Ebola" WHO releases another $2 million to help Uganda fight outbreak

Thu, 2025-02-13 10:15 — mike kraft
WHO releases $2 million to support Uganda's Ebola outbreak response World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was releasing an additional $2 million to support Uganda's response to its Ebola outbreak, which has killed one person and infected at least eight others. Reuters Reuters

 

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Analysis: Why the U.S.health industry is not fighting the RFK Jr nomination for HHS Secretary

Thu, 2025-02-13 10:09 — mike kraft

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Analysis: The impact of COVID on the U.S. years later--poll

Thu, 2025-02-13 10:00 — mike kraft
5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19 Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together. Alec Tyson Pew Research Center
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Opinion: Musk's DODGE budget cuts based mainly on political ideology -- Republican budget experts

Wed, 2025-02-12 12:40 — mike kraft

Musk's DOGE cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far

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Analysis: The COVID controversy-- Why the COVID deniers won

Wed, 2025-02-12 12:26 — mike kraft
Why the COVID Deniers Won Lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath David Frum The Atlantic
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Bird flu: Concerns that Trump administration suspension of data may hinder counter efforts

Wed, 2025-02-12 12:13 — mike kraft
Will Trump’s Diminished Data Sharing at CDC Hamper Bird Flu Preparedness? - Inside Climate News In the U.S., bird flu is spreading rapidly on poultry and dairy farms—and data censorship could pose risks to combating it, experts say. Kiley Price Inside Climate News

... several recent developments in the bird flu outbreak have given infectious disease experts cause for concern.

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Texas, Wisconsin and Idaho are not particiting in testing for bird flu in cattle

Wed, 2025-02-12 10:28 — mike kraft

Three of America’s top milk-producing states aren’t a part of federal surveillance testing for bird flu even as a new variant is turning up in dairy cattle, in what some public health experts say is a troubling gap in the national effort to identify and detect the spread of the virus. ...

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Long COVID: Nearly 15 % of patients have cardiovascular symptoms--study

Wed, 2025-02-12 10:13 — mike kraft
Nearly 15% of long-COVID patients have cardiovascular symptoms, most often chest pain Several CDC pages have been taken down amid a move by the Trump administration to remove all language related to gender identity and LGBTQ issues. CIDRAP
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About 22 % of COVID hospital stays were among patients with immune impairment --study

Wed, 2025-02-12 10:03 — mike kraft
People with immune impairment accounted for 22% of COVID hospital stays, deaths, study suggests Immunocompromised participants were much more likely to have received at least four doses of COVID-19 vaccine than their otherwise healthy peers (73% vs 30%). CIDRAP
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Flu deaths in the U.S. have surpassed COVID deaths--CDC

Wed, 2025-02-12 09:52 — mike kraft
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests Influenza trends have reached record highs in recent weeks. CBS News
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Rising measles cases reported in at least 5 U.S states

Wed, 2025-02-12 09:40 — mike kraft
Measles cases are rising in the US, mainly among those who are unvaccinated: Health officials Measles cases are rising in the U.S. with infections confirmed in at least five states this year, and primarily spreading among unvaccinated people. ABC News ABC News
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Measles: Texas cases expand and new case reported in New Mexico

Wed, 2025-02-12 09:32 — mike kraft
10 new cases of measles reported in West Texas county and New Mexico Public health authorities said Tuesday that an outbreak of measles in western Texas has expanded, while a new case was confirmed nearby across state lines in New Mexico. AP News

 

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U.S. primary care less accessible during COVID, but some types of practice adapted more easily --study

Tue, 2025-02-11 17:11 — mike kraft
Primary care less accessible during COVID, but some practice types adapted more easily Several CDC pages have been taken down amid a move by the Trump administration to remove all language related to gender identity and LGBTQ issues. CIDRAP
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Mayors urged Congress not to repeal clean energy tax credits

Tue, 2025-02-11 11:48 — mike kraft
Mayors Across US Urge Congress Not to Repeal Clean Energy Tax Credits - Inside Climate News The Inflation Reduction Act incentives for developing clean energy have created thousands of jobs in local communities across the country. The Trump administration froze further spending on them. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

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Analysis: Bird flu in the U.S. is a political problem as well as a health threat

Tue, 2025-02-11 11:40 — mike kraft
Avian flu in America is a political problem and a health threat Expensive omelettes are the least of it The Economist The Economist

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