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Paxlovid tied to lower risk of problems for adults with kidney disease and COVID --study

Fri, 2025-01-03 11:28 — mike kraft

Paxlovid tied to lower risk of hospital stay, heart problems, death in adults with kidney disease and COVID The antiviral drug nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) was linked to a lower risk of hospitalization within 30 days and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and death at 1 year in adults with COVID-19 and chronic kidney disease (CKD) or kidney failure, finds a study this week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. CIDRAP

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Biden administration commits an additional $306 million toward battling bird flu and will distribute the funds before Trump takes office.

Fri, 2025-01-03 10:29 — mike kraft

The Biden administration, in a final push to shore up the nation’s pandemic preparedness before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, announced on Thursday that it would nearly double the amount of money it was committing to ward off a potential outbreak of bird flu in humans.

Federal health officials have been keeping a close eye on H5N1, a strain of avian influenza that is highly contagious and lethal to chickens, and has spread to cattle. The virus has not yet demonstrated that it can spread efficiently among people.

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Opinion: Biden faltered on bird flu. Here’s how Trump can course-correct.

Fri, 2025-01-03 10:14 — mike kraft

Opinion | Biden faltered on bird flu. Here’s how Trump can course-correct. The Biden administration’s bird flu response has been too slow. Now comes a test for Trump’s White House. The Washington Post

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Five things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Fri, 2025-01-03 10:03 — mike kraft

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries. The disease has killed an estimated 20 million people globally, according to the World Health Organization, and thousands are still dying every year. AP News

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New Virus Outbreak Hits China Five Years After Covid Crisis Began

Fri, 2025-01-03 09:56 — mike kraft

China Faces New Virus Outbreak Five Years After Covid Crisis China is facing a new virus outbreak, with the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) spreading rapidly, causing flu-like and COVID-19-like symptoms. Hospitals, especially children's hospitals, are overwhelmed. NDTV

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Extreme heat is affecting young more than expected--Mexico study

Thu, 2025-01-02 14:24 — mike kraft

Heat Is Claiming Mexico’s Young People - Inside Climate News Elderly people are at high risk from extreme heat. But in one of the fastest-warming countries in the Americas, the worst rates of heat deaths are hitting young adults and children. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

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While scientists have long monitored vulnerable groups like the elderly during extreme weather events, new evidence reveals a startling trend: Younger workers have become one of the most at-risk groups for heat-related deaths over the past two decades.

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Bird flu: FDA begins testing raw cow's milk cheese

Thu, 2025-01-02 10:46 — mike kraft

FDA begins testing aged raw cow's milk cheese samples nationwide for bird flu The FDA announced Monday it has begun collecting samples of aged raw cow's milk cheese to test for bird flu as the U.S. battles an outbreak of the virus. ABC News ABC News

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The viruses going around: flu, COVID, norovirus – and don't forget RSV

Thu, 2025-01-02 10:29 — mike kraft

What virus is going around? The flu, COVID, norovirus – and don't forget RSV The risk of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is on the rise, along with that of other illnesses including the flu, stomach flu and COVID-19. Mike Snider USA TODAY

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Bird Flu Warning Over New Virus Risk

Thu, 2025-01-02 10:23 — mike kraft

Bird flu warning over new virus risk: "significant public health concern" Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences. Newsweek

Combined infection with bird flu and human flu could lead to mutations of new viruses that could have dangerous public health consequences, agencies have warned.

This is following the news that mutations of bird flu have occurred within a Louisiana patient and a teenager from Canada who both suffered with severe symptoms, potentially raising the risk of serious human infection among others.

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