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Poor indoor air quality still a problem in reducing transmission of Covid and other viruses

Tue, 2023-11-21 10:30 — mike kraft
Why We’re Still Breathing Dirty Indoor Air In early 2020, the world scrubbed down surfaces, washed hands and sneezed into elbows, desperate to avoid infection with a new coronavirus. But the threat was not really lying on countertops and doorknobs. The virus was wafting through the air, set adrift in coughs and conversation, even in song. The pandemic raged for six months before global health authorities acknowledged that it was driven by an airborne virus. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times With that revelation c Yahoo News
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Flu surges in the U.S. Southeast --CDC

Mon, 2023-11-20 20:12 — mike kraft
Flu surges in the Southeast Presented by Novavax — This comes as the worst of flu season approaches.{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story  Flu surges in the Southeast New federal data shows inf… emartin The Hill

 

The most recent weekly summary update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated nine U.S. states and territories as having high or very high levels of activity related to influenza-like illness (ILI). 

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Overview: U.S. States Where the COVID-19 Surge Is the Worst Right Now

Wed, 2023-11-15 09:31 — mike kraft

 

Update: States Where the COVID-19 Surge Is the Worst Right Now After a week when hospital admissions and test-positivity rates for COVID-19 leveled off, the seven-day moving average for both categories resumed their declines for the most recent reporting period.This may be a respite, however. Infections could increase as the winter draws near as other viruses and illnesses may compromise immune systems, allowing the coronavirus to […] John Harrington 24/7 Wall St.

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Hospital-based Covid-19 transmissions became less serious after Omicron--study

Tue, 2023-11-14 10:39 — mike kraft

 

Study: Hospital-based COVID-19 less serious after Omicron Wavebreakmedia/ iStock CIDRAP

Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) COVID-19 transmission was associated with higher rates of 30-day mortality and more severe disease during the early phases of the pandemic, but the risk has lessened in the post-Omicron landscape, according to a new study from JAMA Network Open based on outcomes seen in Sweden during the past 3 years.

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A new COVID variant, HV.1, is becoming dominant in the U.S.

Fri, 2023-11-10 17:33 — mike kraft
A new COVID variant, HV.1, is now dominant. These are its most common symptoms A new highly contagious COVID-19 variant, HV.1, is now the dominant strain in the U.S. What to know about transmission, symptoms, vaccines and more. TODAY

As the United States enters respiratory virus season and health officials roll out updated COVID-19 vaccines, a new COVID variant HV.1 has emerged and is currently sweeping the country.

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Biden administration proposes Medicare fully cover HIV prevention drugs for older Americans

Wed, 2023-11-08 10:03 — mike kraft
US to Cover HIV Prevention Drugs for Older Americans to Stem Spread of the Virus - KFF Health News The government has proposed that Medicare fully cover preexposure prophylaxis drugs that prevent HIV, a change that could help America catch up with nations in Europe and Africa that are on track to end new infections decades before the U.S. under its current approach. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

 

 

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Efforts to fight TB are recovering from COVID pandemic but still not meeting targets --WHO

Wed, 2023-11-08 09:57 — mike kraft

 

Tuberculosis fight recovering from COVID-19 knock but still off target- WHO The global fight against tuberculosis (TB), badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, is beginning to recover but remains a long way off target, according to a World Health Organization report. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Analysis of current COVID-19 situation, state by state

Wed, 2023-11-08 09:29 — mike kraft
Here’s How Bad COVID-19 Is Right Now in Every State: Weekly Update Only two of the states with the nation’s highest hospitalization admissions from COVID-19 were the same from the previous week as the latest surge flattened out this week.To determine the states where the COVID-19 surge is the worst right now, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on recent COVID-19 hospital admissions from the Centers for Disease Control […] John Harrington 24/7 Wall St.

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U.S. cases of syphilis in newborns at highest level in 30 years: CDC

Tue, 2023-11-07 16:42 — mike kraft
Newborn syphilis cases at highest level in 30 years: CDC Cases of newborn syphilis are rising rapidly in the U.S., and federal health officials are sounding the alarm and urging action.  New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (… nweixel The Hill

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show cases are at the highest level in at least 30 years. There were more than 3,700 infants born with syphilis in 2022, a tenfold increase over the past 10 years.

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Data supports use of face masks to reduce COVID transmissions --detailed study, JAMA

Wed, 2023-11-01 09:58 — mike kraft

 

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