Pandemic

Howie Mandel’s mental health struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic nearly cost him his life. During an appearance on Hoda Kotb’s “Joy 101” podcast Monday, Mandel opened up about how his OCD and ADHD drove him to self-medicate as the outbreak unfolded. The “America’s Got Talent” host told Kotb that he…

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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says psychological distress among Ontario youth appears to have decreased since the pandemic, but still remains high TORONTO — The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says psychological distress among Ontario youth appears to have decreased since the pandemic, but still remains high.…

The detection of a deadly strain of bird flu in seals in Australia may have you wondering about the risk to humans.  Although H5N1 has previously spread to mammals elsewhere in the world, the chance of people catching it is considered low by Australia's Centre for Disease Control (CDC).  Since…

A third of spiking victims who report attacks to police are now men while the total number of cases recorded has quadrupled since 2020, data has shown. The proportion of reported spiking offences where the victim was male has risen steadily since 2021, from around 23 per cent to a…

WASHINGTON – Lawyers for Anthony Fauci have launched a legal defence fund for the former top US infectious disease expert, saying that the need to respond to a growing number of state and federal investigations related to his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic will require substantial resources. In January 2025, then…

TV personality Kelly Ripa has laid bare a very intimate detail about the time she spent filming her hit show from home during the pandemic—admitting to "Live with Kelly and Mark" viewers that she would routinely tape footage without any pants on. The 55-year-old on-air host admitted that she got…

Ridley Scott is heading back into the world of science fiction — but his latest film is not another alien invasion, robot uprising or zombie apocalypse. Instead, “The Dog Stars” imagines a world devastated by a pandemic, where survival is difficult but hope, human connection and the willingness to love…

Africa’s worsening Ebola outbreak is showing several characteristics that could warrant its escalation to a pandemic-emergency status, as the fatality rate has climbed above 46% and health systems in affected areas come under increasing pressure. The post Ebola outbreak worsens as fatality rate tops 46%, nears pandemic level appeared first…

Thursday 20 August 2026 4:25 pm  |   Updated:  Thursday 20 August 2026 4:26 pm For most, the City of London is defined by the rhythm of the working week. Offices fill from Monday to Friday, and the streets fall quiet at the weekend.  But since the pandemic that pace has…