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Climate change undermines fight against AIDS, TB and malaria--analysis

Mon, 2023-09-18 10:47 — mike kraft
Climate change impeding fight against AIDS, TB and malaria Climate change and conflict are hitting efforts to tackle three of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has warned. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Home Covid tests: They still work here’s why they may not pick up an infection

Mon, 2023-09-18 10:09 — mike kraft
Home tests still work to detect Covid-19, but here’s why your test may not pick up an infection | CNN Some people are speculating that rapid tests have lost their ability to detect some of the newer coronavirus variants, but experts say it’s not the case. Brenda Goodman CNN

 

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Alternative COVID vaccine 75% cross-protective against symptomatic cases in previously infected-- study

Fri, 2023-09-15 10:48 — mike kraft
Trial: Alternative COVID vaccine 75% cross-protective against symptomatic cases in previously infected USAID/Rwanda / Flickr cc CIDRAP
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U.S. Covid Trend Lines: Five Worst Hit U.S. States See Positive Tests Fall, Others Rise

Fri, 2023-09-15 10:11 — mike kraft
COVID cases update: 5 worst hit states see positive tests fall, others rise New COVID-19 hospitalizations have been rising through the end of summer, after falling steadily week after week since January. Newsweek

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California healthcare industry had highest COVID-19 death rate of all occupations early in pandemic

Thu, 2023-09-14 18:14 — mike kraft
California healthcare industry had highest COVID-19 death rate of all occupations early in pandemic "Other services," manufacturing, transportation, and retail trade also had higher death rates. CIDRAP
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Earth is outside its ‘safe operating space for humanity’ on most key measurements --study

Wed, 2023-09-13 20:41 — mike kraft
Earth is outside its 'safe operating space for humanity' on most key measurements, study says A new study of Earth's health says the planet is outside its “safe operating space for humanity” on six out of nine key measurements. AP News

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Map shows where climate change made U.S. summer hotter for almost everyone

Wed, 2023-09-13 20:28 — mike kraft
97% of Americans saw hotter temps caused by climate change Climate change doubled and tripled the chances of high temperatures, analysis shows. Alex Fitzpatrick Axios

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Where climate change most affected summer temperatures, 2023

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Strong hospital leadership helped reduce staff burnout during COVID pandemic --study

Wed, 2023-09-13 17:46 — mike kraft
Survey of infection preventionists suggests hospital support led to greater well-being in pandemic Among survey respondents, 64% reported very good to excellent hospital support for their infection prevention and control programs, but 49% said they were burned out. CIDRAP
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Moderna says its revised flu shot succeeds against all 4 strains of the virus

Wed, 2023-09-13 17:40 — mike kraft
Moderna flu shot succeeds in late-stage study Moderna on Wednesday said its flu vaccine had generated a stronger immune response against all four A and B strains of the influenza virus compared to traditional flu shots in a late-stage trial, sending shares up about 6% in early trading. Patrick Wingrove Reuters

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Opinion: This Isn't COVID's Final Act

Wed, 2023-09-13 10:42 — mike kraft
Opinion | This Isn't COVID's Final Act We must keep the virus, and long COVID, center stage Stuart Katz, MD, Alice Perlowski, MD, MA, and Brittany Taylor, MPH medpagetoday

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