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Mental health of US high school students worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic--CDC survey

Fri, 2022-04-08 17:18 — mike kraft

'Youth are in crisis': Mental health of US high school students worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic, CDC survey finds | CNN Mental health concerns among high school students in the United States were exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to survey results published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Trauma among health care workers comparable to that of combat vets--study

Fri, 2022-04-08 10:20 — mike kraft

Betrayal, guilt, shame: Trauma among health care workers comparable to that of combat vets Forced to ration care amid a deluge of Covid patients while others flouted safety measures during the pandemic, health care workers are left with "moral injury." NBC News

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U.S.: Half of the states are seeing COVID case numbers rise again while nationwide totals continue to fall.

Thu, 2022-04-07 18:19 — mike kraft

COVID cases rise again in half the states While case numbers for the U.S. as a whole are still dropping, a growing number of states have seen their own numbers being to rise again. Tina Reed,Kavya Beheraj Axios

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Half of the states are seeing COVID case numbers rise again while nationwide totals continue to fall.

The big picture: The Omicron subvariant known as BA.2 is the dominant strain circulating around the U.S., accounting for almost three out of every four cases.

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U.S.nursing home care criticized, needs major overhaul--new report.

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:42 — mike kraft

Nursing home care, funding system need overhaul, report says NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, while facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced, according to a report Wednesday that called for wholesale changes in an industry whose failures have been spotlighted by the pandemic. AP NEWS

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Additional Covid side effect information-- massive infections and increased risk of blood cots

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:29 — mike kraft

Study reveals how Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 -- the ones that landed people in the hospital on ventilators with shredded lungs -- most of the internal wreckage wasn't being directly inflicted by the virus itself but by a blizzard of immune reactions triggered by the body to fight the infection. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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Analysis Five ways to increase COVID-19 booster uptake

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:13 — mike kraft

5 ways to increase COVID-19 booster uptake: Analysis Although the Food and Drug Administration recently recommended a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for older Americans, the country has had to confront an ongoing struggle -- problems getting initial vaccination series, let alone first booster shots into arms. This may mean more frequent boosters until we are able to develop an annual multiple-part immunization package, having a combined COVID and influenza vaccine, for instance. YahooNews

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Opinion: Why the Covid cult of ivermectin won't die

Wed, 2022-04-06 13:31 — mike kraft

Opinion | Why the Covid cult of ivermectin won't die There has never been good clinical evidence to support the use of this drug. But the debate over its use is really about ideology and in-group signaling — not science. NBC News

By Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy at the University of Alberta

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As many as 40% of those who died of COVID-19 had diabetes. Experts hope that policymakers will address the disease

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:10 — mike kraft

As many as 40% of those who died of COVID-19 had diabetes and experts hope that will lead policymakers to address the disease Diabetes already impacts 37 million Americans with another 96 million Americans dealing with prediabetes. YahooNews

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Discussion of whether home covid tests actually expire

Wed, 2022-04-06 10:22 — mike kraft

Q: Do home Covid tests really expire? I ordered what I was allowed. Now I see they have expiration dates. Some have already expired. What to do? Keep and use, or throw them out?

It’s true that home Covid-19 tests are marked with expiration dates, but the actual expiration for a box of tests can be a moving target. Before throwing away a home test because you think it may have expired, do a little homework first.

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