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Analysis: Warming Could Push the Atlantic Past a ‘Tipping Point’ This Century

Tue, 2023-07-25 16:35 — mike kraft

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ALSO SEE: Gulf stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests

The last time there was a major slowdown in the mighty network of ocean currents that shapes the climate around the North Atlantic, it seems to have plunged Europe into a deep cold for over a millennium.

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Climate change fingerprints are on the July heat waves in Europe, China and America --study

Tue, 2023-07-25 09:55 — mike kraft

Study finds climate change fingerprints on July heat waves in Europe, China and America Climate change’s sweaty fingerprints are all over the July heat waves gripping much of the globe. A new study finds these intense and deadly hot spells in the American Southwest and Southern Europe could not have occurred without it. AP News

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Misinformation issue: FDA tries to fight misinformation but sometimes stumbles

Mon, 2023-07-24 10:21 — mike kraft

FDA Head Robert Califf Battles Misinformation — Sometimes With Fuzzy Facts FDA Commissioner Robert Califf has called misinformation one of the deadliest killers in the United States. As the FDA tries to fight that scourge, it sometimes stumbles. khnerich KFF Health News

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European health officials recommend approval of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults and in pregnancy

Fri, 2023-07-21 10:14 — mike kraft

Europe recommends the approval of Pfizer's RSV vaccine for older adults and in pregnancy European regulators on Friday recommended the approval of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine both for older adults and for use in pregnancy. Andrew Joseph STAT

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Obstructive sleep apnea linked to severe COVID-19 --study

Fri, 2023-07-21 09:52 — mike kraft

Obstructive sleep apnea linked to severe COVID-19 A high risk of obstructive sleep apnea is associated with severe COVID-19 and longer hospitalization. CIDRAP

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Biden administration suspends funding for China's Wuhan lab

Thu, 2023-07-20 09:54 — mike kraft

Biden administration suspends funding to Wuhan lab The Biden administration is suspending all federal funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), the Chinese lab at the center of a controversy over the origins of the coronavirus, according to… nweixel The Hill

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The memo from an HHS official said the facility has repeatedly refused to provide documents and answer questions from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about safety and security. HHS also told the lab it’s seeking to cut off funding permanently.

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WHO urges governments to set up surveillance for people at risk from heatwaves

Thu, 2023-07-20 09:44 — mike kraft

WHO urges governments to set up surveillance for people at risk from heatwaves The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged governments and local authorities to set up a strong surveillance system for people who are most at risk of severe symptoms from a heatwave that is baking the northern hemisphere. Reuters Reuters

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Bivalent COVID-19 booster outperforms monovalent version --new study

Thu, 2023-07-20 09:36 — mike kraft

Study shows bivalent COVID-19 booster outperforms monovalent version CIDRAP

A new Italian study finds that estimated relative vaccine effectiveness (rVE) was 49.3% for the bivalent (two-strain) booster and 26.9% for the monovalent (single-strain) booster, with protection lasting at least 4 months for the bivalent booster and waning fast for the monovalent version. The study appears in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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