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French medics protest hospital crisis, deepened by COVID

Tue, 2022-06-07 15:35 — FNUOvviyaa

French medics protest hospital crisis, deepened by COVID PARIS (AP) — Health workers protested Tuesday around France to demand more hiring and better salaries in public hospitals, after years of cost cuts that left medics submerged when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and are now forcing emergency rooms to cut services. AP NEWS

Nine unions and collectives organized a day of protest, including a demonstration outside the Health Ministry in Paris and in dozens of other towns and cities, to call the government’s attention to growing concerns about staff shortages.

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Washington hospitals again strained by COVID-19 spread

Tue, 2022-06-07 15:18 — FNUOvviyaa

Washington hospitals again strained by COVID-19 spread SEATTLE (AP) — Hospital officials in Washington are warning that facilities are heading toward another COVID-19 case peak amid high spread in the community. Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer on Monday said at the end of last week, almost 600 people with COVID-19 were in hospitals across the state with about 20-25 patients a day on ventilators, The News Tribune reported . AP NEWS

That compares with an average of around 230 hospitalized cases in the daily census in April and 1,700 in February during the Omicron wave...

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Is Diabetes a Risk Factor for Long COVID? Possibly.

Mon, 2022-06-06 13:53 — FNUOvviyaa

Is Diabetes a Risk Factor for Long COVID? Possibly. Mixed results in seven-study scoping review Kristen Monaco medpagetoday

The jury is still out as to whether diabetes is a risk factor for post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), a researcher reported.

In a scoping review of seven studies, three (43%) concluded that diabetes was indeed a "potent" risk factor for developing long COVID following infection, according to Jessica L. Harding, PhD, of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta...

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New variants are poised to keep Covid-19 circulating at high levels throughout the summer

Mon, 2022-06-06 13:45 — FNUOvviyaa

New variants are poised to keep Covid-19 circulating at high levels throughout the summer | CNN Even as the US grapples with its most recent wave of Covid-19, new research suggests that variants on the horizon may keep case levels high. Brenda Goodman CNN

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These variants are gaining ground against BA.2, particularly in the central part of the country. Recent research suggests that they escape immunity created by vaccines and past infections.

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West Virginia scaling back coronavirus testing sites

Mon, 2022-06-06 12:56 — FNUOvviyaa

West Virginia scaling back coronavirus testing sites CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is scaling back its community testing events for the coronavirus, Gov. Jim Justice said. Justice said Thursday that the decision was made due to the availability and convenience of at-home test kits for COVID-19. AP NEWS

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The U.S. has wasted over 82 million Covid vaccine doses

Mon, 2022-06-06 12:47 — FNUOvviyaa

The U.S. has discarded over 82 million Covid vaccine doses, led by CVS and Walmart Vaccine providers say declining demand, large minimum orders and multidose vials make it hard to avoid waste while still offering shots to anyone who wants them. NBC News

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Long COVID in Older Adults: An Elusive Geriatric Syndrome

Fri, 2022-06-03 15:29 — FNUOvviyaa

Opinion | Long COVID in Older Adults: An Elusive Geriatric Syndrome We need to redefine the condition for better diagnosis and management Liron Sinvani, MD medpagetoday

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Issues like breathing difficulties, fatigue, high blood pressure, memory difficulties, mental health diagnoses (depression and anxiety), blood clotting, and kidney injury can now become a new, ongoing health battle -- possibly worse than the virus itself. Older Americans are once again left at high risk for potentially fatal complications...

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U.S. FDA flags risk of heart inflammation after Novavax COVID vaccine

Fri, 2022-06-03 15:12 — FNUOvviyaa

U.S. FDA flags risk of heart inflammation after Novavax COVID vaccine (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised concerns about a possible risk of heart inflammation from Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, even as the company's data showed it could reduce the chances of mild-to-severe disease. In Novavax's nearly 30,000 patient trial, conducted between December 2020 and September 2021, there were four cases of a type of heart inflammation called myocarditis detected within 20 days of taking the protein-based shot. YahooNews

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Sacramento schools reinstate mask mandate amid COVID surge

Fri, 2022-06-03 14:38 — FNUOvviyaa

Sacramento schools reinstate mask mandate amid COVID surge SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento City Unified School District suggested that students resume wearing masks Friday as a soft start to a reinstated indoor masking mandate that takes effect on Monday amid a rising tide of COVID-19 in California. AP NEWS

The district announced the move Thursday when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Sacramento County into the “high” level of community transmission.

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