Upcoming Conference: Public health and technology -- NextMed Health, March 30-Aug 2

Thu, 2025-03-06 08:56 — mike kraft

Conference alert: NextMed Health is a unique cross-disciplinary international conference exploring the use of accelerating technologies, and their potential to improve the future of health and medicine, including community public health, worldwide.  It is being held  March 30-April 2nd at the historic Hotel del Coronado located on the beach in San Diego, California.

Sessions include  the use of technology to improve “Public, Global and Planetary Health,” and “Accelerating Health Access and Equality.” Among the distinguished faculty speakers are famed epidemiologist Larry Brilliant of the Skoll Foundation, Prof. Chris Mason of Cornell Weill, and Eric Topol of Scripps. Learn more at NextMed Health 2025 and use registration code 'Resilient' to save $500. 

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Reference Site: Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19

Fri, 2023-04-21 11:15 — mike kraft
Global Compendium of Knowledge on COVID-19 The Compendium stores over 140 documents and has recorded over 300 visits to the most popular ones. The Compendium is maintained and expanded to reflect the most relevant experiences and learnings from COVID-19 vaccination.
The Global Compendium of Country Knowledge on COVID-19 vaccination is now available on TechNet21.  ...
 
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    COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic - SARSCoV2

    Fri, 2020-01-03 20:40 — Kathy Gilbeaux

    An expanding list of information resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic.  A link to Resources, Information, FAQs and Research on this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post  . . .

    CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins University

    CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 Tracker - Microsoft / Bing

    CLICK HERE - WHO - Map and Dashboard - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation

    CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 tracker - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    CLICK HERE - ESRI - Impact Planning for COVID-19 - Select your State and County 

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    Analysis: Are we prepared for another pandemic-- Former White House COVID response coordinator

    Thu, 2025-03-13 10:18 — mike kraft
    Is the U.S. prepared for another pandemic? Yahoo News spoke with Dr. Ashish Jha, former White House COVID-19 response coordinator under the Biden administration, who weighs in on what the U.S. has learned five years on, and what still needs to improve ahead of a future pandemic. Yahoo News

     

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    White House suddenly withdraws CDC director nomination known for anti-vax views

    Thu, 2025-03-13 09:50 — mike kraft
    White House pulls CDC director nomination on day of confirmation hearing Former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., was set to face questions at a 10 a.m. ET Senate confirmation hearing. NBC News

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    U.S. Eviornmental Protection Agency chief announced rollback of climate change and other regulations

    Thu, 2025-03-13 09:44 — mike kraft
    EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles. AP News
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    Trump administration stops greenhouse gas reduction projects affecting communities, miliary cancels its climate change studies

    Wed, 2025-03-12 12:52 — mike kraft

    Trump administration claws back $20 billion in climate funds

    WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has ended $20 billion in funding for greenhouse gas reduction projects in a move that climate advocates and Democrats say illegally seizes money allocated for clean energy and transportation for disadvantaged communities.
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    Long Covid still a medical mystery, research has fallen short so far

    Wed, 2025-03-12 10:29 — mike kraft
    5 years later, long Covid is still a medical mystery: What scientists have learned Why do some people develop disabling chronic conditions after the initial viral infection? NBC News

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    Bird flu detected in Belgian cats; and more detections on U.S. poultry farms.

    Wed, 2025-03-12 10:10 — mike kraft
    Avian flu detected in Belgian cats as outbreaks continue on US poultry, dairy farms Belgian authorities last week reported the country’s first H5 avian flu detections in domestic cats, which lived on a poultry farm, and in the United States, more detections were confirmed in poultry and dairy cattle over the past few days. CIDRAP

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    Trump administration's health care proposal to protect consumers criticized as likely to reduce enrollment

    Wed, 2025-03-12 09:47 — mike kraft
    Health care proposal billed as consumer protection, but adds enrollment hoops The Trump administration issued its first major set of proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act on Monday that federal officials said are intended to crack down on fraud in the program. Policy experts ... Julie Appleby Medical Xpress
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    Trump administration halts program for helping preserve affordable housing

    Wed, 2025-03-12 09:35 — mike kraft
    Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable The Associated Press has obtained a document showing that the Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing. AP News
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    Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico continue to rise and spread to Oklahoma.

    Wed, 2025-03-12 09:25 — mike kraft
    West Texas measles outbreak expands to three states | CNN The measles outbreak in West Texas is linked with cases in New Mexico, officials said Tuesday, as well as new cases reported in Oklahoma. This brings the total number of cases to 258 across three states. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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    Even with climbing case counts, experts say these numbers are a severe undercount.

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    Trump Juistice Department steps up efforts to reclaim funding for climate change programs

    Tue, 2025-03-11 11:06 — mike kraft
    Trump officials escalate fight to take back $20B in climate money The Justice Department is demanding documents from nonprofits that were awarded the money through the Inflation Reduction Act. Jean Chemnick Politico
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    Federal government no longer accepting orders for free Covid-19 tests

    Tue, 2025-03-11 10:54 — mike kraft
    Federal government no longer accepting orders for free Covid-19 tests | CNN The federal government program that provides free at-home Covid-19 tests says it is “not currently accepting orders,” according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response website. Jen Christensen CNN
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    Trump administration cuts time to enroll in Obamacare health program

    Tue, 2025-03-11 10:50 — mike kraft

    Trump administration plans to restrict Obamacare enrollment period

    NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - The Trump administration aims to close the enrollment period for Obamacare health insurance plans on December 15, one month earlier than the current deadline, the agency that oversees the program said in a press release.
     
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