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Politics and U.S.health policies analysis: Trump administration's possible effect on health care

Wed, 2024-11-06 13:02 — mike kraft

Trump’s White House Return Poised To Tangle Health Care Safety Net - KFF Health News The new Trump administration is likely to reduce subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans and roll back Medicaid coverage. Public health authorities worry that anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be empowered. Terry Byrne KFF Health News

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Politics and climate change: Trump’s election victory sparks dismay among architects of the Paris climate accord

Wed, 2024-11-06 12:45 — mike kraft

Trump's election victory sparks dismay — and defiance — among architects of the Paris climate accord Donald Trump's election victory on Wednesday sparked a palpable sense of dismay among the climate community. Sam Meredith CNBC

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Analysis :What The Pig With Bird Flu in Oregon Really Signifies--experts suggest

Wed, 2024-11-06 12:36 — mike kraft

Experts Reveal What The Pig With Bird Flu in Oregon Really Signifies A concerning development. The Conversation ScienceAlert

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Pigs are the ideal genetic mixing vessel to generate a human pandemic influenza strain, because they have receptors in their respiratory tracts which both avian and human flu viruses can bind to.

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The top endemic pathogens for wich new vaccines are urgently needed -WHO study

Wed, 2024-11-06 12:18 — mike kraft

WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is the first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens based on criteria that included regional disease burden, antimicrobial resistance risk and socioeconomic impact.

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U.S. nursing home staffing costs and financial issues masked by COVID relief funds -- new study

Tue, 2024-11-05 17:42 — mike kraft

Staffing costs masked by COVID relief funds revealed in new study of nursing home finances A new study confirms just how much pandemic-era government funding buoyed America’s nursing homes — and just how little extra cash they have on hand two years later, ahead of a major staffing rule that threatens their financial viability. Kimberly Marselas McKnight's Long-Term Care News

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'Very High' COVID Virus Levels Detected in Wastewater in 5 states --CDC

Tue, 2024-11-05 17:33 — mike kraft

COVID cases update: Map reveals return of "very high" water virus levels "High" levels of viral activity in wastewater are also on the rise and are concentrated in one specific area. Newsweek

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High" levels of viral activity are also on the rise with detections now in five U.S. states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"Very high" levels of viral activity have been detected in Montana, with "high" levels in Arkansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wyoming.

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Stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science described in new study

Tue, 2024-11-05 11:34 — mike kraft

Study reveals stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science A study conducted by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) sheds light on public trust in COVID-19 ... CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Medical Xpress

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The study is published in the journal Vaccine: X.

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Mpox: May be stabilizing in the Congo; two more cases in the UK

Tue, 2024-11-05 11:17 — mike kraft

Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be "stabilizing"—a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization made a global emergency declaration in August ... Medical Xpress

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Imternational talks resume on Pandemic accord

Tue, 2024-11-05 11:11 — mike kraft

Pandemic accord deal in sight as talks resume Countries reconvened on Monday in a bid to finalize a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics, with the specter of mpox, Marburg and H5N1 adding fresh urgency to seal a deal. Robin MILLARD Medical Xpress

After more than two years of talks, hopes are high of completing an accord by November 15, though the heart of the document—how to share pathogens and vaccines—is set to be worked out later.

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COVID overview: The Year in Review

Tue, 2024-11-05 11:04 — mike kraft

Year in Review: COVID-19 A look back at newsworthy stories of 2024 Katherine Kahn Medpage Today

This year's headlines on COVID-19 featured new research on COVID-related mortality, post-acute sequelae of infection, vaccine safety, and potential therapeutics.

COVID Deaths Are Down, but...

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