People with HIV not on antiretroviral treatment were 45% more likely to die after admission to hospital with COVID-19 compared to people taking antiretroviral treatment, a large study of in-hospital deaths from COVID-19 in South Africa has concluded. The study also found an increased risk of death in people with HIV with CD4 counts below… Read More »
Loading the player… Frankie Lons died of a reported overdose on July 18 at the age of 61. In a heartbreaking message shared via Instagram, Lons’ daughter, Elite Noel, shared, “Worse pain ever…to see my mama in a body bag on her birthday!” After a years-long, very public battle with addiction, Lons’ death is a… Read More »
Britain’s Covid vaccine drive-out has slashed death rate among over-80s: Elderly now only make up 40% of all victims – down from two-thirds at peak of the pandemic… but experts warn rapid spread of cases will cause trend to U-turn At the peak of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, over-80s made up two… Read More »
It is a common strategy to arrange your life insurance through your super fund. The fund can often buy insurance at wholesale rates, and by using salary sacrifice, you can effectively pay the premiums from pre-tax dollars. But tax may be payable on the proceeds of the policy if it is left to a non-tax… Read More »
Speaking at an event in Chattogram on Friday, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said he hopes the autopsy report would reveal the cause of the death of Mushtaq, who had no reported ailment. “Mushtaq Ahmed breached the law and order and hurt faith of others with his writings a couple of times earlier. Many had filed cases… Read More »
Puzzled by the mass deaths of birds and fish in Alabama? It’s also happening elsewhere, across the Eastern and Southern U.S. and around the world — Gizmodo has a handy map of all the U.S. events. The Activist Post offers some theories. Before you read them, however, bear in mind what Yahoo News has to… Read More »