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U.S CDC launches online tool to help alert Americans to oncoming extreme heat days

Thu, 2024-04-25 10:19 — mike kraft

CDC launches online tool to help Americans manage extreme heat (medicalxpress.com)

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new online heat forecaster to help communities better prepare for summer's scorching temperatures.

The HeatRisk Forecast Tool is a joint effort between the CDC and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service to give Americans a week-long heads-up that broiling temperatures are headed their way. It is all close at hand at the HeatRisk Dashboard online—just enter a zip code for the latest forecast and updates.

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U.S.EPA tough new rules would require coal-fired power plants to capture 90 % of emissions or shut down

Thu, 2024-04-25 10:03 — mike kraft

Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down A rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down. AP News

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Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution --study

Wed, 2024-04-24 19:14 — mike kraft

Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution, report says | CNN More people across the United States – nearly 40% – live in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. Jacqueline Howard CNN

...Extreme heat, drought and wildfires are among the factors that have contributed to a rise in deadly air pollution, especially in the Western part of the country, said Katherine Pruitt, author of the report and senior director of the American Lung Association’s Nationwide Clean Air Policy.

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WHO study estimates Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years

Wed, 2024-04-24 19:06 — mike kraft

Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years A major landmark study reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years. The vast majority of lives saved – 101 million – were those of infants.

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U.S. NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change

Wed, 2024-04-24 10:51 — mike kraft

NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on topics such as climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions, the space agency's head, Bill Nelson, said on Tuesday. Stefanie Eschenbacher Reuters

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Can we make enough H5N1 vaccine if there’s a bird flu pandemic?

Wed, 2024-04-24 10:06 — mike kraft

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Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there's a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough? The first signs that H5N1 avian flu was starting to spread from person to person would trigger a race to produce massive amounts of vaccine. Helen Branswell STAT

There is no way to predict if the virus will acquire the capacity to spread between people, or when and under what conditions it would make that fateful leap if it does.

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FDA finds traces of H5N1 bird flu viruses in grocery store milk but says pasteurized dairy products are still safe

Wed, 2024-04-24 09:58 — mike kraft

FDA finds traces of H5N1 bird flu viruses in grocery store milk but says pasteurized dairy products are still safe | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it had detected viral particles of H5N1 avian influenza in milk purchased at grocery stores, but the agency says it still believes that the milk is safe to drink. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates, But Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them

Tue, 2024-04-23 10:38 — mike kraft

Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates. Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them. - KFF Health News The staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement. khnerich KFF Health News

The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so.

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increased monitoring and preparation needed for highly pathogenic bird flu --WHO chief scientist

Tue, 2024-04-23 10:21 — mike kraft

WHO chief scientist calls for increased monitoring and preparation for highly pathogenic bird flu | CNN The bird flu spreading through cattle in the United States is an “enormous concern” the chief scientist of the World Health Organization said Thursday as he called for more tracking and preparation for the virus. Brenda Goodman CNN

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U.S. US respiratory virus cases continue to decline except in two states

Fri, 2024-04-19 18:01 — mike kraft

US respiratory virus activity continues to tail off Wastewater COVID detections declined to the minimal level and are highest in the Midwest. CIDRAP

Respiratory virus activity from flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continues to decline across most of the country, with only two jurisdictions—North Dakota and Wyoming—reporting high activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in updates today. ...

Hospitalizations continue to decline, but overall deaths were up slightly.

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