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Aftermath health dangers of flooding: Disease, injuries and mental health concerns

Mon, 2024-09-30 12:30 — mike kraft
Health dangers of flooding: Disease, injuries and mental health concerns | CNN Even after a hurricane’s immediate flooding threat goes away, residents could face a host of potential health problems from the water — and what it leaves behind. Jen Christensen CNN

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Mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases are spreadng across the US

Thu, 2024-09-26 12:35 — mike kraft
'A warmer, sicker world': Mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases are on an unstoppable march across the US West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), malaria and dengue are gaining new ground in the US. The mosquitoes that carry these diseases are thriving in a warming world. David Cox BBC
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Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff results in worse outcomes for patients-study

Thu, 2024-09-26 12:18 — mike kraft
Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff means worse outcomes for patients, study says Sending nursing staff home who are mildly ill with COVID-19 could lead to unnecessary patient hospitalizations, deaths, and costs, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The City University of New York Medical Xpress

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WHO to call for urgent, high-level action to address global problem of antimicrobial resistance

Fri, 2024-09-20 17:39 — mike kraft
WHO at UNGA: Call for urgent, high-level action to address global scourge of antimicrobial resistance The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners will call on world leaders to address critical global health challenges, and invest in global public health, at meetings throughout the high-level week of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79), to be held in New York from 20 to 30 September 2024.
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Drug-resistant "superbugs" predicted to call nearly 40 milion deaths by 2050

Tue, 2024-09-17 10:59 — mike kraft
Superbugs forecast to kill nearly 40 million people by 2050 Drug-resistant pathogens set to wreak global havoc. POLITICO
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Climate change will greatly increase malnutrition among chldren -- Gates Foundation report

Tue, 2024-09-17 09:53 — mike kraft

Climate change will escalate child health crisis due to malnutrition, says Gates

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Malnutrition is the world's worst child health crisis and climate change will only make things more severe, according to Microsoft-co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates.
 
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Climate change extreme heat puts people at greater risk of kidney disease

Tue, 2024-09-17 09:43 — mike kraft
Extreme heat due to climate crisis puts people at greater risk of kidney disease Researchers are finding heat-related illnesses can also contribute to heart disease and cognitive impairment The Guardian

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New and more contageous Covid XEC variant starting to spread in Europe

Mon, 2024-09-16 10:10 — mike kraft

Scientists have warned that a “more contagious” variant of the Covid virus, dubbed XEC, is starting to spread more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.

“At this juncture, the XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs next,” Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, said in a post on X on Sunday....

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About half of Americans plan to skip COVID and flu shots--"very concerning" --says medical speciaist .

Fri, 2024-09-13 17:45 — mike kraft
About half of Americans plan to skip COVID and flu shots. A doctor explains why that is "very concerning." It's critical to get COVID and flu vaccinations as we head into the fall and winter months, an infectious disease expert said. CBS News

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The US is entering a riskier season for spread of H5N1 bird flu; Missouri case still a mystery

Fri, 2024-09-13 10:48 — mike kraft
The US is entering a riskier season for spread of H5N1 bird flu. Here’s why experts are worried | CNN With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus could rise — and they’re taking steps to prevent the creation of a hybrid flu virus that could more easily infect humans. Brenda Goodman CNN
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