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Common diabetes drug may lower rate of long COVID --study

Fri, 2024-09-20 10:36 — mike kraft

Common diabetes drug linked to lower rate of long COVID Metformin is the most common type 2 diabetes drug prescribed to millions of American each year, and a new study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published in Diabetes Care suggests the drug can lower the risk of developing long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), in diabetics. CIDRAP

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Metformin lowers blood sugar and is most commonly prescribed as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes. The drug also is prescribed off-label for weight loss and other metabolic conditions.

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U.S. ranks last on key health care measures compared with other high-income nations

Thu, 2024-09-19 10:50 — mike kraft

US ranks last on key health care measures compared with other high-income nations, despite spending the most, report says | CNN The US spends more on health care than any other high-income country, but a new report suggests that “Americans are sicker, die younger and struggle to afford essential health care.” Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Climate change, conflict are undermining efforts to help world's poorest --Global Health Fund report

Thu, 2024-09-19 10:38 — mike kraft

Global health fund says health, climate, conflict 'triple whammy' hits world's poorest

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Republican Congressman, a doctor, calls vaccine access for children and elderly "criticaly important"

Wed, 2024-09-18 14:27 — mike kraft

Rep. Bucshon calls vaccine access for children, elderly ‘critically important’

Vaccine access of Americans, especially for children and the elderly, is “critically important,” Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) said Tuesday.

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The congressman said his biggest concern about the surviving vaccine hesitancy from the pandemic is how it has spilled over into childhood vaccinations for diseases like the measles and mumps.

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Machine-learning to allocate monoclonal antibody treatment in pandemic could cut hospital cases by a third --study

Wed, 2024-09-18 13:30 — mike kraft

Machine-learning monoclonal antibody allocation in pandemic could cut hospital cases by a third If drugs and medical treatments are in short supply during a pandemic, a new model shows how machine learning can help decide how to distribute medicines and reduce hospitalizations by up to 27%. CIDRAP

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COVID-19 rates oscillate every six months in the US -- new study

Wed, 2024-09-18 12:47 — mike kraft

COVID-19 rates oscillate every six months in the US, new study shows COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have shown unexpected oscillating waves every six months between the southern states and the northern states and, to a lesser degree, from east to west, according to research ... University of Pittsburgh Medical Xpress

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New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries

Wed, 2024-09-18 12:40 — mike kraft

New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far Scientists have warned that a "more contagious" variant of Covid-19, dubbed XEC, is spreading more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain. NDTV.com

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Virus that causes paralyzing illness among children is spiking in the U.S. --wastewater data

Tue, 2024-09-17 11:06 — mike kraft

Virus that causes paralyzing illness is spiking in the U.S., wastewater data shows The enterovirus D68 that sometimes paralyzes children is spreading in the U.S., raising worries about a possible rise in polio-like illnesses. Yahoo News

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Drug-resistant "superbugs" predicted to call nearly 40 milion deaths by 2050

Tue, 2024-09-17 10:59 — mike kraft

Superbugs forecast to kill nearly 40 million people by 2050 Drug-resistant pathogens set to wreak global havoc. POLITICO

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How COVID-19 infection can cause or worsen diabetes --new study

Tue, 2024-09-17 10:03 — mike kraft

Study reveals how COVID-19 infection can cause or worsen diabetes Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, induces new cases of diabetes, and worsens complications ...

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, induces new cases of diabetes, and worsens complications in people who already have it. The team found that viral exposure activates immune cells that in turn destroy beta cells, the pancreatic cells that produce insulin.

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