COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns "COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the CDC said, and the new variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases. CBS News

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At least $2.1 billion in new funds pledged at COP28, as foundations focus on health and agriculture With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1 billion in new financing to reduce climate impacts, especially from agriculture. AP News

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Four New COVID-19 Variants Are Raising Concerns in the US! Here’s All About Them | Weather.com

Four New COVID-19 Variants Are Raising Concerns in the US! Here’s All About Them | Weather.com While vaccines have significantly reduced case numbers, these new strains pose fresh challenges in our ongoing fight against the coronavirus. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com The Weather Channel The Weather Channel

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Dengue cases break records in Americas amid warmer temperatures A record more than 4 million cases have been reported throughout the Americas and Caribbean so far this year. NBC News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning that rising temperatures and rapid urbanization are accelerating the pace of infections.

Report underscores financial pressure of long COVID on families megaflopp / iStock CIDRAP

Survey results published today in JAMA Network Open show that US households headed by an adult with long COVID were two to four times more likely to report pandemic-related financial hardships, regardless of prepandemic socioeconomic status.

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COP28 takeaways: What does the deal from the climate summit say? | CNN Nearly 200 countries agreed to a new climate deal at the COP28 talks in Dubai on Wednesday after two weeks of negotiations characterized by controversy and bitter divisions over the future of fossil fuels. Ella Nilsen, Laura Paddison CNN

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COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10. CIDRAP

A study today of viral shedding dynamics in 101 children who had COVID-19 during the Omicron surge in Toronto shows that 40% were still infectious on the day after their symptoms resolved.