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Prescription drugs are a target of Trump's tariffs; U.S. patients, foreign producers affected

Thu, 2025-04-10 10:32 — mike kraft

Trump's trade war: Prescription drugs become a target U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday reiterated he would impose tariffs on imports of pharmaceutical products that have long been spared from past trade disputes due to the potential for harm to patients. Maggie Fick Reuters

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Immunity debt hypothesis for flu after COVID restrictions supported by study

Tue, 2025-04-08 10:28 — mike kraft

Global study supports the immunity debt hypothesis for flu after COVID restrictions The COVID-19 pandemic led many countries around the world to implement strict public health measures like lockdowns, social distancing, mask wearing, and travel restrictions. While these steps were crucial ... University of Oxford Medical Xpress

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Cuts in U.S. and European aid predicted to result in 2.9 million HIV deaths by 2030--study

Thu, 2025-03-27 13:03 — mike kraft

Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV

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U.K. health offcials draw up new disease threat watch list

Tue, 2025-03-25 10:29 — mike kraft

Priority pathogens: UK draws up new disease-threat watch list Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments. BBC News

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First case of bird flu detected in sheep, in U.K.

Tue, 2025-03-25 10:21 — mike kraft

World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England H5N1 virus found in single animal in Yorkshire but risk to general public is very low, say experts The Guardian

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Nearly 10 per cent of UK adults not sure if they could have had long COVID--study

Wed, 2025-03-19 10:09 — mike kraft

Uncertainty about long COVID lingers years after the pandemic began A new study based on UK adults shows 9%, or nearly 1 in 10, think they could have long COVID but aren't sure, according to researchers from the University of Southampton. The findings were published today in Health Expectations. CIDRAP

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Misinformation issue: how to help counter it--study

Fri, 2025-03-14 10:59 — mike kraft

This psychological ‘booster’ could help people resist misinformation, a new study finds | CNN Misinformation is everywhere, and it can be hard to detect false claims. But consistent training could help people avoid fake news traps, new research shows. Julianna Bragg CNN

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COVID pandemic stole nearly 17 million years of life from European adults --study

Thu, 2025-03-13 17:37 — mike kraft

Study: COVID pandemic stole nearly 17 million years of life from adults in 18 European countries The measles outbreak in Texas rises to 198 cases, while New Mexico's outbreak climbs to 30 cases. CIDRAP

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City fires are likely to increase with climate change--study

Wed, 2025-03-05 12:31 — mike kraft

City fires are likely to increase with climate change, modeling study warns The frequency of some types of fires in cities as a result of climate change is projected to increase in the coming decades, according to a modeling study published in Nature Cities. The findings are ... Nature Publishing Group Phys.org

... The findings are based on data from 2,847 cities in 20 countries and could be useful for future urban planning and emergency response strategies.

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Analysis: Five years on from the pandemic, how has Covid changed our world?

Mon, 2025-03-03 11:42 — mike kraft

Five years on from the pandemic, how has Covid changed our world? | The panel We asked a group of experts on politics, trade, literature, psychology, work and more: what has been the most surprising or shocking consequence of Covid-19 in your field? The Guardian

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Prescription drugs are a target of Trump's tariffs; U.S. patients, foreign producers affected

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