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Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now

Fri, 2023-06-09 09:56 — mike kraft

Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now Canada’s smoke blanketing the US is just the latest example of intensifying wildfires. Rachel DuRose Vox

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Wastewater analysis: Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections; mystery in Ohio

Fri, 2023-06-09 09:43 — mike kraft

Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections | CNN As Covid-19 testing and other coronavirus tracking efforts peter out in the United States, wastewater surveillance has become the primary method to monitor early community spread of the virus. And there’s some evidence that close investigation of the findings could also help unravel some of the mysteries of long Covid. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Fatigue can lower long-COVID patients' quality of life more than some cancers --study

Fri, 2023-06-09 08:58 — mike kraft

Fatigue can lower long-COVID patients' quality of life more than some cancers CIDRAP

Long-COVID fatigue can diminish quality of life more than some cancers, suggests an observational study published yesterday in BMJ Open.

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Fever is Now the Most Common Non-Respiratory COVID Symptom

Fri, 2023-06-09 08:52 — mike kraft

This Is Now the Most Common Non-Respiratory COVID Symptom New research shows that fever is the most common non-respiratory symptom of COVID-19. The study also showed that the risk of developing non-respiratory COVID features was higher among people who were not fully vaccinated. If you think you have COVID, get tested whether you have a fever or not. Yahoo Life

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Third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat; what novices need to know

Fri, 2023-06-09 08:45 — mike kraft

A third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia will possibly persist into the weekend. AP NEWS

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U.S. FDA panel unanimously votes in favor of RSV antibody treatment for infants

Thu, 2023-06-08 19:14 — mike kraft

FDA panel unanimously votes in favor of RSV antibody treatment for infants The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) antimicrobial drug advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of approving a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) treatment for infants, bring… jchoi The Hill

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COVID cases trend down in all world regions--WHO

Thu, 2023-06-08 18:47 — mike kraft

COVID cases trend down in all world regions CIDRAP

Except for a few hot spots, COVID-19 activity over the past month declined in all six world regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly update today.

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Though two of the countries reporting rising cases—Australia and China—are both in the WHO's Western Pacific region, cases in the area declined 5% over the past 28 days.

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U.S. CDC and House Commitee members tangle over information requests

Thu, 2023-06-08 12:14 — mike kraft

CDC comes under fire for inadequate information about its Covid response An HHS letter obtained by STAT said the CDC's restructuring effort was not a “large-scale” change and “was not executed behind closed doors.” Sarah Owermohle STAT

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Lawmakers were especially at odds over whether the CDC should require more data from state and local health departments, one facet of the reform efforts that Walensky has said they need congressional support for implementing.

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New Texas law bans COVID mask, vaccine and shutdown mandates, but some Republicans want more

Thu, 2023-06-08 11:14 — mike kraft

New Texas law bans COVID mask, vaccine and shutdown mandates, but som… The bill, recently signed by Gov. Greg Abbott and set to take effect Sept. 1, does not restrict pandemic rules by private entities. Patrick Svitek The Texas Tribune

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El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world

Thu, 2023-06-08 10:45 — mike kraft

Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world After months of gradually warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, NOAA officially issued an El Nino advisory Thursday and stated that this one might be different than the others. This El Nino started earlier than usual, which puts 2023 in the running for warmest year on record. Though the Atlantic hurricane season is typically quieter during these events, unusually warm waters in this region could challenge El Nino's dampening influence.

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