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Over and over, the pandemic has reinforced the reality of racial disparities in the U.S. health system. But that story remains difficult to see in the data, which is still inconsistently collected and reported across the country.

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The US western fire season starts much drier than record 2020

Mon, 2021-05-24 20:41 — mike kraft

Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020 As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape. The soil in the West is record dry for this time of year. In much of the region, plants that fuel fires are also the driest scientists have seen. AP NEWS

As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape.

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Mask guidlines for workplaces and offices still to be clarified

Thu, 2021-05-06 20:45 — mike kraft

Millions head back to work amid employer confusion over masks, vaccines Although the CDC said that vaccinated Americans only need to wear a mask when gathering in indoor public places, it’s unclear how that applies to private workplaces like factories and offices. Rebecca Rainey POLITICO

Millions of people are flooding back to work as the coronavirus ebbs, but businesses say the federal government's failure to answer pressing questions over masks and vaccinations are complicating their reopening efforts.

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Europe starts to reopen but virus patients still overwhelm ICU teams

Sun, 2021-04-25 20:29 — mike kraft

Europe reopens but virus patients still overwhelm ICU teams PARIS (AP) — Cradling the head of the deeply sedated COVID-19 patient like a precious jewel in his hands, Dr. Alexy Tran Dinh steered his intensive-care nurses through the delicate process of rolling the woman off her stomach and onto her back, guiding the team like a dance instructor. They moved only on Tran Dinh’s count, in unison and with extreme care, because the unconscious patient could die within minutes should they inadvertently rip the breathing tube from her mouth.

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WHO: How COVID-19 pandemic has affected TB detection and mortality

Wed, 2021-03-24 20:07 — mike kraft

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB detection and mortality in 2020

Provisional data compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) from 84 countries indicates that an estimated 1.4 million fewer people received care for tuberculosis (TB) in 2020 than in 2019 - a reduction of 21% from 2019.

In the group of 10 high-burden countries with the largest reported shortfalls compared with 2019, the overall shortfall was 28%. With many people with TB unable to access care, WHO estimates that half a million more people may have died from TB in 2020 alone. TB remains one of the world’s top infectious killers.

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