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People with positive COVID results from home tests were 29% less likely to isolate

Wed, 2023-08-16 16:53 — mike kraft
People with positive COVID results from home tests were 29% less likely to isolate People with positive home test results had significantly lower odds of isolating for any length of time than those with provider results. CIDRAP
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Covid fraud: Utah man posing as doctor selling fake COVID-19 cure arrested after three-year manhunt

Wed, 2023-08-16 10:12 — mike kraft
Utah man posing as doctor selling fake COVID-19 cure arrested after three-year manhunt Gordon Hunter Pedersen, 63, said his "structural alkaline silver" product made the virus "incapable" of infecting someone. CBS News

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U.S. Veterans Affairs Administration officials concerned about surge in COVID cases

Wed, 2023-08-16 09:39 — mike kraft
Surge in COVID cases sparks worries among VA leaders Active cases among VA patients have nearly tripled in the last month. Yahoo News

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U.K. Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic

Wed, 2023-08-16 09:24 — mike kraft
Heart attack hospitalisations at record level since pandemic Record numbers of people have been hospitalised with heart attacks in the wake of the pandemic, official figures show. Yahoo News

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The new figures for England show that more than 84,000 patients were admitted to hospital because of a heart attack in 2021/22 – a rise of more than 7,000 in a year.

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U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise for fourth straight week

Tue, 2023-08-15 19:54 — mike kraft
COVID hospitalizations rise for fourth straight week ER visits are also climbing, with the steepest rise in kids. Yahoo Life

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Air pollution may contribute to thousands of dementia cases each year-- research

Tue, 2023-08-15 11:18 — mike kraft
Air pollution may be to blame for thousands of dementia cases each year, researchers say Bad air from wildfires or agriculture were most strongly linked to dementia risk. CBS News
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U.S. states gear up for his fall’s triple threat of respiratory viruses: Covid-19, flu and RSV

Tue, 2023-08-15 10:33 — mike kraft
States gear up for this fall’s triple threat of respiratory viruses: Covid-19, flu and RSV | CNN State and local health officials across the United States are bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses this fall, and they are making plans to urge everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus once those shots become available. Jacqueline Howard CNN

 

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New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises but will peple get the shots?

Tue, 2023-08-15 10:28 — mike kraft
New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises Hospitalizations from "Eris", a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, are on the rise around the United States. Michael Erman Reuters

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New York City sees spike in COVID-19 cases from new variant EG.5

Tue, 2023-08-15 10:16 — mike kraft
New York City sees spike in COVID-19 cases as new variant EG.5 becomes dominant strain in the U.S. As of Monday, the Bronx and Queens have the most cases out of the five boroughs. CBS New York

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Rising flood risks threaten many water and sewage treatment plants across the US

Mon, 2023-08-14 18:29 — mike kraft
Rising flood risks threaten many water and sewage treatment plants across the US Across the U.S., municipal water systems and sewage treatment plants are at increasing risk of damage from floods and sea-level rise brought on in part or even wholly by climate change. AP News

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