Efforts to fight TB are recovering from COVID pandemic but still not meeting targets --WHO

New pandemic-era stress scale developed to help identify at-risk persons

A new study from researchers at Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program (ECHO) at the National Institutes of Health shows how a stress scale developed to identify who was most at-risk of needing mental health support during the pandemic has the potential to evaluate traumatic stress reactions to ongoing large-scale threats.

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California San Francisco Bay area reinstates COVID mask orders in healthcare settings

 

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Analysis of current COVID-19 situation, state by state

U.S. cases of syphilis in newborns at highest level in 30 years: CDC

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show cases are at the highest level in at least 30 years. There were more than 3,700 infants born with syphilis in 2022, a tenfold increase over the past 10 years.

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US Senate confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH director

Long term effects of shootings on children--two articles

A Guide to This year’s Affordable Care Act enrollment --it is different

Personal beliefs may skew memories of COVID pandemic and deepen polarization--international studies

Personal motivations color people's memories of the COVID-19 pandemic, biasing their assessment of past political actions and complicating emergency-preparedness planning, suggests an analysis of four empirical studies.

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COVID-19 death rates higher for certain occupations-- new study

 

...Previous studies have revealed disparities in COVID-19-related deaths among population demographics, including age, race and pre-existing medical conditions, but a new study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) has determined another factor – a person’s profession.

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U.S. infant mortality rate rose, largest increase in 2 decades - -CDC

U.S. Medicare hospital pricing issues, nursing home finances

US workers ill with influenza or COVID-19 were less likely to work onsite than those with other acute respiratory infections

One in 7 Americans have had long COVID, chances are greater with original strain --studies

A new investigation led by researchers from the University College London and Dartmouth College suggests 14% of Americans had long COVID by the end of 2022. The details of the investigation are published in PLOS One.

Moreover, Americans who report having experienced long COVID said they also experienced more anxiety, low mood, and difficulty with memory. ...

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WHO official warns dengue fever, a painful disease. will become a major threat this decade

The chief scientist from the World Health Organization is warning that Earth’s rising temperature will make dengue fever a massive threat within this decade.

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