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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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Small preliminary study suggests Covid rebound is far more common with Paxlovid than without

Tue, 2023-11-14 10:46 — mike kraft

 

Study suggests Covid rebound is far more common with Paxlovid than without A small and preliminary study published Monday seems to indicate that patients receiving Paxlovid are far more likely to experience Covid rebound than those who did not take it. Matthew Herper STAT

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Hospital-based Covid-19 transmissions became less serious after Omicron--study

Tue, 2023-11-14 10:39 — mike kraft

 

Study: Hospital-based COVID-19 less serious after Omicron Wavebreakmedia/ iStock CIDRAP

Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) COVID-19 transmission was associated with higher rates of 30-day mortality and more severe disease during the early phases of the pandemic, but the risk has lessened in the post-Omicron landscape, according to a new study from JAMA Network Open based on outcomes seen in Sweden during the past 3 years.

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WHO updates COVID treatment guidelines, risk estimates for hospitalization

Mon, 2023-11-13 10:50 — mike kraft
WHO updates COVID treatment guidelines, risk estimates for hospitalization The WHO lowered its treatment-benefit threshold from a 6% to a 2% reduction in the risk of hospitalization. CIDRAP

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Early Assessment of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Cancer Diagnosis

Mon, 2023-11-13 10:42 — mike kraft

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Long COVID: How it disrupts the brain --pain, fatigue, fuzzy thinking

Mon, 2023-11-13 10:16 — mike kraft

 

Pain, fatigue, fuzzy thinking: How long COVID disrupts the brain The neurological symptoms of COVID can persist for years after an infection. Scientists are just beginning to understand why. NPR

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The brain may be especially vulnerable to COVID because the disease appears to weaken the blood-brain barrier, which usually protects the organ from both germs and the immune cells that follow them.

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Prenatal vaccination, not before pregnancy, protects infants from COVID--study

Mon, 2023-11-13 10:10 — mike kraft
Study finds prenatal vaccination protects infants from COVID Marina Demidiuk/ IStock CIDRAP

Infants as old as 6 months were protected from COVID-19 infections only when mothers were vaccinated prenatally, and not before pregnancy, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.

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Canada's forest fires undermine its efforts to fight climate change and be a major oil nation

Fri, 2023-11-10 18:03 — mike kraft

 

Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning Thousands of wildfires in Canada have incinerated an area larger than Florida since May. Early estimates say the fires have released into the atmosphere more than three times the carbon dioxide that Canada’s entire economy does in a year. AP News

 

 

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Loss of taste, smell resolves within 3 years of COVID-19 infection--study

Fri, 2023-11-10 17:43 — mike kraft
Loss of taste, smell resolves within 3 years of COVID-19 infection, study shows - UPI.com There's good news for folks who lost some of their sense of taste and smell after a bout of mild COVID-19: New research shows this side effect largely resolves by three years after infection. UPI

 

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The crux of waning COVID-19 booster effectiveness against new variants--study

Thu, 2023-11-09 10:16 — mike kraft

 

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Opinion: Covid-19 is still around, and so are these misconceptions--Dr. Tom Frieden

Thu, 2023-11-09 10:05 — mike kraft

 

Dr. Tom Frieden: Covid-19 is still around, and so are these misconceptions Covid-19 hasn’t gone away, and it won’t any time soon. It’s now part of the landscape of health threats. Although the coronavirus continues to kill and cause lasting damage, our immunity, vaccines and treatments have tamed the pandemic. Opinion by Dr. Tom Frieden AOL

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Three widely held misconceptions reflect and contribute to polarization. For each, there’s a kernel of truth that appears to support the misconception, but the reality is clear.

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