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Measles making a comeback in US due to vaccine skepticism-- CDC

Wed, 2024-01-31 09:36 — mike kraft
Measles making a comeback in US due to vaccine skepticism, says CDC The highly transmissible disease was found in north-east states in recent weeks and is likely to spread to the midwest and west coast The Guardian

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U.S. syphilis rates highest since 1950, other STD rates down or flat

Wed, 2024-01-31 09:26 — mike kraft
The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat Infectious syphilis cases in the U.S. rose by 9% in 2022. That's according to a new federal government report released Tuesday on sexually transmitted diseases in adults. AP News

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Thousands of front line workers may have survived Covid if US government regulations were better --study

Tue, 2024-01-30 19:02 — mike kraft
US government failure to protect frontline workers from COVID led to thousands of deaths, scientists say Thousands of frontline workers may have survived the COVID-19 pandemic if the US regulatory system had better protected them, report the authors of an analysis published yesterday in BMJ. CIDRAP
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California says those with COVID-19 can leave home sooner — but they have to mask up

Tue, 2024-01-30 11:03 — mike kraft
In a milestone, California says those with COVID-19 can leave home sooner — but there's a catch California now says people with COVID can leave home earlier than before, if their symptoms are mild and improving. But they need to mask up, or risk infecting others. Yahoo News

California's relaxed COVID isolation guidance marks a milestone in public health messaging about the pandemic: Even newly infected people no longer need to isolate if they have no symptoms, or they can leave home sooner if the illness starts improving quickly. ...

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Misinformation issue: Fringe Anti-Science Views Infiltrated Mainstream Politics — And What It Means in 2024

Tue, 2024-01-30 10:44 — mike kraft
How Fringe Anti-Science Views Infiltrated Mainstream Politics — And What It Means in 2024 - KFF Health News Opposition to vaccines and other public health measures backed by science has become politically charged. That makes dangerous misinformation much harder to fight. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - Green research

Tue, 2024-01-30 10:07 — mike kraft
EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - research The European Union will need 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion)per year of investments to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target, research backed by Green EU lawmakers said on Monday. Kate Abnett Reuters

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High turnover among American health workers documented in new study

Mon, 2024-01-29 10:16 — mike kraft

 

Pandemic resulted in high healthcare worker turnover NanoStockk/iStock CIDRAP

Using US Census Bureau state unemployment insurance data, researchers from Johns Hopkins University documented a significant job turnover among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which suggests long-term implications for the US healthcare sector.

 

 

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New Jersey Supreme Court rules against Ocean casino that tried to collect COVID business interruption insurance

Fri, 2024-01-26 10:45 — mike kraft

 

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Senate begins hearings on the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families

Fri, 2024-01-26 10:21 — mike kraft
Senate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families - KFF Health News In the wake of a KFF Health News-New York Times series, members of the Special Committee on Aging are asking residents and their families to submit their bills and are calling for a Government Accountability Office study. khnkytjaw KFF Health News
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Majority of compromised immune system patientswho had mild COVID-19 were not offered anti-virals --study

Fri, 2024-01-26 09:53 — mike kraft
At-risk patients often not offered antivirals for COVID-19, analysis shows Jenni Konrad/ Flickr cc CIDRAP

Four out of five Veterans Affairs (VA) patients who had mild COVID-19 but had compromised immune systems were not offered the use of COVID antivirals, according to a study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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