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Cancer paritents taking certain drugs have higher risk of dangerous blood clots --study

Mon, 2023-08-21 17:55 — mike kraft
COVID-19 tied to dangerous blood clots in cancer patients The risk of developing venous thromboembolisms is elevated among cancer patients with COVID-19 taking anticancer drugs, new data show. CIDRAP

 

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The Difficulties in Determing How Many Times Will the Average Person Get COVID

Mon, 2023-08-21 17:44 — mike kraft
How Many Times Will the Average Person Get COVID? Because the CDC is no longer tracking COVID cases, it’s hard to determine exactly how many people are getting sick, and how often. People with compromised immune systems may contract the virus more frequently. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus has entered its endemic stage, people are still contracting COVID, and new strains, including EG.5, continue to keep physicians and scientists on alert. Yahoo Life

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Why the U.S. was unprepared for a deadly summer

Mon, 2023-08-21 09:54 — mike kraft
‘The heat’s different now’: Why the U.S. was unprepared for a deadly summer Extreme temperatures across the U.S. have put the elderly, outdoors workers and people with no access to cool air at greatest risk of severe heat-related illnesses or even death. POLITICO

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By summer’s end, experts expect the heat will lead to thousands of deaths in the United States, higher numbers than in previous years.

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Long COVID. New research reveals an arduous road to recovery

Mon, 2023-08-21 09:41 — mike kraft
Long COVID. Shorter Life? New research reveals an arduous road to recovery The first study to look at two years of data shows the devastating effects of long COVID-but there are still no validated treatments. Fortune

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Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters

Mon, 2023-08-21 09:37 — mike kraft
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday. Reuters Reuters

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"We will be encouraging all Americans to get those boosters in addition to flu shots and RSV shots," the official said, referring to the Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

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A new COVID variant nicknamed "Pirola" causes concern and close watch

Mon, 2023-08-21 09:24 — mike kraft
A new COVID variant nicknamed "Pirola" is raising global alarm but don't freak out yet Most people shouldn't be concerned about this highly mutated variant, but experts caution it has outbreak potential Yahoo News
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US COVID inducations continue slow rise as UK reports first BA.2.86 case

Mon, 2023-08-21 09:16 — mike kraft
US COVID markers continue slow rise as UK reports first BA.2.86 case Kateryna Onyshchuk / iStock CIDRAP

COVID hospitalizations and death rose last week, along with other indicators and the proportion of newer Omicron variants such as EG.5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data updates.

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Updated boosters expected t work against the COVID-19 XBB variant

Fri, 2023-08-18 19:13 — mike kraft
‘Eris’ COVID strain leaves vaccine strategy mostly unchanged Welcome to The Hill’s Health Care newsletter{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story ‘Eris’ strain leaves vaccine strategy mostly unchanged The updated COVID-19… emartin The Hill

The updated COVID-19 booster shots were designed to target the XBB variant, and they’ll still likely work just as well against the new dominant strain.

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Cyberattack on some U.S. hospitals keeps computers offline for weeks

Fri, 2023-08-18 17:54 — mike kraft
Cyberattack keeps hospitals' computers offline for weeks Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned back on more than two weeks after a cyberattack forced some emergency room shutdowns and ambulance diversions. AP News
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Binge drinking, substance use reached all -time high in U.S. during 2022 --NIH

Fri, 2023-08-18 12:55 — mike kraft
Binge drinking, marijuana and hallucinogen use reach all-time highs, NIH says - UPI.com Cannabis and hallucinogen use, as well as binge drinking, among U.S. adults ages 35-50 reached a historic high in 2022, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday. UPI

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