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Half of COVID survivors still had symptoms at 3 years, more reinfections amid Omicron--China study

Fri, 2023-11-24 11:36 — mike kraft

 

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China reports major upsurge of respiratory illnesses, but no unusual pathogen found

Fri, 2023-11-24 10:43 — mike kraft
Don't press 'pandemic panic button' scientists caution on China pneumonia report Leading scientists urged caution over fears of another pandemic after the World Health Organization requested more information from China on a rise of respiratory illnesses. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

 

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Broad ‘Asian American’ category obscures health disparities among various groups

Tue, 2023-11-21 11:52 — mike kraft
Invisible in the data: Broad 'Asian American' category obscures health disparities Blending together the highly diverse pool of Asian Americans in widely used metrics obscures vast differences in their health. Usha Lee McFarling STAT

 

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New study meaures degree that vaccine refusal is linked to mistrust in health authorities

Fri, 2023-10-20 10:12 — mike kraft

 

Vaccine refusal linked to mistrust in health authorities Chinnapong/iStock CIDRAP

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In a new study in JAMA Network Open, authors review 28,000 interviews on vaccine uptake and hesitancy conducted in Hong Kong and Singapore from February 2020 through January 2022 to determine what was driving vaccine refusal.

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Better buildings could help protect older adults vulnerable to climate change

Thu, 2023-10-19 12:22 — mike kraft
Older adults are vulnerable in a warming climate. Better buildings could help protect them Older adults are living in a world that wasn’t built for them. STAT Wunderkind Amir Baniassadi is working to change that. Sarah Todd STAT

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With The New Vaccines People are Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter viruses

Fri, 2023-10-13 12:03 — mike kraft

 

The New Vaccines and You: Americans Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter Blechs - KFF Health News Flu, covid, and respiratory viruses kill thousands of Americans each year, but the latest batch of vaccines could save lives. khnkit KFF Health News

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UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:07 — mike kraft
UNICEF: 43.1 million children displaced by climate-exacerbated disasters over 6 years - UPI.com UNICEF on Friday said that natural disasters exacerbated by climate change have forced millions of children out of their homes in the past six years with the total expected to double in the coming decades. UPI

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September temperatures set records; 2023 on track to hotest ever; North American Great Lakes affected

Thu, 2023-10-05 11:23 — mike kraft
September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it 'mind-blowing' After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September. The European climate agency says temperatures last month set a new mark for how far above normal they hit. AP News

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WHO authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it’s not enough to stop the disease spreading

Tue, 2023-10-03 10:24 — mike kraft
UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it's not enough to stop the disease spreading The World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease. AP News

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During the Delta wave, COVID patients were at higher risk of new cardiovascular, cerebrovascular conditions --study

Tue, 2023-09-26 10:49 — mike kraft
COVID patients at higher risk of new cardiovascular, cerebrovascular conditions amid Delta wave LightFieldStudios / iStock CIDRAP

A large study from Singapore suggests that COVID-19 infection increased the risk of new-onset cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications during the Delta variant era and that vaccination lowered the risk.

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