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California health program successfully cut hospital visits --study

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:51 — mike kraft
California health program successfully cut hospital visits SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A five-year experiment aimed at improving care for some of California's most at-risk Medicaid patients — including homeless people and people with severe drug addictions — resulted in fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits that saved taxpayers an estimated $383 per patient per year, according to a review released Wednesday. AP NEWS

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Opinion: The healthcare worker crisis continues although formal declaration of emergency is ending.

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:45 — mike kraft
Opinion: Biden is ending COVID emergency declarations. But the healthcare worker crisis continues The COVID-19 pandemic made our shortage of healthcare providers worse. There are solutions we can act on now. YahooNews
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Cholera: Malawi death toll tops 1,300: health official

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:35 — mike kraft
Malawi cholera death toll crosses 1,300: health official The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has crossed 1,300, a senior Malawian health official said on Thursday, as the southern African country battles its deadliest outbreak yet. Reuters Reuters

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The WHO said in a statement on Thursday that Malawi's current outbreak was the deadliest on record, worse than ones in 1998/99 and 2001/02 that saw 860 and 968 deaths respectively.

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Omicron still dominant variant globally as XBB.1.5 gains ground, but overall declines noted --WHO

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:25 — mike kraft
Coronavirus tally: WHO says omicron still dominant variant globally as XBB.1.5 gains ground The World Health Organization said omicron and its descendent lineages are still dominant globally, but have declined in relative prevalence. In the week... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch
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Knowing someone who died or suffered from COVID-19 increases the likelihood of a person geting vaccinated --study

Wed, 2023-02-08 09:53 — mike kraft
 
People who know someone who died of COVID-19 more likely to get vaccinated - UPI.com People who know someone who was sickened by COVID-19 or who died from it were twice as likely to get their own vaccinations, a recent study found. UPI

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American doctors: an estimated 622 excess deaths during the pandemic--study

Tue, 2023-02-07 10:21 — mike kraft
Study estimates 622 excess deaths among doctors during the pandemic - UPI.com Many of America's doctors who were heroes on the frontlines of the pandemic paid the ultimate price for their efforts, a new analysis shows. UPI

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These excess deaths to physicians didn't subside until April 2021, soon after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines, concluded a team led by Mathew Kiang, an epidemiologist at Stanford University's School of Medicine in California.

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Most Americans are not concerned about getting seriously ill from Covid-19, flu and RSV --survey

Tue, 2023-02-07 09:54 — mike kraft
Despite recent widespread illness in US, Covid-19, flu and RSV are not a concern for most, survey finds | CNN Respiratory viruses -- including the flu, RSV and the virus that causes Covid-19 -- are not a serious concern for most of the US public, even though they're still affecting many, according to new survey data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Two-dose COVID vaccine is effective against severe Omicron but less so for those over 80 -- Hong Kong study

Mon, 2023-02-06 18:00 — mike kraft

Two-dose COVID vaccine efficacy durable against severe Omicron but drops in elderly

 

Overall two-dose vaccine effectiveness (VE) against Omicron variant-related hospitalization or death remained above 70% for at least 6 months among adults in Hong Kong but dropped to below 62% in those aged 80 and older, necessitating a third dose, finds a case-control study published today in JAMA Network Open.

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A healthy life style may lower the risks for deveoping long Covid--study

Mon, 2023-02-06 17:43 — mike kraft

Healthy lifestyle may mean lower risk of long Covid, study says

CNN  — People who have a healthy lifestyle before Covid-19 infection may have a lower risk of long Covid than their peers, a new study says.
 
The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, looked at almost 2,000 women who reported a positive Covid-19 test between April 2020 and November 2021. The participants were enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study II, which has been surveying more than 100,000 US nurses since 1989. ...
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Black Americans suffering from long COVID say they have trouble accessing care

Mon, 2023-02-06 10:22 — mike kraft

I felt powerless': Black Americans suffering from long COVID say they have trouble accessing care

Throughout the pandemic, Black Americans have made up a disproportionate share of cases, hospitalizations and deaths compared to any other racial or ethnic group.

Now, doctors and advocates are warning the Black community is facing another barrier: access to long COVID care.

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