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The disproportionate toll that COVID-19 took on people with diabetes continues today At the start of the pandemic, many people living with diabetes were wondering what COVID-19 meant for them. Diabetes was already known to put people at higher risks from other infectious diseases, including ... Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Medical Xpress

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COVID-19 continues takes a disproportionate toll on people with diabetes

Fri, 2024-06-07 09:06 — mike kraft

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Avian flu said to hit over 40 cattle at Minnesota farm: ‘Only a matter of time’ Over 80 dairy herds across 11 US states – and three workers – reported to have been infected since March The Guardian

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Asian flu reaches Minnesota, more than 80 dairy herds now reported infected across 11 states

Fri, 2024-06-07 08:52 — mike kraft

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With bird flu infecting dairy cattle, FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk | CNN As the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads through dairy cattle, the US Food and Drug Administration is asking states to take more steps to protect the public from the risks of raw milk.In an open letter posted to the agency’s website on Friday, it urged states to warn the public more strongly about the dangers of raw milk and to test herds that produce it for sale. Brenda Goodman CNN <

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Because bird flu is infecting dairy cattle, U.S. FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk

Fri, 2024-06-07 08:44 — mike kraft

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The United States Needs A Better Testing Playbook For Future Public Health Emergencies The absence of a comprehensive national playbook for developing and deploying testing has hindered the United States’ ability to rapidly suppress recent biological emergencies (for example, the COVID-19 pandemic and outbreaks of mpox). We describe here the Testing Playbook for Biological Emergencies, a national testing playbook we developed. It includes a set of decisions and actions for US officials to take at specific times during infectious disease emergencies to implement testing rapidly and to ensure that available testing meets clinical and public health needs.

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Opinion: The U.S. Needs A Better Testing Playbook For Future Public Health Emergencies

Thu, 2024-06-06 17:47 — mike kraft

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Birx says US making ‘same mistakes’ with bird flu as COVID-19 (thehill.com)

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Dr. Birx, former health official, says US making ‘same mistakes’ with bird flu as COVID-19

Thu, 2024-06-06 17:34 — mike kraft

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Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu Experts say both are at ‘critical point’ of escalation and that people should ensure they are up to date with vaccinations The Guardian

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Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu

Thu, 2024-06-06 11:41 — mike kraft

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Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it's getting harder to stay open Rural pharmacies can be a touchstone for their communities. The staff knows everyone’s names and drugs, answers questions about residents’ mail-order prescriptions or can spot the signs of serious illness. AP News

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U.S. rural pharmacies fill a health care need but some are financially forced to close

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Report: More than 200 symptoms tied to long COVID Today a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents a number of conclusions about long-COVID diagnosis, symptoms, and impact on daily function, including that the condition can cause more than 200 symptoms, and that a positive COVID-19 test is not necessary to make a long-COVID diagnosis. CIDRAP

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More than 200 symptoms tied to long COVID --new report

Thu, 2024-06-06 10:30 — mike kraft

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First-ever human case of H5N2 bird flu reported in Mexico, WHO says | CNN Even as the United States grapples with an outbreak of H5N1 flu in dairy cattle, the World Health Organization has announced the first known human infection with a different strain, H5N2, in a person in Mexico who died of complications of their infection. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Bird flu first known human fatality reported in Mexico --WHO

Thu, 2024-06-06 10:19 — mike kraft

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Climate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know Month after month, global temperatures are breaking records. Meanwhile, scientists and climate policymakers warn of the growing likelihood that the planet will soon exceed the warming limit set in the landmark Paris 2015 climate talks. AP News

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Explainer: What to know as climate records keep getting shattered

Thu, 2024-06-06 10:07 — mike kraft

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World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell' Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert "climate hell". Kate Abnett,Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Reuters

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World hits streak of record temperatures, could hit 1.5 C tipping rate before 2023

Thu, 2024-06-06 09:59 — mike kraft

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New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long COVID (yahoo.com)

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Long COVID: New Report Underscores the Seriousness and breadth of the problem

Wed, 2024-06-05 19:49 — mike kraft

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End of Pandemic Internet Subsidies Threatens a Health Care Lifeline for Rural America - KFF Health News As the Affordable Connectivity Program runs out of money, millions of people face a jump in internet costs or lost connections if federal lawmakers don't pass a funding extension. khnkit KFF Health News

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U.S. Rural and tribal area internet links threatened by end of Pandemic subsidies

Wed, 2024-06-05 17:56 — mike kraft

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Community health centers still bogged down by red tape after UnitedHealth hack More than three months after a cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group's technology unit, some community health centers, which serve 30 million low-income and uninsured patients, are still wading through red tape to receive back payments and struggling with operations issues. Amina Niasse

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Some U.S. community health centers still affected 3 months later by UnitedHealth hack

Wed, 2024-06-05 17:44 — mike kraft

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