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Misinformation issue: Doctors worry about continued COVID misinformation in political season

Thu, 2024-01-18 17:32 — mike kraft

As COVID cases rise, doctors worry about the consequences of misinformation Misinformation is still shaping how people perceive the virus and tools designed to protect individuals and communities against COVID’s worst outcomes, public health experts and doctors say. PBS NewsHour

Seeing COVID rates hit another high, and vaccine uptake remain low, doctors don’t have an antidote for something they see as an ongoing risk factor: the spread of misinformation, including on the presidential campaign trail.

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New British study on How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19

Wed, 2024-01-17 12:46 — mike kraft

How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19? Here's what a new study says. TIME

The length of time you spend around a person with COVID-19 seems to heavily influence your likelihood of getting sick, according to a recent Nature study that has been peer-reviewed but not fully edited. Most exposures that result in transmission last at least an hour, if not much longer, the researchers say.

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Gates Foundation plans record spending to counter wider drops in health funding for developing world.

Wed, 2024-01-17 09:54 — mike kraft

Record budget for Gates Foundation as wider global health funding stalls The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend more this year than ever before -- $8.6 billion -- as wider health funding for the lowest income countries stutters after the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Women’s health world wide no better than at pandemic height -- Survey

Wed, 2024-01-17 09:47 — mike kraft

Women’s health no better than at pandemic height: Survey Women’s health around the world is “no better” than it was at the height of the pandemic, according to a recently released survey. “Across key health measures, women are no better off today than th… tsuter The Hill

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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to address crises from Gaza to Afghanistan

Tue, 2024-01-16 17:46 — mike kraft

WHO appeals for $1.5 bln to address crises from Gaza to Afghanistan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday appealed for $1.5 billion in funding to respond to the health needs of millions of people caught up in dozens of humanitarian crises around the globe, from Ukraine and Gaza to Afghanistan. Reuters Reuters

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Misinformation problem: An alarming wave of climate misinformation is spreading on YouTube --researchers

Tue, 2024-01-16 11:20 — mike kraft

What is ‘new denial?’ An alarming wave of climate misinformation is spreading on YouTube, watchdog says | CNN Many YouTubers undermining climate action no longer call global warming a hoax, but they are sowing doubt over the science, solutions and impacts of the crisis. Rachel Ramirez CNN

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Use of hydroxychloroquine for Covid caused 11% increase in deaths --study

Mon, 2024-01-15 11:04 — mike kraft

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Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat may be surpassed in 2024

Fri, 2024-01-12 19:41 — mike kraft

Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. AP News

The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. But scientists worry that what’s behind those numbers could be even worse.

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