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Report warns about potential impact of missed screenings during Covid

Fri, 2023-02-24 10:02 — mike kraft

American Cancer Society warns about potential impact of missed screenings during Covid Without make-up visits, some patients may miss out on routine screenings detecting early-stage cancer or precancerous lesions. Angus Chen STAT

...While it’s good that people are resuming their regular visits, the data suggest people haven’t been making up for the missed screens earlier in the pandemic, said Ahmedin Jemal, senior vice president of surveillance and health equity science at the American Cancer Society and the senior author on the study.

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California says it can no longer afford COVID testing, vaccinations for migrants

Fri, 2023-02-24 09:54 — mike kraft

California says it can no longer afford aid for COVID testing, vaccinations for migrants But Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was optimistic that federal funding will come through, citing “some remarkably good conversations” with the Biden administration. gqlshare Orange County Register

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Analysis: Why public health officials are not panicked about bird flu

Thu, 2023-02-23 12:22 — mike kraft

Analysis: Why public health officials are not panicked about bird flu A new strain of bird flu that transmits easily among wild birds has triggered an explosive spread into new corners of the globe, infecting and killing a variety of mammals species and raising fears of a pandemic more lethal than COVID-19. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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U.S. CDC panel recommends Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for all adults at risk

Thu, 2023-02-23 11:54 — mike kraft

CDC panel recommends Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for all adults at risk Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted in favor of use of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos vaccine for all adults at risk of mpox during an outbreak. Reuters Reuters

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China claims its COVID-19 epidemic has 'basically' ended, but not completely over

Thu, 2023-02-23 11:32 — mike kraft

China's COVID-19 epidemic has 'basically' ended, but not completely over Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8. Reuters Reuters

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Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo investigated for allegedly falsifying Covid report but case closed

Thu, 2023-02-23 11:07 — mike kraft

Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo investigated for allegedly falsifying Covid report The Florida Department of Health's inspector general closed the probe after the complainant wouldn't provide further information. POLITICO

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COVID-19 linked to 40% increase in autoimmune disease risk--study

Thu, 2023-02-23 10:42 — mike kraft

COVID-19 linked to 40% increase in autoimmune disease risk in huge study COVID-19 may substantially increase the risk of developing autoimmune disease, a huge study of health records found. Yahoo

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Flu vaccine worked well this season--CDC

Wed, 2023-02-22 18:08 — mike kraft

Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated. The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor's office, clinic or hospital, health officials said during a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccines meeting Wednesday. Officials generally are pleased if a flu vaccine is 40% to 60% effective. YahooNews

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Deaths in U.S. Prisons Rose Nearly 50 Percent as the Pandemic swept America

Wed, 2023-02-22 10:17 — mike kraft

Deaths in state and federal prisons across America rose nearly 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic, and in six states they more than doubled, according to the first comprehensive data on prison fatalities in the era of Covid-19.

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