria has proved to be far more challenging than developing a vaccine to protect people from COVID-19. Several different COVID-19 vaccines were developed and approved for use within a year of the disease’s emergence.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2022

The week in TV: Doctor Who; Jimmy Carr Destroys Art; The Pact; The Devil’s Hour – review

Jodie Whittaker’s sendoff as the Doctor was overstuffed with its own history, while Channel 4’s take on cancel culture missed its mark

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022

Vaping ban fails to do its job

Despite Thailand's ban on e-cigarettes, they are easily available online. Worse, consumers are subject to heavy lobbying from the vaping industry, which spreads disinformation in its bid to end the ban. The government must put a stop to this dirty business.

Bangkok Post · Oct 29, 2022