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The medical working group is focused on issues that affect delivery of medical care to those in need

The medical working group seeks to address issues affecting delivery of medical care to those in need.

Members

Dr Ojia Adamolekun LadyCath mike kraft

Email address for group

medical-global@m.resiliencesystem.org

European experts call for global genetic warning system to combat the next pandemic and antimicrobial resistance

Experts call for global genetic warning system to combat the next pandemic and antimicrobial resistance (medicalxpress.com)

 

...genomic surveillance could do much more to reduce the toll of disease and death worldwide than just protect us from COVID-19. Writing in Frontiers in Science, an international collective of clinical and public health microbiologists from the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) calls for investment in technology, capacity, expertise, and collaboration to put genomic surveillance of pathogens at the forefront of future pandemic preparedness.

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Monkeypox: dangerous strain gains ability to spread through sex-- new data suggest

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Evidence from past outbreaks indicates that this strain, called clade I, is more lethal than the separate strain that sparked the 2022 outbreak. Clade I has for decades caused small outbreaks, often limited to a few households or communities, in Central Africa. Sexually acquired clade I infections had not been reported before last year.

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New study uses AI to predict malaria outbreaks in South Asia

New study uses AI to predict malaria outbreaks in South Asia (medicalxpress.com)

Researchers from NDORMS in collaboration with international institutions have demonstrated the potential of using environmental measurements and deep learning modeling to predict malaria outbreaks in South Asia. The study offers promising insights into improving early warning systems for one of the world's deadliest diseases.

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Q&A analysis: Climate change and health care—how individuals and institutions can help

Q&A: Climate change and health care—how individuals and institutions can help

 

Unseasonably mild winters. Forest fires and smoke. More reports of catastrophic storms. We've experienced increasingly extreme weather changes in the past few years, and the intersection between environmental issues and health is a pressing concern.

Myles Sergeant is an assistant clinical professor in McMaster's Department of Family Medicine who is deeply involved in efforts locally, provincially and nationally to reverse the effects of climate change. ...

We spoke with Sergeant about the dangers of climate change, the power individuals and the health care sector have to make more sustainable choices, and why he hasn't lost hope to save our "frail planet."

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