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Politics and U.S.health policies analysis: Trump administration's possible effect on health care

Wed, 2024-11-06 13:02 — mike kraft
Trump’s White House Return Poised To Tangle Health Care Safety Net - KFF Health News The new Trump administration is likely to reduce subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans and roll back Medicaid coverage. Public health authorities worry that anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be empowered. Terry Byrne KFF Health News
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Politics and climate change: Trump’s election victory sparks dismay among architects of the Paris climate accord

Wed, 2024-11-06 12:45 — mike kraft
Trump's election victory sparks dismay — and defiance — among architects of the Paris climate accord Donald Trump's election victory on Wednesday sparked a palpable sense of dismay among the climate community. Sam Meredith CNBC
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Analysis :What The Pig With Bird Flu in Oregon Really Signifies--experts suggest

Wed, 2024-11-06 12:36 — mike kraft
Experts Reveal What The Pig With Bird Flu in Oregon Really Signifies A concerning development. The Conversation ScienceAlert

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Pigs are the ideal genetic mixing vessel to generate a human pandemic influenza strain, because they have receptors in their respiratory tracts which both avian and human flu viruses can bind to.

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The top endemic pathogens for wich new vaccines are urgently needed -WHO study

Wed, 2024-11-06 12:18 — mike kraft
WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is the first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens based on criteria that included regional disease burden, antimicrobial resistance risk and socioeconomic impact.
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U.S. nursing home staffing costs and financial issues masked by COVID relief funds -- new study

Tue, 2024-11-05 17:42 — mike kraft
Staffing costs masked by COVID relief funds revealed in new study of nursing home finances A new study confirms just how much pandemic-era government funding buoyed America’s nursing homes — and just how little extra cash they have on hand two years later, ahead of a major staffing rule that threatens their financial viability. Kimberly Marselas McKnight's Long-Term Care News

 

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Stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science described in new study

Tue, 2024-11-05 11:34 — mike kraft
Study reveals stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science A study conducted by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) sheds light on public trust in COVID-19 ... CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Medical Xpress

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The study is published in the journal Vaccine: X.

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COVID overview: The Year in Review

Tue, 2024-11-05 11:04 — mike kraft
Year in Review: COVID-19 A look back at newsworthy stories of 2024 Katherine Kahn Medpage Today

This year's headlines on COVID-19 featured new research on COVID-related mortality, post-acute sequelae of infection, vaccine safety, and potential therapeutics.

COVID Deaths Are Down, but...

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Climate change is making the extreme downpours and flooding in Spain worse and more likely--study

Tue, 2024-11-05 10:35 — mike kraft
Climate change is making extreme downpours in Spain heavier and more likely, scientists say Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this week’s deluge of Valencia, according to a rapid but partial analysis Thursday by World Weather Attribution, a group of international scientists who study global warming’s role AP News

 

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Asia needs to increase spending to counter climate change impact--study

Tue, 2024-11-05 10:25 — mike kraft
Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says A study by the Asian Development Bank shows that countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and they are not spending enough to limit the damage and adapt to changing weather patterns and natural disasters. AP News

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Why long COVID inflammation damages heart cells --Australian study

Tue, 2024-11-05 10:14 — mike kraft
Long COVID inflammation damages heart cells - Earth.com Long COVID inflammation linked to heart damage, as blood analysis reveals elevated cytokines impacting heart cells. Earth.com

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Often referred to as “long COVID,” the condition is marked by an array of recurring symptoms, including chest pain and heart palpitations.

But why do these symptoms persist? Recent research by the University of Queensland (UQ) offers profound insights.

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