Lower- income nations lacked adequate protection for health workers during COVID-19--survey

Florida's Sarasota County reports its 7th case of locally contracted malaria

COVID pandemic is not over yet although cases continue to decline, experts say

Using rapid cooling body bags to heat stroke victims --ER doctor

Childhood immunization rates that fell during Covid are improving but still not at pre-pandemic levels, data shows

Florida family accused of selling fake COVID-19 cure through online church on trial in Miami

Experts issue health warnings as extreme weather grips globe

U.S. FDA approves RSV monoclonal antibody for infants, young children at high risk

COVID vaccine in pregnancy yields antibody responses in moms, babies for 6 months -study

Long Covid: More Research to Understand COVID-19's Effect On the Brain

COVID-19 vaccine affected reduced deaths in seniors with dementia

For the first time, researchers have calculated excess deaths among US dementia patients during the pandemic, and they found a reduction in excess mortality among long-term care residents after COVID-19 vaccines were made available. The study was published today in JAMA Neurology.

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Monthly excess mortality in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic was higher in rural areas of the South

... Despite the initial concentration of mortality in large metropolitan Northeastern counties, nonmetropolitan Southern counties had the highest cumulative relative excess mortality by July 2021. These results highlight the need for investments in rural health as the pandemic’s rural impact grows.

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World reels from heartwaves, wildfires, floods as US and China discuss climate crisis

U.K. Covid-19 inquiry hears poorest were worst hit during pandemic

Funding: House subcommittee makes deep cuts in health agency funding, Indiana boosts its budget

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