Although the number of Queensland medical practitioners prescribing opioids increased more than 11-fold between 1997 and 2018, the number of
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People with high-deductible health plans less likely to seek ER treatment for chest pain
People who must spend $1,000 or more annually in out-of-pocket medical deductibles under their health care insurance plan were less
Millions of Sydney residents in coronavirus lockdown
Millions of Sydney residents began the first full day of a two-week coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, as Australia imposed new
Thailand to reimpose coronavirus curbs to contain outbreak
Thailand from Monday will reimpose COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants, construction sites and gatherings in the capital Bangkok and its suburbs
S.Africa hardens lockdown to combat Delta variant surge
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday reimposed restrictions for two weeks to combat a surge in the highly contagious
COVID-19 curbs reimposed in Moscow as Asia-Pacific outbreaks flare
Work-from-home restrictions were reimposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly coronavirus wave fuelled by the
Mask-free and ‘low risk’, Italy welcomes milestone
All of Italy became a mask-free, “low-risk” zone for coronavirus Monday, marking a dramatic milestone for the first European country
Moscow Covid deaths surge as Asia-Pacific countries lock down
Moscow on Sunday recorded its worst daily coronavirus death toll and Indonesia saw more than 21,000 infections in a day,
Indonesia hits record of over 21,000 daily virus infections
Indonesia set a new record for daily coronavirus cases on Sunday with more than 21,000, as hospitals are flooded with
AstraZeneca tests booster jab against COVID variant
AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Sunday began new trials to test a modified vaccine against the Beta variant,
