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Colon cancer is rising in young Americans. It’s not clear why

Thu, 2023-12-21 23:52 — mike kraft

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Vaccinated children less likely than unvaccinated to develop long Covid; Idaho has highest rate of unvaccinated school kids

Thu, 2023-12-21 08:26 — mike kraft

Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID in children Nature - A study shows that US children who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have some protection against developing long-lasting symptoms of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Hall, Shannon nature

Vaccinated children are less likely than unvaccinated children to develop long COVID, the myriad of symptoms that can last for months to years following a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a forthcoming US study¹.

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40% of children still infectious after symptoms are resolved --study

Wed, 2023-12-13 06:46 — mike kraft

COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10. CIDRAP

A study today of viral shedding dynamics in 101 children who had COVID-19 during the Omicron surge in Toronto shows that 40% were still infectious on the day after their symptoms resolved.

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Indian researchers find no link between cases of sudden death and COVID shots

Thu, 2023-11-23 01:20 — mike kraft

Indian researchers find no link between sudden death and COVID shots Indian researchers found no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination was behind "unexplained sudden deaths", a medical organisation said on Tuesday, instead pointing to the disease itself, binge drinking and intense exercise as risk factors. Reuters Reuters

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Broad ‘Asian American’ category obscures health disparities among various groups

Wed, 2023-11-22 00:52 — mike kraft

Invisible in the data: Broad 'Asian American' category obscures health disparities Blending together the highly diverse pool of Asian Americans in widely used metrics obscures vast differences in their health. Usha Lee McFarling STAT

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Climate change hits women’s health harder. Activists want it addressed at COP28

Tue, 2023-11-21 22:36 — mike kraft

Climate change hits women's health harder. Activists want leaders to address it at COP28 With the annual U.N.-led climate summit known as COP to convene later this month in Dubai, activists are urging policymakers to respond to climate change’s disproportionate impact on women and girls. AP News

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U.S.'s preterm birth and infant mortality measures remain stubbornly high compared to other countries

Sat, 2023-11-18 00:21 — mike kraft

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COngress avoids US government shutdown; new reports describe health problems for senior citizensdifficulties

Fri, 2023-11-17 08:42 — mike kraft

Congress Kicks the (Budget) Can Down the Road. Again. - KFF Health News Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown for the second time in six weeks, as Democrats came to the rescue of divided House Republicans over annual spending bills that were supposed to be finished by Oct. 1. But the brinksmanship is likely to repeat itself early in 2024, when the next temporary spending patches expire. Meanwhile, a pair of investigations unveiled this week demonstrate how difficult it still is for seniors to get needed long-term and rehabilitation care.

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Measles cases and deaths increase worldwide, as childhood vaccinations rates decline --report

Fri, 2023-11-17 08:27 — mike kraft

Report: Measles cases and deaths increase worldwide, as childhood vaccinations rates decline A dangerous decline in the rate of children vaccinated against measles is spurring a global increase in cases and deaths from the highly contagious virus, according to a new report. Helen Branswell STAT

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Long Covid hits U.S. veterans hard; 4th COVID vaccine dose helped those with rheumatic disease

Fri, 2023-11-17 04:46 — mike kraft

Nearly half of US veterans had long-COVID symptoms up to 6 months later Risk factors for long COVID were Black race, ages 50 to 64, diabetes, and severe infection. CIDRAP

Nearly half of 363,000 US veterans who tested positive for COVID-19 still had symptoms up to 6 months later, and the risk factors for this condition were Black race, older age, diabetes, and severe infection, concludes a study published yesterday in the Annals of Epidemiology.

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