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South Florida lacks long COVID treatment options

Wed, 2022-11-02 18:46 — mike kraft

More than a quarter of Floridians who know they've had COVID say they've also experienced the often disabling aftereffects known as long COVID, according to recent CDC data.

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Florida lacks an adequate number of long COVID treatment options to meet the need, Survivor Corps, an advocacy group for COVID care and research, told Axios.

The group has identified only four active long COVID clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

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U.S. Rural hospitals plan to reject Congressional payment program

Thu, 2022-10-27 18:57 — mike kraft

Rural hospitals plan to reject Congress’ program The Rural Emergency Hospital designation would offer a new way for rural hospitals to be paid, but many rural hospitals and communities are put off by the requirements. POLITICO

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Amid a growing wave of closures in the last decade (and fears of more on the way), rural hospitals were hopeful the program would provide them with a solution that would help them survive.

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COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa ; now cases are surging

Mon, 2022-10-24 17:56 — mike kraft

COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging | Reuters

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted measles vaccine campaigns globally in 2020 and 2021, leaving millions of children unprotected against one of the world's most contagious diseases, whose complications include blindness, pneumonia and death.

After what health experts call the biggest backslide in a generation, 26 large or disruptive measles outbreaks have sprung up worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. A devastating outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed more than 700 children this year, chiefly among religious sects that do not believe in vaccinations.

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Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated -- CDC report

Wed, 2022-10-19 12:48 — mike kraft

Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated, CDC report finds | CNN Black, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic adults are more likely than their White peers to be hospitalized for the flu, but less likely to be vaccinated against it, a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. Carma Hassan CNN

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Cholera: shortages of vaccines prompts WHO to urge using only one dose instead instead of twoe

Wed, 2022-10-19 12:41 — mike kraft

WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortage GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners are recommending that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two due to a supply shortage as outbreaks of the water-borne disease surge globally. AP NEWS

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U.S.: Millions at risk of losing health insurance if government ends Covid public health emergency in January

Wed, 2022-10-19 12:25 — mike kraft

Millions at risk of losing health insurance if U.S. ends Covid public health emergency in January When the public health emergency does end, HHS estimates up to 15 million people will be disenrolled from Medicare and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Spencer Kimball CNBC

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Weather and food: Floods will impact food security — for better and worse: study by Sharon Udasin - 10/17/22 3:00 PM ET

Mon, 2022-10-17 15:31 — mike kraft

Floods will impact food security — for better and worse: study Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found. While these impacts are usually negative, the researchers also identifie… rzilbermints The Hill

Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found.

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U.S. areas with lack of maternity care has increased, report finds

Thu, 2022-10-13 10:49 — mike kraft

Maternity care ‘deserts’ on the rise across the U.S., report finds Seven million women across the country live in areas of limited or no access to maternity health care services. Theresa Gaffney STAT

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U.S. COVID-19 pandemic aid more than $300 billion short for dealing with student learning loss--study

Tue, 2022-10-11 10:40 — mike kraft

COVID-19 pandemic aid more than $300 billion short for dealing with student learning loss, study shows A study analyzing COVID-19 pandemic spending reveals federal funding allocated to public schools is insufficient in addressing student learning loss. YahooNews

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US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, Congressional group tells Biden

Fri, 2022-10-07 10:12 — mike kraft

US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, group warns Congressional group writes letter urging Biden to extend WTO agreement aimed at easing generic vaccine exports the Guardian

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