SYDNEY – People taking prescribed opioids for pain relief have a higher risk of developing mood disorders such as anxiety, according to Australian researchers. Their study, published in Pain Medicine and revealed to the public on Tuesday, is based on the analysis of patients who were prescribed opioids to treat an array of physical health … Read more
SYDNEY – Despite taking a backseat due to widespread flooding and record rains across Australia’s east, states have continued to battle against the spread of COVID-19. In the 24 hours to 4:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the Australian state of New South Wales recorded 13,179 new cases and nine deaths. Cases in the state … Read more
SYDNEY – The reopening of Australia’s international borders following a two-year closure due to COVID-19 could trigger the rise of new forms of influenza, according to a leading virologist. Professor Kanta Subbarao, writing in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) on Monday, said that the lifting of quarantine regulations posed the potential for “novel flu … Read more
SYDNEY – The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has decided to scrap mask mandate rules for students at schools while the COVID-19 infections continue to increase in the state. From Feb. 28, masks will no longer be required in high schools for students or staff in NSW. Schools will be able to welcome … Read more
SYDNEY – New data released by the Australian state of Queensland on Wednesday showed a concerning rise in COVID-19 cases among school-age children. There were 1,905 cases reported in Queensland’s children aged 5-17 on Wednesday, up from the previous day’s 1,587. Queensland’s Chief Health Officer John Gerrard admitted there has been “a bump in cases … Read more
Australia are all set to tour Pakistan after 24 long years in March 2022 and their captain Pat Cummins believes that the top players will visit the country. The Kangaroos are scheduled to tour Pakistan for the first time since 1998. It has been a tradition since international cricket returned to Pakistan that key players … Read more
PARIS: Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev became the latest player to have played in an Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament earlier this month to test positive for Covid-19 just weeks away from the Australian Open. The 24-year-old world number five tweeted he was self-isolating which places in doubt his competing in the ATP Cup (Jan 1-9) … Read more
