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COVID cases trend down in all world regions--WHO

Thu, 2023-06-08 18:47 — mike kraft

COVID cases trend down in all world regions CIDRAP

Except for a few hot spots, COVID-19 activity over the past month declined in all six world regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly update today.

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Though two of the countries reporting rising cases—Australia and China—are both in the WHO's Western Pacific region, cases in the area declined 5% over the past 28 days.

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Loss of smell from COVID-19 much less likely with new variants-- study

Thu, 2023-06-08 12:01 — mike kraft

Loss of smell from COVID-19 much less likely with new variants, study shows - UPI.com The risk of losing sense of taste or smell is now only about 6% to 7% of what it was during the pandemic's early stages, according to researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Va. UPI

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Analysis of how pandemic changed attitudes toward mandating childhood vaccinations

Thu, 2023-06-08 11:05 — mike kraft

Pandemic changed attitudes toward mandating childhood vaccinations CIDRAP

A new analysis of 21 polls conducted before and after the COVID-19 pandemic shows parents are changing how they think about school vaccination mandates, but not about vaccine safety.

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El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world

Thu, 2023-06-08 10:45 — mike kraft

Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world After months of gradually warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, NOAA officially issued an El Nino advisory Thursday and stated that this one might be different than the others. This El Nino started earlier than usual, which puts 2023 in the running for warmest year on record. Though the Atlantic hurricane season is typically quieter during these events, unusually warm waters in this region could challenge El Nino's dampening influence.

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Face masks and protection against wildfire smoke--what doctors say

Thu, 2023-06-08 10:26 — mike kraft

Can a Face Mask Protect You Against Wildfire Smoke? What Doctors Say Many parts of the East Coast have “very unhealthy” or “hazardous” air quality, so can wearing a face mask help protect you? Yes, but they’re not perfect. Yahoo Life

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Drug costs lead millions in the US to not take medications as prescribed-- CDC

Wed, 2023-06-07 10:28 — mike kraft

Drug costs lead millions in the US to not take medications as prescribed, according to CDC | CNN Millions of adults in the United States are not taking their medications as prescribed because of costs, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Most adults between the ages of 18 and 64 took at least one prescription medication in 2021. But more than 8% of them – about 9.2 million people – said they tried to save money by skipping doses, taking less than prescribed or delaying a prescription fill, according to the CDC data.

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Studies describe long-COVID heart dysfunction, suggest 4 symptom profiles

Wed, 2023-06-07 10:20 — mike kraft

Studies describe long-COVID heart dysfunction, suggest 4 symptom profiles CIDRAP

A pair of US studies has better characterized persistent COVID-19 symptoms, with one suggesting a higher likelihood of small blood-vessel heart dysfunction among hospitalized patients, and the other concluding that long COVID is a range of conditions rather than a single one.

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Large study shows safety of COVID mRNA vaccines in young children

Wed, 2023-06-07 10:15 — mike kraft

Large study shows safety of COVID mRNA vaccines in young children CIDRAP

Messenger RNA vaccines for COVID-19 pose little risk to young children, with no myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle) or pericarditis (inflammation around the heart) observed in vaccine recipients age 0 to 4. The reassuring findings were published today in Pediatrics.

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