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U.N agency issues "red alert" about global warming

Tue, 2024-03-26 10:18 — mike kraft

UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice. AP News

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U.S. FDA approves COVID preventive Pemgarda for immunocompromised persons

Tue, 2024-03-26 10:08 — mike kraft

FDA OKs Invivyd's COVID preventive Pemgarda for emergency use The pre-exposure treatment is indicated for adolescents and adults with moderate-to-severe immunocompromising conditions. CIDRAP

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 22 granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Invivyd's monoclonal antibody to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients, which fills a gap following the withdrawal of Evusheld in January 2023.

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Measles cases surge in the U.S.; health experts plead for more vaccinations

Tue, 2024-03-26 10:00 — mike kraft

US sees surge in measles cases as health experts plead for more vaccinations This year’s total tally has now outpaced last year’s numbers, with 64 confirmed cases in 17 states so far, compared with 58 in 2023 The Guardian

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A look at how generation Z started charities duriung the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mon, 2024-03-25 11:46 — mike kraft

Stuck at home during COVID-19, Gen Z started charities Nothing has spurred the entrepreneurial spirit of Gen Z quite like the COVID-19 pandemic and that extends to launching nonprofits. AP News

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Paxlovid outperforms molnupiravir against severe COVID-19 outcomes --study

Mon, 2024-03-25 10:16 — mike kraft

New data show Paxlovid outperforms molnupiravir against severe COVID-19 outcomes A large study yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases shows that, if prescribed within 5 days of confirmed infection, Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) is more effective in protecting against all-cause mortality and severe COVID-19 in adults than is molnupiravir, another antiviral drug. CIDRAP

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Millions at risk from cholera due to shortages of watern vaccines--WHO

Fri, 2024-03-22 19:08 — mike kraft

Millions at risk from cholera due to lack of clean water, soap and toilets, and shortage of cholera vaccine Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision.

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The US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus season

Fri, 2024-03-22 10:05 — mike kraft

After four years with Covid-19, the US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus season | CNN With the arrival of spring, the United States is easing out of respiratory virus season, a familiar pattern that has been challenged by Covid-19 for the past four years. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Experts say that focused planning and forecasting efforts helped avoid some of the worst-case scenarios. But there was still a significant number of severe outcomes, and there are still key areas of improvement – especially around vaccination.

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COVID related lung infection can damage heart--study

Thu, 2024-03-21 10:46 — mike kraft

COVID-induced lung infection linked to heart damage Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to COVID-19 infections can damage the heart even when the virus itself doesn’t affect heart tissue. The findings come from a study today in Circulation. CIDRAP

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The study suggests that ARDS triggers widespread inflammation in the body, which leads to secondary cardiovascular complications.

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COVID vaccines cut post infection risk of heart failure and blood clots--study

Thu, 2024-03-21 09:53 — mike kraft

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After 4 years of COVID, experts are just beginning to understand long COVID

Wed, 2024-03-20 11:10 — mike kraft

4 years later, experts are just beginning to 'scratch the surface' of understanding long COVID Four years after the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic, researchers say much is still not understood about a common complication: long COVID. ABC News ABC News

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Since the early days of the pandemic, scientists have learned a great deal about what puts someone at risk for long COVID, but researchers say we are still "scratching the surface" when it comes to our understanding of what causes the condition or how to treat it.

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