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Opinion: Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19

Mon, 2025-01-06 11:19 — mike kraft

Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19 The first severe human case of bird flu was recently reported in the U.S. Here are some ways the U.S. may be repeating the same mistakes as from the COVID-19 pandemic. Omer Awan Forbes

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Long Covid: about 7 % of students showed persistent symptoms- Saudi study

Mon, 2025-01-06 10:55 — mike kraft

Data show 7% rate of long COVID in college students About 7% of 428 Omicron COVID-19 survivors who were health-sciences students at a Saudi Arabian college reported persistent symptoms, notably loss of smell or taste, for more than 28 days. CIDRAP

About 7% of 428 Omicron COVID-19 survivors who were health-sciences students at a Saudi Arabian college reported persistent symptoms, notably loss of smell or taste, for more than 28 days.

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COVID testing saved an estimated 1.4 million lives --study

Mon, 2025-01-06 10:39 — mike kraft

Modeling tool estimates COVID-19 testing saved 1.4 million lives The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how crucial testing is for disease preparedness and response, and new research from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and a team of collaborators underscores ... Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Medical Xpress

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Analysis: Climate change --Saudi Arabia has been dragging in trying to counter the problem

Fri, 2025-01-03 11:36 — mike kraft

Climate progress screeched to a halt this year. One country had its foot on the brake. | CNN For years, Saudi Arabia has been accused of delaying climate progress, but experts say this year it has been bolder than ever. Laura Paddison CNN

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Paxlovid tied to lower risk of problems for adults with kidney disease and COVID --study

Fri, 2025-01-03 11:28 — mike kraft

Paxlovid tied to lower risk of hospital stay, heart problems, death in adults with kidney disease and COVID The antiviral drug nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) was linked to a lower risk of hospitalization within 30 days and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and death at 1 year in adults with COVID-19 and chronic kidney disease (CKD) or kidney failure, finds a study this week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. CIDRAP

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Five things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Fri, 2025-01-03 10:03 — mike kraft

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries. The disease has killed an estimated 20 million people globally, according to the World Health Organization, and thousands are still dying every year. AP News

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New Virus Outbreak Hits China Five Years After Covid Crisis Began

Fri, 2025-01-03 09:56 — mike kraft

China Faces New Virus Outbreak Five Years After Covid Crisis China is facing a new virus outbreak, with the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) spreading rapidly, causing flu-like and COVID-19-like symptoms. Hospitals, especially children's hospitals, are overwhelmed. NDTV

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Extreme heat is affecting young more than expected--Mexico study

Thu, 2025-01-02 14:24 — mike kraft

Heat Is Claiming Mexico’s Young People - Inside Climate News Elderly people are at high risk from extreme heat. But in one of the fastest-warming countries in the Americas, the worst rates of heat deaths are hitting young adults and children. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

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While scientists have long monitored vulnerable groups like the elderly during extreme weather events, new evidence reveals a startling trend: Younger workers have become one of the most at-risk groups for heat-related deaths over the past two decades.

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The viruses going around: flu, COVID, norovirus – and don't forget RSV

Thu, 2025-01-02 10:29 — mike kraft

What virus is going around? The flu, COVID, norovirus – and don't forget RSV The risk of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is on the rise, along with that of other illnesses including the flu, stomach flu and COVID-19. Mike Snider USA TODAY

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Bird Flu Warning Over New Virus Risk

Thu, 2025-01-02 10:23 — mike kraft

Bird flu warning over new virus risk: "significant public health concern" Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences. Newsweek

Combined infection with bird flu and human flu could lead to mutations of new viruses that could have dangerous public health consequences, agencies have warned.

This is following the news that mutations of bird flu have occurred within a Louisiana patient and a teenager from Canada who both suffered with severe symptoms, potentially raising the risk of serious human infection among others.

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