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The mission of the Global Health Working Group is to explore and improve current and emerging states of health and human security worldwide.

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Gaza, Ukraine, and other conflicts could be accelerating antibiotic resistance

Thu, 2023-12-28 10:29 — mike kraft

Gaza, Ukraine, and other conflicts could be accelerating antibiotic resistance Military conflict can drastically accelerate the emergence and spread of drug-resistant bugs. Torie Bosch STAT

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Risk of long COVID increases with each COVID infection--study

Wed, 2023-12-27 17:44 — mike kraft

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2023 was the year of record heat temperatures

Wed, 2023-12-27 09:32 — mike kraft

2023 was the year of record heat temperatures Humans have just experienced what will go down as the hottest year in recorded history -- so far -- as the planet experienced heating at an unprecedented pace. ABC News ABC News

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Throughout 2023, records for the warmest temperatures around the world were broken one by one. But record-eclipsing temperatures will no longer be an anomaly if greenhouse gas emissions that fuel global warming continue at the current pace, according to climate scientists.

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King Charles' Christmas message calls for planet's protection

Tue, 2023-12-26 11:16 — mike kraft

King Charles III's Christmas message reflects a coronation theme and calls for planet's protection King Charles III has reflected his coronation theme of public service y in a Christmas message that he connected to the health of the planet and wars that are raging. AP News

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Five reasons to be positive about climate change despite a terrible year

Tue, 2023-12-26 11:04 — mike kraft

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New JN.1 COVID variant may be more contagious but less severe

Tue, 2023-12-26 10:54 — mike kraft

New JN.1 COVID variant may be more contagious but less severe A new, fast-spreading variant named JN.1 now makes up 44% of all cases nationwide. Yahoo News

A new, fast-spreading variant named JN.1 now makes up 44% of all cases nationwide, more than doubling (21.3% vs. 44.2%) its share from the week before, according to the CDC COVID Data Tracker: Variant Proportions. ...

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No consistent link found between antiviral drugs like Paxlovid and COVID rebound --U.S.G. reviews

Fri, 2023-12-22 10:34 — mike kraft

Reviews uncover no consistent link between antiviral drugs like Paxlovid and COVID rebound Igor Vershinsky / iStock CIDRAP

Two systematic reviews by US federal agencies on the possible link between antiviral treatment for COVID-19 and viral rebound—one specifically on Paxlovid—find no consistent association. The studies were published yesteray in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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Explainer: Understanding the labeling of the many COVID varients

Thu, 2023-12-21 10:28 — mike kraft

XBB.1.5, BA.2.86, JN.1: How to understand the Covid-19 alphabet soup | CNN The virus that causes Covid-19 has more letters to describe its many derivatives than a bowl of alphabet soup. Jen Christensen CNN

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A virus like this one has a lot of different names because it is changing constantly, and scientists need a common language to talk about a specific version that they’re seeing in a particular community or that they’re working with to develop treatments, vaccines and tests.

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