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Long Covid: Prevalence decreases in U.S. but many continue to struggle --3 reports

Mon, 2023-08-14 17:59 — mike kraft

Long COVID prevalence decreased in US, but activity impacts remain unchanged Harmut Kosig/iStock CIDRAP

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COVID antiviral drugs shown to be effective, especially for older persons--new study

Mon, 2023-08-14 17:23 — mike kraft

Real-world study shows strong performance of COVID antivirals Focal Foto / Flickr cc CIDRAP

A new real-world study in Greece finds that for high-risk patients, COVID-19 antivirals are highly effective in reducing the risk of both hospitalization and death. The study is published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Patients who were older than 75, and reported good drug adherence benefitted the most from the drugs molnupiravir (Lagevrio) and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid)

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Discussion with WHO expert on the ways wildfires kill and the need to trake preventive action

Mon, 2023-08-14 17:14 — mike kraft

How Wildfires Kill People The deadly wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, has killed dozens of people so far. Here’s how fires threaten human health Tanya Lewis Scientific American

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Scientific American spoke with Vanessa Kerry, the World Health Organization’s special envoy for climate change and health and CEO of Seed Global Health, about the ways that wildfires kill and the need to take action to prevent and prepare for them.

[An edited transcript of the interview follows.]

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Variations in how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to tally how many people die in U.S. because of high temperatures

Mon, 2023-08-14 16:58 — mike kraft

Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms Death certificates don’t always reflect the role that extreme heat played in ending a person’s life even when it seems obvious it was a factor. AP News

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The causes behind the Maui fires and destruction

Mon, 2023-08-14 16:49 — mike kraft

How Maui’s wildfires became so apocalyptic A large hurricane, drought, and perhaps even invasive grasses have fueled the devastating fires in Hawaii. Benji Jones Vox

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Why a hotter world will be bad for our health

Mon, 2023-08-14 16:40 — mike kraft

‘We’re in serious trouble’: Why a hotter world will be bad for our health From the strain extreme heat puts on your heart to the damage it does to your mental health, not to mention the increased air pollution, the forecast isn’t good the Guardian

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Older discharged COVID patients at twice the risk of death as older flu patients-- study

Mon, 2023-08-14 10:52 — mike kraft

Older discharged COVID patients at twice the risk of death as older flu patients, study finds US Navy, Ryan M. Breeden / Flickr cc CIDRAP

Older adults who are hospitalized for COVID-19 have double the rate of death upon discharge as older adults hospitalized for influenza-related complications, according to a new study in The BMJ.

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