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Extreme heat will put millions more older adults at risk in the future By 2050, as many as an additional 246 million adults 69 and older could experience temperature extremes that exceed 37.5° Celsius. Aimee Cunningham Science News

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Millions more older adults at risk in the future from extreme heat

Thu, 2024-05-16 12:30 — mike kraft

The new projection suggests that more than 23 percent of the global population of these older adults — largely concentrated in Africa and Asia — will encounter this intense heat, compared with 14 percent today.

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UN agency authorizes second vaccine against dengue amid outbreaks in the Americas

Thu, 2024-05-16 12:11 — mike kraft

UN agency authorizes second vaccine against dengue amid outbreaks in the Americas The World Health Organization on Wednesday authorized a second dengue vaccine, a move that could provide protection for millions worldwide against the mosquito-borne disease that has already sparked numerous ... Science X Medical Xpress

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Mpox iN Africa: A call for action to prevent the spread.

Mon, 2024-05-13 10:32 — mike kraft

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World’s Three Largest Health Philanthropies Join Forces In $300 Million Initiative To Support Innovation In Developing Countries - Health Policy Watch The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Wellcome Trust have announced a new partnership, committing $300 million over three Health Policy Watch

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World’s Three Largest Health Philanthropies Allocate $300 Million to Support Innovation in Developing Countries

Wed, 2024-05-08 15:01 — mike kraft

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Mpox new strain that may spread more easily found in Congo’s biggest outbreak

Fri, 2024-05-03 10:46 — mike kraft

A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreak Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people. AP News

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Monkeypox virus: dangerous strain gains ability to spread through sex, new data suggest Nature - A cluster of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sparks worries of a wider outbreak. Kozlov, Max nature

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Monkeypox: dangerous strain gains ability to spread through sex-- new data suggest

Thu, 2024-04-25 17:23 — mike kraft

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Evidence from past outbreaks indicates that this strain, called clade I, is more lethal than the separate strain that sparked the 2022 outbreak. Clade I has for decades caused small outbreaks, often limited to a few households or communities, in Central Africa. Sexually acquired clade I infections had not been reported before last year.

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