Tag: #COVID-19
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COVID-19 | BMJ Retracts 2024 Excess Mortality Study
Key Developments: BMJ retracts a 2024 excess-death study over misinformation concerns. Review found limited original work and unbalanced explanations of mortality. LONDON (BMJ Group/Radio France International) — August 15, 2026: BMJ Group has formally retracted a 2024 research paper examining excess mortality in Western countries, citing misinformation concerning possible causes of the deaths and the…
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Severe COVID may reactivate dormant viruses, study finds
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: A study of 1,154 hospitalized COVID-19 patients found evidence of reactivation of several chronic viruses during severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Persistent Anelloviridae activity during recovery was associated with physical deficits among some people experiencing long COVID. Researchers stressed that the findings establish associations, not causation, and that further studies are needed before the findings…
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Chronic Respiratory Diseases Affect 569 Million Globally
ISLAMABAD — January 8, 2026: A major global health study has revealed that chronic respiratory diseases affected more than 569 million people worldwide in 2023, causing approximately 4.2 million deaths, despite a long-term decline in overall mortality rates. Key Developments Global cases of chronic respiratory diseases reached 569 million in 2023 Deaths declined, but certain conditions showed…
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Study establishes link between Diabetes and COVID-19
According to a study published in the JAMA Network last month, scientists have established links between diabetes and Covid-19. According to the study, one in twenty new cases of diabetes could be linked to Covid-19. The research argues there is “emerging evidence” of a higher risk of becoming diabetic for individuals who contracted Covid-19. The…
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EdTech: An overview of opportunities in Pakistan during Covid-19
How successful has the role of EdTech been in providing education opportunities to children at primary and secondary levels during COVID-19 in Lahore? Problem Statement: Every student at these levels has equal, secure, uninterrupted access to education technology which keeps them on track with their education with as high a quality of education as possible…
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South Korea’s Covid-19 deaths strain crematories, hospitals
Health officials in South Korea have instructed crematories to burn more bodies per day and funeral homes to add more refrigerators to store the dead as families struggle with funeral arrangements amid a rise in COVID-19 deaths
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China places millions under lockdown to tackle biggest coronavirus outbreak in two years
China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years
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Parents protest after Ontario school defies province’s decision to drop masks
As students in Canada’s most populous province return to mask-free classes after two years on Monday, one Ontario school board is facing backlash for defying the province’s decision to drop masks
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China locks down millions more as COVID spreads
BEIJING: China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast as it battles its biggest COVID outbreak in two years. The country has largely kept the virus at bay since it brought to heel its intial outbreak in 2020 using targeted lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions. But the Omicron…
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Delta Air Lines announces first pay raise since before Covid-19
Delta Air Lines on Thursday said it would give most of its 75,000 employees a 4 per cent pay raise effective May 1, 2022, as the airline recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. A company spokeswoman, who confirmed the raise, said some 75,000 employees would receive it, however it would not apply to pilots, who are…