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Bird flu: First human cases in Arizona, second case in Iowa turkey flock

Mon, 2024-12-09 10:35 — mike kraft

Health officials confirm first human cases of bird flu in Arizona State health officials confirmed Friday that two people tested positive after working with infected poultry at a Pinal County plant. Peter Valencia Arizona's Family

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U.S. FDA must disclose more COVID-19 vaccine records, federal judge rules

Mon, 2024-12-09 10:20 — mike kraft

FDA must disclose more COVID-19 vaccine records, US judge rules

Dec 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to publicly disclose more information underpinning its authorization of COVID-19 vaccines, after failing to persuade the court to end the public records lawsuit.

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U.S. Flu Rates Show Slight Increase; Overall Respiratory Viruses Rise To Moderate

Mon, 2024-12-09 10:06 — mike kraft

US flu activity picks up a little more pace In its weekly respiratory illness snapshot, the CDC upgraded the level from low to moderate. CIDRAP

Though US flu activity is still low, markers such as test positivity and emergency department (ED) visits show more rises, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said (Friday) in its latest weekly update.

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Young people may be at greated risk from extreme heat than than older persons--study

Fri, 2024-12-06 16:59 — mike kraft

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Federal government orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

Fri, 2024-12-06 16:50 — mike kraft

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. AP News

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Mpox cases confirmed in two more African nations

Fri, 2024-12-06 12:23 — mike kraft

Mpox continues its Africa spread as clade 1b confirmed in 2 more nations Recent detections in Zimbabwe and Zambia were confirmed as the novel 1b clade. CIDRAP

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Congo mystery disease: WHO is sending experts to help

Fri, 2024-12-06 11:52 — mike kraft

WHO sends experts to help Congo diagnose mystery disease BERLIN (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease linked to multiple deaths in a remote area of the country. The WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, a locality in the southwestern Kwango province, where they will deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause of the illness. Laboratory tests are being conducted to determine the cause, the WHO said, adding that it would share more information as soon as it was available. Yahoo News

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U.S. life expectancy gains expected to stall by 2050 as health progress falls below pace of other countries

Fri, 2024-12-06 11:22 — mike kraft

Study: US life expectancy gains expected to stall by 2050 as health progress fails to keep pace with other countries The U.S. is failing to keep pace with dozens of countries around the world due to the steady decline of the nation's health progress, according to a detailed analysis of all 50 states and Washington, ... Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Medical Xpress

The U.S. is failing to keep pace with dozens of countries around the world due to the steady decline of the nation's health progress, according to a detailed analysis of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., published in The Lancet.

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Britain's health service is facing ‘quad-demic’ as flu and Covid cases rise --report

Fri, 2024-12-06 11:09 — mike kraft

Warning of NHS ‘quad-demic’ as flu and Covid cases rise in England NHS winter report reveals norovirus and RSV are also leaving thousands in hospital Guardian staff and agencies The Guardian

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Pain may be the most prevalent symptom of Long COVID -- study

Fri, 2024-12-06 10:22 — mike kraft

Pain Identified as Dominant Symptom in Long COVID

New research shows that pain—a common complaint of individuals experiencing long-term symptoms from the COVID-19 virus—may actually be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported in those with long COVID.

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