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The medical working group is focused on issues that affect delivery of medical care to those in need

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Several ‘Deltacrons’—new COVID variants with the potential to attack the lungs like Delta and spread as easily as Omicron

Tue, 2022-11-01 11:22 — mike kraft

Scientists have their eyes on several "Deltacrons”—new COVID variants with the potential to attack the lungs like Delta and spread as easily as Omicron The so-called Deltacron variant is back this fall, with the potential to be the next big thing in COVID viral evolution, scientists say. Fortune

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Covid: New research suggests Novovax NVX-CoV2373 booster vaccine is effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Tue, 2022-11-01 09:51 — mike kraft

New research suggests booster dose of Novovax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine is effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants A new study evaluated the neutralizing antibody titers against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and its sub-lineages after two and three doses of the Novovax protein nanoparticle vaccine NVX-CoV2373. News-Medical.net

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Malaria: Antibody treatment tested as new tool against the disease

Tue, 2022-11-01 09:46 — mike kraft

Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa. AP NEWS

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Cholera: Lebanon gets first vaccines, Malawi death toll rises to 180

Tue, 2022-11-01 09:37 — mike kraft

Battling cholera, Lebanon gets first vaccines, and sharp words, from France Lebanon took delivery on Monday of its first vaccines to combat a worsening cholera outbreak - together with sharply worded criticism of the crisis-hit country's crumbling public health infrastructure from donor nation France. Reuters Reuters

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More severe COVID-19 may raise risk of long COVID--large study

Mon, 2022-10-31 17:20 — mike kraft

More severe COVID-19 may raise risk of long COVID Meta-analysis finds that 51% of patients with milder cases, 67% of hospitalized patients, and 74% of ICU patients had long COVID. CIDRAP

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Pressures grow on the health care industry to reduce its climate pollution

Mon, 2022-10-31 09:53 — mike kraft

‘If I were a hospital, I’d be reading the tea leaves’: Pressures grow on the health care industry to reduce its climate pollution Some hospitals have begun to tout their efforts to combat climate change, with scattershot examples of progress. Yet hospitals have long been laggards in even tracking and reporting their emissions and waste. Karen Pennar STAT

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Monkeypox: In Africa cases of sickness and death go undetected

Mon, 2022-10-31 09:44 — mike kraft

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected At a village clinic in central Congo, separated from the world by a tangle of waterways and forests, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses in protective suits pick at one of hundreds of boils that trouble her delicate skin. Djaffar Al Katanty,Edward Mcallister Reuters

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Cholera Outbreaks Surge Worldwide as Vaccine Supply Drains

Mon, 2022-10-31 09:33 — mike kraft

A record number of cholera outbreaks around the globe, driven by droughts, floods and armed conflicts, has sickened hundreds of thousands of people and so severely strained the supply of cholera vaccines that global health agencies are rationing doses.

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Chinese cities clamp down on COVID, workers walk out of iphone facory

Mon, 2022-10-31 09:24 — mike kraft

Chinese cities clamp down on COVID as cases rise before winter season Officials in Chinese cities and provinces across the country are pulling no punches in stamping out sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks as winter nears, quickly closing venues and enforcing longer temporary lockdowns on millions of people. Reuters Reuters

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babies born during coronavirus lockdowns lagged in developing -- Irish study

Fri, 2022-10-28 12:48 — mike kraft

Babies born during coronavirus lockdowns developed communication skills at slower rate: Study A peer-reviewed study in Ireland showed that children born during coronavirus lockdowns developed at a slower pace than children born in previous years. Andrew Miller Fox News

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