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Two weeks before world leaders meet to debate the climate crisis, a report released on Thursday shows the 10 deadliest extreme weather events in the past two decades were made worse by burning fossil fuels.

More than half a million people around the world were killed in those disasters since 2004.

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Hospital patient safety suffered under COVID pandemic pressures-- study

Fri, 2024-11-01 10:24 — mike kraft

Hospital patient safety suffered under COVID pandemic pressures, study shows The recommendations were made to shore up protection in vulnerable groups and add clarity for patients and healthcare providers. CIDRAP

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Hurricane-Related Deaths Keep Happening up to 15 Years After a Storm Ends --Study

Fri, 2024-11-01 10:15 — mike kraft

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Mpox is Spreading in Uganda: Rwanda Reports a Few More Marburg Cases

Fri, 2024-11-01 10:00 — mike kraft

Mpox Spread In Uganda Is 'Concerning', As Rwanda Reports A Few More Marburg Cases - Health Policy Watch The spread of mpox in Uganda is “of great concern”, with some 830 recorded cases in 19 states, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Health Policy Watch

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Famine is Growing in Africa’s Prolonged Conflict Zones; Is the world prepared for future pandemics?

Thu, 2024-10-31 10:52 — mike kraft

Famine Takes Grip in Africa’s Prolonged Conflict Zones Eighty percent of Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-affected countries, including 900,000 people experiencing famine. the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Africa Center

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Bird flu found in a pig, raising concerns over potential human threat

Thu, 2024-10-31 10:08 — mike kraft

1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns about bird flu’s potential to become a human threat. AP News

...finding bird flu in a pig raises worries that the virus may be hitting a stepping stone to becoming a bigger threat to people, said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Brown University pandemic researcher.

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Paxlovid tied to fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations, reduced risk of long COVID --study

Wed, 2024-10-30 09:51 — mike kraft

Paxlovid tied to fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations, reduced risk of long COVID Paxlovid was associated with a 61% lower risk of hospitalization. CIDRAP

A new retrospective cohort study conducted in Dubai shows that the antiviral nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir, sold as Paxlovid, is tied to a 61% reduction in COVID-19 hospitalization and a 58% lower rate of long COVID.

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