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Air pollution is leading to increase in heart problems--study

Thu, 2023-08-10 11:27 — mike kraft
Deaths, disabilities from heart problems related to air pollution are on the rise, study finds | CNN The number of people killed or disabled by certain heart problems caused by exposure to air pollution has risen significantly since 1990: 31% worldwide, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Jen Christensen CNN

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Hawaii's devestating fires and how climate change is fueling the conditions

Thu, 2023-08-10 10:16 — mike kraft
At least 36 killed on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii and thousands race to escape Wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood. AP News
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US CDC sees no major shift in COVID variants although Eris varient is spreading

Wed, 2023-08-09 17:56 — mike kraft
With Eris on the rise, US CDC sees no major shift in COVID variants Currently spreading COVID-19 variants such as EG.5, or Eris, do not represent a major shift and updated vaccines in September will offer protection, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Millions of Americans are being pushed off the Medicaid rolls, undoing the biggest health care coverage expansion since Obamacare.

Wed, 2023-08-09 12:37 — mike kraft
Biden's health care wins are being undone — and at the worst possible time Millions are being pushed off the Medicaid rolls, undoing the biggest health care coverage expansion since Obamacare. POLITICO

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U.S. COVID hospitalizations jump again: Maps show where it is worst

Wed, 2023-08-09 10:34 — mike kraft
COVID hospitalizations jump again: Maps show where it’s worst In about two dozen states, the surge in hospitalizations was either “moderate” or “substantial.” amartichoux The Hill

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WHO tracking new EG.5 coronavirus variant spreading in UK and US

Wed, 2023-08-09 10:22 — mike kraft
WHO tracking new EG.5 coronavirus variant spreading in UK and US - Tedros The World Health Organization is currently tracking several coronavirus variants, including the EG.5 variant that is spreading in the U.S. and U.K., Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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July's crucial warming threshold is one that scientists have warned the world should stay under

Tue, 2023-08-08 12:02 — mike kraft
July hit a crucial warming threshold that scientists have warned the world should stay under | CNN The average global temperature in July was around 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial era that ended in the mid-to-late 1800s, new report shows. Rachel Ramirez CNN

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European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record

Tue, 2023-08-08 11:50 — mike kraft
European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin. AP News
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Bivalent COVID booster protects against poor outcomes better than 1-strain 4th dose --study

Tue, 2023-08-08 11:33 — mike kraft
Bivalent COVID booster protects against poor outcomes better than 1-strain 4th dose Agência Brasília / Flickr cc CIDRAP

 

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U.S. NIH is starting studies to find treatements for long COVID

Tue, 2023-08-08 11:20 — mike kraft
Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms affect millions. New treatment studies bring hope The National Institutes of Health is starting some studies to test possible treatments for long COVID. Millions of people are estimated to have the mysterious condition. AP News

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