Disease Prevention

The US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus season

Fri, 2024-03-22 10:05 — mike kraft

After four years with Covid-19, the US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus season | CNN With the arrival of spring, the United States is easing out of respiratory virus season, a familiar pattern that has been challenged by Covid-19 for the past four years. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Experts say that focused planning and forecasting efforts helped avoid some of the worst-case scenarios. But there was still a significant number of severe outcomes, and there are still key areas of improvement – especially around vaccination.

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COVID vaccines cut post infection risk of heart failure and blood clots--study

Thu, 2024-03-21 09:53 — mike kraft

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UnitedHealth hack takes toll on healthcare providers to the American poor

Wed, 2024-03-20 10:44 — mike kraft

UnitedHealth hack takes toll on healthcare providers to the nation's poor The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth that has disrupted payments to U.S. doctors and healthcare facilities nationwide for a month, has taken an especially harsh toll on the community health centers that serve more than 30 million poor and uninsured patients. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Measles: AMA and CDC health experts plead for unvaxxed Americans to get measles shot as cases rises

Wed, 2024-03-20 10:06 — mike kraft

Health experts plead for unvaxxed Americans to get measles shot as cases rise The US hit last year's total in under 12 weeks, suggesting we're in for a bad time. Beth Mole Ars Technica

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Measles: WHO says it is critical to catch up vaccinations to stem current outbreaks

Wed, 2024-03-20 10:00 — mike kraft

'Critical' to catch up on measles vaccinations to stem outbreaks, says WHO Vaccinating children who missed their measles shots during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday, as outbreaks of the infectious disease increase worldwide. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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U.S, Health workers fear employers put profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission guidelines

Mon, 2024-03-18 20:37 — mike kraft

Health workers fear it's profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission As the CDC revisits its airborne transmission guidelines, health care workers fear the agency is repeating past mistakes about mask guidance to prevent the spread of viruses. Yahoo News

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U.S. CDC urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the US and globally

Mon, 2024-03-18 20:27 — mike kraft

CDC urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the US and globally | CNN US government health officials are warning doctors about the dramatic rise in measles cases around the world, and advising families traveling to a measles-affected country to get babies as young as 6 months vaccinated before they go. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Analysis: Backlash to COVID countermeasures could leave the U.S. less ready for a future pandemic.

Mon, 2024-03-18 09:59 — mike kraft

COVID backlash could leave the U.S. less ready for the next pandemic Despite remarkable scientific advances, key weaknesses in the country's COVID response have only become more glaring. Caitlin Owens Axios

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Measles cases on the rise: Transmission, symptoms and vaccine info plus Chicago vaccinations

Fri, 2024-03-15 10:28 — mike kraft

Measles cases on the rise: Transmission, symptoms and vaccine info | CNN

How worried should people be about the measles? An expert explains | CNN Measles cases are rising in the US, according to the CDC. Dr. Leana Wen explains how measles spreads, its symptoms and why it’s considered a dangerous disease. Katia Hetter CNN

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Analysis: A Trump administration could split up the CDC

Thu, 2024-03-14 18:01 — mike kraft

The CDC could shrink under a second Trump administration A CDC reorganization as some conservatives are calling for could impact the agency's ability to help prevent or mitigate the spread of disease, according to a former agency director. POLITICO

Fueled by a distrust of the CDC’s handling of Covid-19 and the recommendations it made on measures like masking and vaccines, many conservatives want the agency dismantled — and hope a second Trump administration could make it happen.

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