CDC predicts up to 71% decline in weekly Covid deaths next month

Weekly COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. could decline by as much as 71 percent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now predicts.  CDC’s latest forecasts suggest that between 1,200 and 4,600 people will die of COVID-19 during the week ending in June 12. By then, the agency predicts that the overall death toll … Read more

MasterChef’s sad ratings decline continues with 573,000 viewers

MasterChef’s ratings decline continues with 573,000 viewers as it just clings to a spot in the top 10… a month after the season premiere By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:16 BST, 13 May 2021 | Updated: 03:18 BST, 13 May 2021 MasterChef: Back to Win pulled in more than one million viewers … Read more

Feeling younger can protect adults against health decline, study finds

Simply feeling younger can protect middle-aged and older adults against health decline by buffering against stress, an astonishing new study reveals.  Researchers in Germany investigated whether people’s ‘subjective age’ – feeling younger than we actually are – had an effect on the detrimental effects of stress.  Specifically, the experts looked into the effects of stress … Read more

A quarter over-60s have seen their health decline in the past year

A quarter over-60s have seen their health decline in the past year as pressure builds on broken social care system, chilling new figures show Age UK found quarter of over 60s believe ability to do daily tasks has declined  Fear. isolation and inactivity sharply accelerated the social care needs Boris Johnson not expected to lay … Read more

Daily US Covid deaths fall to a nine-month low of 666 as cases decline 15%

The U.S. is ‘turning the corner’ in its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Response Coordinator Jeff Zients told CNN on Sunday.   Nationwide Covid metrics are hitting lows not see for the better part of a year, as the vaccination rate approaches a crucial tipping point of having half of adults vaccinated against COVID-19.  … Read more

Ruthie Henshall reveals the decline she has seen in her mother in a care home over lockdown

Actress Ruthie Henshall detailed the impact spending lockdown in a care home has had on her mother during lockdown as she campaigns to make visits a legal right. The 54-year-old actress was speaking on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday when she described how her mother, 87,  ad deteriorated during her spell in her care home. … Read more

Astronauts experience a decline in positive emotions throughout the entire mission, study finds

As a crewed mission to Mars becomes closer to reality, scientists are examining the possible effects of extended space travel on astronauts’ well-being—including on their mental health. A new study attempts to predict that psychological toll by looking at scientists stationed in remote research stations in Antarctica. The isolated researchers reported feeling symptoms of anxiety … Read more

Astronauts experience a decline in positive emotions throughout the entire mission, study finds

As a crewed mission to Mars becomes closer to reality, scientists are examining the possible effects of extended space travel on astronauts’ well-being—including on their mental health. A new study attempts to predict that psychological toll by looking at scientists stationed in remote research stations in Antarctica. The isolated researchers reported feeling symptoms of anxiety … Read more

Covid variants are blamed for spike in cases in some states while infections decline in Texas

More than half of American adults have now had at least their first dose of coronavirus vaccine, and there are promising signs the shots are working: Plummeting average daily death numbers over the past week.  The seven-day rolling average of fatalities has fallen by a quarter to 737 compared to seven days ago when 987 … Read more

Katy Perry brands social media ‘the decline of human civilisation’

‘I said what I said’: Katy Perry brands social media ‘the decline of human civilisation’ despite being one of the most followed people on Twitter By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 08:47 BST, 15 April 2021 | Updated: 09:58 BST, 15 April 2021 Katy Perry has declared social media to be ‘the decline of human … Read more