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The medical working group is focused on issues that affect delivery of medical care to those in need

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High blood pressure went up even more early in the pandemic, study finds

Wed, 2022-11-02 18:50 — mike kraft

High blood pressure went up even more early in the pandemic, study finds | CNN People in the US with high blood pressure saw their levels rise during the first eight months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study says. Jen Christensen CNN

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The US National Institutes of Health, which helped fund the study, said it is one of the most extensive looks at blood pressure trends from the beginning of the pandemic.

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China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making and hurting business

Wed, 2022-11-02 09:41 — mike kraft

China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making | CNN Rather than relax Covid restrictions -- as some had hoped for in the lead-up to the Communist Party's five-yearly leadership reshuffle, Chinese authorities have ramped them up after Xi Jinping's sweeping endorsement of the zero-Covid strategy. Nectar Gan CNN

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Analysis: The Pandemic Uncovered Ways to Speed Up Science

Tue, 2022-11-01 17:44 — mike kraft

The Pandemic Uncovered Ways to Speed Up Science There doesn't have to be a trade-off between good research and fast research. Saloni Dattani WIRED

The pandemic highlighted broad problems in research: that many studies were hyped, error-ridden, or even fraudulent, and that misinformation could spread rapidly. But it also demonstrated what was possible.

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OPINION: We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID.

Tue, 2022-11-01 17:39 — mike kraft

Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID. Emily Oster The Atlantic

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Monkeypox remains global health emergency --WHO

Tue, 2022-11-01 11:28 — mike kraft

WHO says monkeypox remains global health emergency The monkeypox outbreak continues to represent a global health emergency, which is the World Health Organization's highest level of alert, the UN agency's Emergency Committee said on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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Several ‘Deltacrons’—new COVID variants with the potential to attack the lungs like Delta and spread as easily as Omicron

Tue, 2022-11-01 11:22 — mike kraft

Scientists have their eyes on several "Deltacrons”—new COVID variants with the potential to attack the lungs like Delta and spread as easily as Omicron The so-called Deltacron variant is back this fall, with the potential to be the next big thing in COVID viral evolution, scientists say. Fortune

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Covid: New research suggests Novovax NVX-CoV2373 booster vaccine is effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Tue, 2022-11-01 09:51 — mike kraft

New research suggests booster dose of Novovax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine is effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants A new study evaluated the neutralizing antibody titers against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and its sub-lineages after two and three doses of the Novovax protein nanoparticle vaccine NVX-CoV2373. News-Medical.net

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Malaria: Antibody treatment tested as new tool against the disease

Tue, 2022-11-01 09:46 — mike kraft

Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa. AP NEWS

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Cholera: Lebanon gets first vaccines, Malawi death toll rises to 180

Tue, 2022-11-01 09:37 — mike kraft

Battling cholera, Lebanon gets first vaccines, and sharp words, from France Lebanon took delivery on Monday of its first vaccines to combat a worsening cholera outbreak - together with sharply worded criticism of the crisis-hit country's crumbling public health infrastructure from donor nation France. Reuters Reuters

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More severe COVID-19 may raise risk of long COVID--large study

Mon, 2022-10-31 17:20 — mike kraft

More severe COVID-19 may raise risk of long COVID Meta-analysis finds that 51% of patients with milder cases, 67% of hospitalized patients, and 74% of ICU patients had long COVID. CIDRAP

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