Covid was top line-of-duty death for US police for third year in row

Mon, 2023-03-06 10:12 — mike kraft
Covid was top line-of-duty death for US police for third year running in 2022 Report shows pace has slowed, however, with 70 law enforcement deaths recorded in the line of duty the Guardian
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Discussion of the most Common Long COVID Symptoms

Mon, 2023-03-06 09:59 — mike kraft
The Most Common Long COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now The condition can affect your cardiovascular system, neurological system, respiratory system and more. YahooNews

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Misinformation issue: 50 U.S. medical, science organizations launch group to fight health misinformation

Mon, 2023-03-06 09:44 — mike kraft
50 U.S. medical, science organizations launch group to fight health misinformation - UPI.com Alarmed by the increasing spread of medical misinformation, 50 U.S. medical and science organizations have announced the formation of a new group that aims to debunk fake health news. UPI

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New Mexico, Massachusetts phase out COVID-related programs

Mon, 2023-03-06 09:35 — mike kraft
New Mexico's COVID-19 public health orders to end March 31 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is extending health orders related to COVID-19 one final time through the end of the month. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement Friday that she is renewing an executive order but will let it expire after March 31. AP NEWS
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U.S. rural hospitals are struggling financially as COVID aid runs out

Mon, 2023-03-06 09:27 — mike kraft
Rural hospitals that were struggling financially even before the pandemic are running out of COVID aid Financial pitfalls at the U.S.'s highest-elevation hospital in Colorado serve as a cautionary tale. YahooFinance

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Now that those COVID funds are gone, many challenges that threatened rural hospitals before the pandemic have resurfaced. Industry analysts warn that rural facilities, like St. Vincent Health, are once again on shaky ground.

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Long Covid is associated with significantly increased risk of death, heart and lung problems, study finds

Fri, 2023-03-03 17:51 — mike kraft
Long Covid is associated with significantly increased risk of death, heart and lung problems, study finds | CNN As the nation anticipates the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency, new research is showing that some groups are still feeling the long-term impacts of the disease. In the year following infection, individuals who experience long Covid are at high risk for a range of adverse health outcomes, including a doubled risk of death, according to a new study published Friday in JAMA Health Forum. Janelle Chavez CNN
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Billions of dollars and 35 years of US investment in research led to development of mRNA COVID vaccines --study

Fri, 2023-03-03 10:35 — mike kraft
35 years of US investment in research led to development of mRNA COVID vaccines CIDRAP

In the three decades leading up to the pandemic, the US government invested $31.9 billion in research that supported the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in 2020, $337 million of which was invested before the pandemic, finds a Brigham and Women's–led study published yesterday in The BMJ. ...

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At 3-year anniversary: Florida coronavirus cases rise to 7,516,90, behind California and Texas

Fri, 2023-03-03 10:18 — mike kraft
3-year anniversary: Florida coronavirus cases rise to 7,516,906 On a Sunday night on March 1, 2020, the Florida Department of Health announced on Twitter a 29-year-old Tampa-area woman and a 53-year-old man in Manatee County had "presumptive cases" of coronavirus. Allen Cone WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm

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North Carolina legislators, including Republicans, agree on Medicaid expansion

Fri, 2023-03-03 10:07 — mike kraft
N. Carolina legislators reach Medicaid expansion deal RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislative leaders announced Thursday an agreement to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults through the Affordable Care Act. The deal, which likely won't be voted on until later this month at the earliest, marks a milestone for Republican lawmakers, most of whom opposed expansion for a decade until recently, and for hospitals and patient advocates who sought it all that time. AP NEWS

 

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Long COVID: syudy suggests patients could benefit from treatment for concussion patients

Fri, 2023-03-03 09:48 — mike kraft
Long COVID patients could benefit from concussion treatment, DU study finds Concussions and long COVID have more in common than you might think, new research shows. Alayna Alvarez Axios
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Long COVID: patients with it may have lower levels of brain oxygen, cognitive problems--2 studies

Fri, 2023-03-03 09:41 — mike kraft
Patients with long COVID may have lower levels of brain oxygen, cognitive problems - UPI.com People who have long COVID -- lingering symptoms after a COVID-19 infection -- may also have lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems and psychiatric troubles, such as anxiety and depression. UPI

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Monovalent COVID booster protects well against Omicron, but it wanes over 6 months --study

Fri, 2023-03-03 09:36 — mike kraft
Monovalent COVID booster protects well against Omicron, but it wanes over 6 months The COVID-19 booster was 74% effective against Omicron infection compared with the primary vaccine series for 3 months, but protection waned to 36% after 6 months. CIDRAP
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U.S. COVID call centers and testing sites close in further sign the country is moving past the pandemic

Thu, 2023-03-02 18:55 — mike kraft
COVID call centers and testing sites close in further sign US is moving past the pandemic COVID-19 call centers and testing sites across the U.S. are shutting down as Americans look to move past the pandemic. ABC News ABC News

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In Rockland County, New York -- just north of New York City -- the call center closed Tuesday after three years in operation.

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British former health secretary allegedly ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes

Thu, 2023-03-02 10:47 — mike kraft
Leaked texts allege former British health secretary ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes - UPI.com Britain's former health secretary allegedly rejected critical advice from the country's top medical officer to test elderly people for COVID-19 and keep them segregated prior to admitting them to care homes. UPI

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Former Italy PM Conte and other officials investigated over alleged mishandled response to COVID pandemic

Thu, 2023-03-02 10:39 — mike kraft
Former Italy PM Conte investigated over response to COVID pandemic Italian prosecutors have placed former prime minister Giuseppe Conte under investigation for allegedly mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in early 2020, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Emilio Parodi Reuters
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