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The mission of the Global Health Working Group is to explore and improve current and emerging states of health and human security worldwide.

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Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

Thu, 2024-12-26 09:48 — mike kraft

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The detection of a new, fast-spreading strain of the virus in a remote mining town in eastern Congo led the World Health Organization to declare mpox a global public health emergency in August. Since then, its spread has only accelerated.

The virus is taking hold in crowded camps home to millions of displaced Congolese, who live crammed into rough shelters with limited access to water. And it has reached Congo’s cities, including its enormous, congested capital.

Belated efforts to control mpox in Kinshasa — by isolating patients and vaccinating their contacts — have been halting and haphazard, far outpaced by the speed of the virus’s spread and change.

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Explainer: The status of infectious diseases during this holiday season

Thu, 2024-12-26 09:20 — mike kraft
What to know about infectious diseases during this holiday season As friends and family visit, so too do their viruses. What's trending and where? And how can you protect yourself? The Times speaks with Peter Chin-Hong, a UCSF infectious disease doctor. Los Angeles Times
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High rates of cognitive change shown in studies of Long-COVID.

Thu, 2024-12-26 09:12 — mike kraft
Long-COVID study shows high rates of cognitive change In a second study, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers find that the prevalence of long COVID-19 in the US population in 2021 was 29.9%, and 77.2% of those with long COVID had not returned to pre-COVID health within 8 to 60 weeks after infection. CIDRAP
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US FDA revokes authorization for four COVID antibody drugs

Tue, 2024-12-24 10:11 — mike kraft
US FDA revokes authorization for four COVID antibody drugs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for four COVID-19 antibody-based drugs, including those from Eli Lilly and Regeneron . Reuters Reuters

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Cholera: Yemen reports the highest toll --WHO

Mon, 2024-12-23 17:27 — mike kraft
Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of 1 December, accounting for 35 per cent of worldwide cholera cases and 18 per cent of related deaths this year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. UN News

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COVID-19 pandemic's impact on other causes of death outlined in international study

Mon, 2024-12-23 10:29 — mike kraft
International study reveals COVID-19 pandemic's impact on other causes of death Researchers have analyzed cause-of-death data for 24 countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers found that life expectancy declined in 2020 for all but four of the 24 included ... University of Oxford Medical Xpress
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Bird flu reported in 108 countries--U.N.

Thu, 2024-12-19 18:30 — mike kraft
Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says UN health agency Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, according to UN health officers. UN News

 

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Overview of public health developoments in 2024--Science News

Thu, 2024-12-19 11:45 — mike kraft

Here’s how public health fared in 2024

The world faced many public health challenges this year, including dangerous heat waves and outbreaks of the infectious diseases dengue and mpox. In the United States, after years of increases, there are early but promising signs of a downward trend in drug overdose deaths.

Dengue, mpox and bird flu raised alarms

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Climate change overview stories, including emissions, impact on insurance, winter season

Thu, 2024-12-19 10:55 — mike kraft
Climate and environment updates: Biden administration sets ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goal The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now. ABC News ABC News

 

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Long Covid still affects many people five years after pandemic started

Wed, 2024-12-18 10:19 — mike kraft
Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started to make it impossible for her to even take short walks. Science X Medical Xpress

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About six percent of people infected by coronavirus develop long COVID, according to the global health body, which has recorded some 777 million COVID cases to date. ...

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