Michael Flor got a $1.1 million hospital bill. A 70-year-old Covid-19 patient in the US has received a $1.1 million medical bill, local media has reported.This includes payments for using a ventilator and for being in an intesive care ward.The man stayed in hospital for 62 days.A 70-year-old American man who nearly died of Covid-19…
Covid-19 is hitting obese people hard, with statistics showing obesity as a regular comorbidity in coronavirus deaths.The Western Cape showed President Cyril Ramaphosa that obesity was one of the most prevalent comorbidities in its deaths.An insider at one major hospital said the vast majority of Covid-19 patients they admitted to their intensive care unit were…
Scientists say SA must stop its mass testing programme.Tests must be reserved for hospitalised patients and healthcare workers.Zweli Mkhize says the strategy will now change to focus testing on infection hotspots.A senior member of the Covid-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) has accused the country's health leadership of refusing to change its mass testing strategy in…
The Ministry of Health has announced the latest Covid-19 stats. Binnur Ege Gurun Kocak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Im There are 65 736 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa as of 13 June.69 new Covid-19 related deaths were reported on Saturday evening, bringing the death toll to 1 423.Both Gauteng and the Eastern Cape edged closer…
A fruit vendor arranges his stock as he wears a protective mask at a local market in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images A fresh outbreak cluster of Covid-19 has broken out in Beijing, liked to a food market. People have been ordered to stay at home in at least 11 residential estates in Beijing's Fengtai district.Government…
A batch of rice noodles was left unrefrigerated for more than 63 hours before serving. Published: November 13, 2026, 12:05 am Last updated: November 13, 2026, 12:04 am Four people have been sentenced in Taiwan in relation to a fatal food poisoning outbreak that occurred in 2024. In 2025, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said five
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State and local governments spent about $3.7 billion in opioid settlement funds last year. That’s more than the median annual income of 42,000 American families combined. The money comes from companies that were sued for aggressively pushing painkillers and fueling the opioid crisis. Large amounts went to addiction treatment, recovery housing, and other initiatives that