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Religious people coped better with the COVID-19 pandemic, research suggests

Tue, 2024-01-30 19:08 — mike kraft

Religious people coped better with the COVID-19 pandemic, research suggests People of religious faith may have experienced lower levels of unhappiness and stress than secular people during the UK's COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, according to new University of Cambridge ... Science X Phys.org

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Thousands of front line workers may have survived Covid if US government regulations were better --study

Tue, 2024-01-30 19:02 — mike kraft

US government failure to protect frontline workers from COVID led to thousands of deaths, scientists say Thousands of frontline workers may have survived the COVID-19 pandemic if the US regulatory system had better protected them, report the authors of an analysis published yesterday in BMJ. CIDRAP

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Advice for those who test positive for COVID

Tue, 2024-01-30 10:14 — mike kraft

Confused about Covid? Here’s how to behave in 2024 and what to do if you test positive Covid etiquette is ambiguous in the absence of advice from the UK Health Security Agency. Yahoo News

Dr Mark Faghy is an associate professor in respiratory physiology at the University of Derby and leads several research projects on the virus. He explains that we are not out of the woods yet.

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EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - Green research

Tue, 2024-01-30 10:07 — mike kraft

EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - research The European Union will need 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion)per year of investments to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target, research backed by Green EU lawmakers said on Monday. Kate Abnett Reuters

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COVID patients with lower immunity showed varied viral clearance time --new studies

Tue, 2024-01-30 09:59 — mike kraft

New COVID studies show varied viral clearance time in patients with lower immunity Two new studies show immune-compromised patients, including those with cancer and HIV, have varied times until they clear the virus, with some at increased risk for persistent COVID-19 infections. CIDRAP

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Analysis: Why COVID-19 isn’t seasonal so far

Mon, 2024-01-29 10:24 — mike kraft

Here's why COVID-19 isn't seasonal so far Human immunity and behavior may be more important than weather for driving seasonality when it comes to COVID-19. Tina Hesman Saey Science News

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Some recent data suggest that, for now, COVID-19 may be a year-round problem, driven more by human behavior and immunity levels than weather patterns.

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High turnover among American health workers documented in new study

Mon, 2024-01-29 10:16 — mike kraft

Pandemic resulted in high healthcare worker turnover NanoStockk/iStock CIDRAP

Using US Census Bureau state unemployment insurance data, researchers from Johns Hopkins University documented a significant job turnover among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which suggests long-term implications for the US healthcare sector.

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