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Pressures grow on the health care industry to reduce its climate pollution

Mon, 2022-10-31 09:53 — mike kraft

‘If I were a hospital, I’d be reading the tea leaves’: Pressures grow on the health care industry to reduce its climate pollution Some hospitals have begun to tout their efforts to combat climate change, with scattershot examples of progress. Yet hospitals have long been laggards in even tracking and reporting their emissions and waste. Karen Pennar STAT

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What’s behind the early surge in RSV and flu — and what’s to come

Fri, 2022-10-28 11:29 — mike kraft

Why everybody you know is sick right now What’s behind the early surge in RSV and flu — and what’s to come. Dylan Scott Vox

Cold and flu season is off to a particularly nasty start across the United States.

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Long COVID: U.S. government to test Pfizer's Paxlovid for helping patients

Thu, 2022-10-27 18:48 — mike kraft

U.S. government to test Pfizer's Paxlovid for long COVID The U.S. National Institutes of Health's $1 billion RECOVER Initiative has picked Pfizer Inc's antiviral drug Paxlovid as the first treatment it will study in patients with long COVID, organizers of the study said on Thursday. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Behaviors that helped keep us safe from Covid-19 are probably behind surge in RSV cases, scientists say

Wed, 2022-10-26 10:25 — mike kraft

Behaviors that helped keep us safe from Covid-19 are probably behind surge in RSV cases, scientists say | CNN The behaviors that helped keep us safe from Covid-19 over the past 2½ years -- lockdowns, physical distancing, wearing masks, washing hands -- are probably behind the "unprecedented" early surge in RSV infections this year, scientists say. Jen Christensen CNN

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A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise

Mon, 2022-10-24 09:35 — mike kraft

A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

For more than two years, shuttered schools and offices, social distancing and masks granted Americans a reprieve from flu and most other respiratory infections. This winter is likely to be different.

With few to no restrictions in place and travel and socializing back in full swing, an expected winter rise in Covid cases appears poised to collide with a resurgent influenza season, causing a “twindemic” — or even a “tripledemic,” with a third pathogen, respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., in the mix.

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Cholera outbreak hits Syrian refugees in camps in Lebanon

Fri, 2022-10-21 10:27 — mike kraft

Cholera outbreak hits Syrian refugees sheltering in camps in Lebanon Syrian refugees in displacement camps are falling victim to a cholera outbreak in Lebanon, already suffering from an economic meltdown that has slashed access to clean water and strained hospitals. Maya Gebeily Reuters

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Sore throats are now the most common COVID symptom

Mon, 2022-10-10 18:18 — mike kraft

This Is Now The Most Common Covid Symptom

The main symptom for Covid now is having a sore throat, Tim Spector, co-founder of the Zoe Health Study app, told Times radio.

Last week Covid cases increased by 25% in just seven days, according to the latest official estimates.

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Rising COVID levels in Europe especially affect seniors

Mon, 2022-10-10 11:07 — mike kraft

Rising COVID levels in Europe especially affect seniors COVID-19 cases are up 14% compared to the previous week in Europeans ages 65 and older. CIDRAP

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The ECDC said the rise in cases is likely due to changes in population mixing following the summer break, with no indication that the rise is linked to changes in circulating SAR-CoV-2 variants.

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US CDC ends daily reporting of COVID data, shiftf to weekly updates

Thu, 2022-10-06 17:21 — mike kraft

CDC ends daily reporting of COVID case and death data, in shift to weekly updates The shift comes as federal health officials are bracing for a renewed wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter. CBS News

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U.K. hospitals under heavy pressure due to latest Covid surge

Mon, 2022-10-03 10:17 — mike kraft

Latest Covid surge a ‘heavy straw on camel’s back’ for every hospital in UK Health leaders urge vaccination and return to mask-wearing as hospitalisations rise by 37 per cent in a week the Guardian

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