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Cholera Deaths Soar Worldwide as Fatalities spiked 71 percent last year, far outpacing the 13 percent rise in cases--WHO

Wed, 2024-09-11 12:51 — mike kraft

The cholera outbreaks spreading across the globe are becoming more deadly. Deaths from the diarrheal disease soared last year, far outpacing the increase in cases, according to a new analysis by the World Health Organization.

 

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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame--study

Tue, 2024-09-10 11:28 — mike kraft
Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it's helping to turbocharge climate change. AP News

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Long-COVID rates in kids fell markedly from 3 month level to 2 years --study

Tue, 2024-09-10 10:27 — mike kraft
Long-COVID rates in kids fell from 23% after 3 months to 7% after 2 years, data reveal Two factors were tied to increased risk of long COVID through 18 months: age 12 years or older and being infected with the original or Alpha strain. CIDRAP
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The effects of Covid lockdowns on teenagers outlines in new study

Tue, 2024-09-10 10:18 — mike kraft
Teen brains 'aged' during Covid lockdowns, new research suggests Brain scans show that girls were especially affected by the loss of social interaction. NBC News

Covid lockdowns, such as school closures, canceled sports activities and stay-at-home orders, prematurely aged teen brains by as much as four years, researchers from the University of Washington found. 

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COVID more severe, longer-lasting than other respiratory diseases --new study

Tue, 2024-09-10 10:10 — mike kraft
New report: COVID more severe, longer-lasting than other respiratory diseases Healthcare workers (HCWs) with COVID-19 had more severe symptoms that lasted longer than those with other respiratory diseases, and a higher proportion met the World Health Organization (WHO) or UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) definitions of long COVID, according to a report published in Viruses and Viral Diseases. CIDRAP

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Long Covid: new studies indicate vaccines can help prevent it.

Mon, 2024-09-09 11:12 — mike kraft
New research gives insight into long COVID, study says vaccines can help prevent it New research is giving insight into long COVID and how it affects people. A recent study shows vaccines can help prevent it. Larissa Scott ABC Action News Tampa Bay (WFTS)

 

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Flu and Covid vaccines: Three articles of advice and information

Mon, 2024-09-09 10:54 — mike kraft
Older adults 65+ should get flu shots earlier in the season. Here’s why they also need stronger vaccines Two flu vaccines are FDA-approved exclusively for people 65 and older, who are at higher risk of severe infection. Lindsey Leake Fortune
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Analysis of Covid spread during travel, other activities --French study.

Mon, 2024-09-09 10:44 — mike kraft
Offices, long-distance shared transport, some activities tied to COVID spread In the first 2 years or more of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of infection was higher in open-space offices, long-distance trains, convenience stores, taxis, airplanes, and nightclubs and during take-away food delivery, carpooling with relatives, and attending concerts, suggests a case-control study of various work, leisure, and other spaces in France. CIDRAP

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Advice on interpreting home COVID-19 tests --researchers

Fri, 2024-09-06 11:26 — mike kraft
Do At-Home COVID-19 Tests Still Work? What to know about the accuracy of rapid tests. AOL Staff AOL
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Hottest summer recorded for second consecutive year

Fri, 2024-09-06 11:03 — mike kraft
World sees hottest summer recorded for second consecutive year Summer temperatures broke records for the second consecutive year, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Newly released data found that 2023 experienced the hottest J… zbudryk The Hill

Summer temperatures broke records for the second consecutive year, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.

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