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Courts are becoming battlegrounds for action on climate change

Wed, 2024-07-10 20:32 — mike kraft
How courts are becoming battlegrounds for action on climate change Judges are increasingly being drawn into the fight against climate change as activists and civic groups bring lawsuits aimed at enforcing climate commitments and protecting the environment. Courts from Estonia to Norway to the US are all weighing cases that pit governments against small groups of dedicated activists. Cases focus on disputes about concrete measures to protect the environment as citizens and organizations seek to force lawmakers to do more to protect the climate. A group of elderl Yahoo News
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Limited bird flu counter measure responses on Michigan farms sparks COVID-era worry

Wed, 2024-07-10 10:19 — mike kraft
Bird flu response in Michigan sparks COVID-era worry on farms Some dairy farmers are resisting Michigan's nation-leading efforts to stop the spread of bird flu for fear their incomes will suffer from added costs and hurt rural America. Tom Polansek,P.j. Huffstutter,Leah Douglas Reuters

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Reminder messages, not free rides, are more effective in encouraging COVID-19 booster vaccinations --study

Fri, 2024-06-28 09:42 — mike kraft
Reminders—but not free rides—boost COVID-19 booster uptake Text messages increased 30-day COVID-19 booster uptake by 21%. CIDRAP

Nature has published a large study showing that text message reminders to receive a COVID-19 booster worked to increase vaccine uptake, but that offering free rides to pharmacies did not. 

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Pot use seems to contribute to more severe cases of COVID-19-- study

Fri, 2024-06-21 15:06 — mike kraft
Pot use seems to contribute to more severe cases of COVID-19, study finds - UPI.com Among patients diagnosed with COVID-19, those who used marijuana had a higher risk of hospitalization and intensive care unit admission, a new study indicates. UPI

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More Americans say climate change affects their mental health --poll

Thu, 2024-06-20 10:33 — mike kraft
Poll: More Americans say climate change affects their mental health - UPI.com As summers get hotter and hurricane seasons less predictable, more Americans now say that climate change affects their mental health, a new poll finds. UPI

... In a survey conducted among more than 2,200 adults at the end of May, 53% of respondents said they believe that the effects of global warming impacts Americans' mental health.

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Kansas Attorney General sues Pfizer over ‘misleading statements’ about COVID vaccine

Tue, 2024-06-18 11:54 — mike kraft
Kansas sues Pfizer over ‘misleading statements’ about COVID vaccine The state of Kansas filed a lawsuit on Monday against pharmaceutical company Pfizer, alleging the company made “misleading claims” about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine and th… mnazzaro The Hill

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New US poll shows fair amount of common ground on preventive COVID-19 steps

Mon, 2024-06-17 18:42 — mike kraft
US poll shows fair amount of common ground on preventive COVID-19 steps A new poll from researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation shows that, despite news coverage that painted Americans as deeply divided on COVID-19 mitigation strategies, including mask wearing, there was significant common ground on these strategies in hindsight.  CIDRAP
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U.S. Program That Brings Docs to Underserved Areas Faces end of Congressional Funding

Thu, 2024-06-13 13:39 — mike kraft
Funding Instability Plagues Program That Brings Docs to Underserved Areas - KFF Health News A medical residency program designed to train future primary care physicians in outpatient rather than hospital settings has proved an effective means to bring doctors to rural and underserved areas. But it hinges on unpredictable congressional funding. khnkytjaw KFF Health News
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New COVID variant KP.3 is now about 25% of U.S, cases-- CDC estimates

Fri, 2024-06-07 17:41 — mike kraft
New COVID variant KP.3 climbs to 25%, now largest in CDC estimates The strain is "very, very similar" to the JN.1 variant from earlier this year. CBS News
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Most Americans ready to take climate action --survey

Wed, 2024-06-05 10:23 — mike kraft

Survey: Americans ready to take climate action

Most Americans are willing to take steps to help address climate change, a new survey finds.

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61% of Americans feel vulnerable to a lower quality of life due to climate change, while 57% worry about climate-related health risks, per the survey.

  • 61% of Americans are open to drinking recycled wastewater in the face of water shortages, 74% would eat food grown using recycled water, and 82% would pay more to filter microplastics out of their drinking water.
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