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Climate change may make summer SAD more common or worse for some sufferers--health experts

Sat, 2024-06-22 01:35 — mike kraft

 

Seasonal affective disorder strikes some in the summer. Climate change may make it worse. Story at a glance As climate change brings on hotter and hotter summers, health experts worry a type of depression called summer seasonal affective disorder could become more common.   People … Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech The Hill

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Cancer patients gain from staying current on COVID-19 boosters-- Spanish study

Sat, 2024-06-22 01:14 — mike kraft
Study suggests cancer patients should stay current on COVID-19 boosters Yesterday in Nature Communications a study shows cancer that patients who are up to date on vaccines and have received COVID-19 boosters are more protected against death and serious complications than unvaccinated patients. CIDRAP

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Sterilized reused respirators not effective enough against aerosolized particles--lab study

Fri, 2024-06-21 06:49 — mike kraft
Lab study: Sterilized reused respirators not effective enough against aerosolized particles Over 78% were dirty, rendering them unsuitable for sterilization, the authors say. CIDRAP

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Vaccines: Gavi, Macron, Afrcan leaders seek more vaccines for Africa, world's poorest children

Thu, 2024-06-20 23:28 — mike kraft
Vaccine group Gavi seeks $9 billion to immunise world's poorest children The global vaccine organisation Gavi wants $9 billion from governments and foundations to fund immunisation efforts in the world’s poorest countries over five years, it said on Thursday. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

 

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Specialized nasal nerve immune cells may explain why some people don't get infected with COVID-- small UK study

Thu, 2024-06-20 23:13 — mike kraft
Covid immune response study could explain why some escape infection Subjects who kept virus at bay showed rapid response in nasal immune cells and more activity in early-alert gene The Guardian
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Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

Thu, 2024-06-20 22:20 — mike kraft

 

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Air Pollution ‘Kills a Child Every Minute’--study

Thu, 2024-06-20 06:03 — mike kraft

 

Air Pollution 'Kills A Child Every Minute' - Health Policy Watch The fifth State of Global Air report shows air pollution is now the second-leading risk factor for death globally, after high blood pressure. Most of the Health Policy Watch

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Women and people with heart disease identified as more prone to long Covid but vaccinations provide protection

Wed, 2024-06-19 06:30 — mike kraft
Study identifies female sex, heart disease as long-COVID risk factors, vaccination as protective Women and adults with preexisting conditions such as cardiovascular disease are less likely to recover from COVID-19 within 3 months, while vaccination and Omicron-variant infection were linked to a quicker recovery, reveals a study posted yesterday in JAMA Network Open. It also showed that more than one in five adults had protracted recoveries. CIDRAP

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World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic; International Panel Proposes Steps

Wed, 2024-06-19 06:06 — mike kraft
World Is Not Ready For The Next Pandemic But Independent Panel Leaders Offer Way Forward - Health Policy Watch The world lacks the funds, political will and appropriate global platforms to tackle the next pandemic – and the World Health Organization (WHO) should Health Policy Watch
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Extreme heat wave in parts of the U.S: suggestions on how to protect yourself if you can’t stay indoors

Tue, 2024-06-18 22:34 — mike kraft
How to protect yourself during a heat wave if you can't stay indoors FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States. More than 70 million people were under extreme heat alerts Monday. What's more, the heat will move in and sit. Excessive humidity will make it feel even more oppressive. “The duration of this heat wave is notable and potentially the longest experienced PBS NewsHour

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