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Current climate goals are not good enough to protect against significant harm--study

Tue, 2023-06-06 09:09 — mike kraft
If climate goals are meant to protect us from 'significant harm,' then they aren't good enough, scientists say | CNN Researchers say that the key climate threshold nations pledged to meet in the Paris Agreement in 2015 — one that would ensure a “safe and just” world — should have been 1 degree Celsius. Rachel Ramirez CNN

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27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers --Brazilian study

Mon, 2023-06-05 18:18 — mike kraft
Study finds 27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers CIDRAP

A new case-control study of Brazilian healthcare workers (HCWs) suggests as many as 27% developed long COVID after infection, and multiple infections raised the risk. The findings were published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

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WHO to expand on European Union digital COVID-19 certification system

Mon, 2023-06-05 18:14 — mike kraft
WHO to expand on European Union digital COVID-19 certification system - UPI.com The World Health Organization said on Monday it will expand on the European Union's digital COVID-19 certification system for use globally which will facilitate mobility across a range of ongoing health threats and pande UPI

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Warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate

Mon, 2023-06-05 18:06 — mike kraft
Amount of warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations says carbon dioxide levels in the air are jumping at one of the fastest rates on record. Those levels are now the highest they’ve been in more than 4 million years. The last time the air had similar amounts was during a less hospitable hothouse Earth before human civilization.
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Viruses and other bugs could make a summer comeback

Mon, 2023-06-05 10:41 — mike kraft
Is Covid ticking up? Viruses and other bugs could make a summer comeback, doctors say Doctors are on the lookout for worrisome upticks in Covid, human metapneumovirus and enteroviruses. NBC News

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Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed, although up in Western Pacific and Africa

Thu, 2023-06-01 17:32 — mike kraft
Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed CIDRAP

Cases and death continued to decline globally over the past 4 weeks, with hot spots reported in a few countries as XBB Omicron variant proportions continue to shift, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly update.

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Activity is up, however, in two regions: the Western Pacific by 10% and Africa by 3%. Deaths declined or were stable in all six regions.

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Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests

Thu, 2023-06-01 17:24 — mike kraft
Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests A new study suggests racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems. The study released Thursday in JAMA Network Open found that as many as 40% more Black men might be diagnosed with breathing problems if current diagnosis-assisting computer software was changed. AP NEWS
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Night shift work, binge drinking linked to increased COVID risk in nurses --study

Wed, 2023-05-31 12:31 — mike kraft
Night shift work, binge drinking linked to increased COVID risk in nurses About 25% of 750 survey respondents met the criteria for alcohol misuse, with 5% classified as binge drinkers. CIDRAP

Working the night shift or binge drinking may double the risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a study of nurses published this week in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research. Poor sleep quality and binge drinking have been associated with COVID-19 infections, likely because both promote a pro-inflammatory state.

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Panel: COVID-19 fueled human rights abuses in Asia, including China

Wed, 2023-05-31 12:26 — mike kraft
Panel: COVID-19 fueled human rights abuses in Asia - UPI.com The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent response from governments to quell the spread of the virus fueled human rights abuses across Asia, a panel of experts said Wednesday. UPI
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COVID-19 may contribute to Cholesterol Problems --research

Tue, 2023-05-30 17:56 — mike kraft

...Medical researchers have also linked SARS-CoV-2 to lingering complications in multiple organs and systems, and some recent work has found that new-onset cholesterol problems may be an under-recognized but common complication of COVID-19.

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