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The mission of the Global Health Working Group is to explore and improve current and emerging states of health and human security worldwide.

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Tanzania, Sierra Leone, England confirm new Marburg cases

Mon, 2025-01-20 14:55 — mike kraft
Tanzania Confirms Marburg Outbreak - Health Policy Watch Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following Health Policy Watch
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Trump White House announces it will withdraw from Paris climate agreement.

Mon, 2025-01-20 14:02 — mike kraft

Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, White House says

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will once again withdraw the United States from the Paris climate deal, the White House said on Monday, removing the world's biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade.
 
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Persons who had multiple COVID infections appear more prone to long COVID --study

Fri, 2025-01-17 16:54 — mike kraft
Patients who have had multiple COVID infections appear prone to contracting long COVID A new study that identified 475 patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), also known as long COVID, revealed that nearly 85% (403) of these patients had multiple COVID-19 infections over the ... Stony Brook University Medical Xpress

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Tanzanian official denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert

Fri, 2025-01-17 10:13 — mike kraft
Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert in Kagera area Samples analysed in all suspected cases are negative for Marburg virus, Tanzania's health minister says. BBC News

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On Tuesday, the global health agency said a total of nine suspected cases were reported over the last five days in the Kagera region, including eight deaths.

But in a statement, Tanzania's Health Minister Jenista Mhagama said after samples were analysed, all suspected cases were found negative for Marburg virus.

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WHO seeks $1.5 billion for global health emergencies

Thu, 2025-01-16 10:26 — mike kraft

WHO seeks $1.5 billion for global health emergencies

GENEVA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization launched its annual appeal for funding to respond to health emergencies on Thursday, just days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States, the health agency's biggest donor, puts a question mark over its finances longer-term.
 
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Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards because their symptoms are not understood

Thu, 2025-01-16 10:17 — mike kraft
Dismissed and Disbelieved, Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards The chronic illnesses that make doctors doubt their patients often start after what “should” be a short-lived sickness—like COVID-19. Jamie Ducharme TIME
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1 in 20 COVID survivors may suffer from extreme fatigue issues--study

Thu, 2025-01-16 10:08 — mike kraft
1 in 20 COVID survivors may have condition characterized by extreme fatigue The percentage of all participants who had ME/CFS post-infection was 4.5%, compared with 0.6% of controls. Post-exertional malaise was the most common symptom in both acute-infected (15.9%) and post-acute–infected participants (29.1%), followed by positional dizziness (14.4% and 25.0%, respectively).  CIDRAP

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Marburg Virus: Eight Died In Suspected Outbreak In Tanzania

Wed, 2025-01-15 11:55 — mike kraft
What Is Marburg Virus? Eight Killed In Suspected Outbreak In Tanzania Nine cases of the deadly disease have been reported in the Kagera region of Tanzania so far. But officials expect that number to rise. Katherine Hignett Forbes

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The dangers of wind-blown ash and smoke from large scale fires

Wed, 2025-01-15 10:22 — mike kraft
What threats lurk in the smoke and ash of L.A.-area fires? New health warnings Officials are warning of windblown ash and other pollutants from Los Angeles-area fires and say air quality readers won't pick up on the ash pollutants. Los Angeles Times

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Various reasons why COVID-19 seems to becoming milder-- experts suggest

Wed, 2025-01-15 10:14 — mike kraft
The mystery of why Covid-19 seems to be becoming milder Covid-19 is now ubiquitous – but hospitalisations seem to be on a downward trajectory. No one knows why. David Cox BBC

 

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