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Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic --study

Tue, 2025-05-13 10:23 — mike kraft
Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic This needs to be monitored more closely. Jess Cockerill ScienceAlert
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Drug-resistant fungus Candida auris reported in 17 states

Mon, 2025-05-12 11:17 — mike kraft

Drug-resistant fungus Candida auris reported in these 17 states

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Climate change's increasing toll on Africa --United Nations

Mon, 2025-05-12 10:42 — mike kraft
Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change. UN News

 

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Measles: Overview of history, situation and trends in U.S. and elsewhere.

Mon, 2025-05-12 10:20 — mike kraft

 

Measles Could Become Endemic in US if Surge Continues, Expert Warns One of the most contagious infections ever identified. The Conversation ScienceAlert

 

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Measles: North Dakota quarantines unvaccinated children

Mon, 2025-05-12 10:14 — mike kraft
Measles outbreak in North Dakota prompts local health officials to quarantine unvaccinated schoolchildren Measles cases continue to accumulate in the United States in what is already the second-worst year since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, and a recent outbreak in one North Dakota county led local health officials to quarantine nearly 200 unvaccinated students. Yahoo News

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Update: U.S. flu activity lower but more childrens' deaths reported

Mon, 2025-05-12 10:05 — mike kraft
US flu activity now at low levels, but CDC confirms 10 more kids' flu deaths A 2024-25 flu season that has been classified as high severity has now reached low transmission levels, but 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10, when 288 pediatric deaths were recorded, according to the latest FluView update today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CIDRAP

 

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Medicaid: House Republican committtee proposes new restrictions in program

Mon, 2025-05-12 09:24 — mike kraft

Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill

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U.S. Measles cases top 1,000 for 1st time in 5 years

Fri, 2025-05-09 16:43 — mike kraft
US surpasses 1,000 measles cases for 1st time in 5 years: CDC The U.S. has surpassed 1,000 measles cases for the first time in five years, according to new data from the CDC published Friday. ABC News ABC News

 

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Overweight long-COVID patients more likely to have neurologic symptoms--study

Fri, 2025-05-09 10:24 — mike kraft
Excess weight in long-COVID patients linked to neurologic symptoms Overweight and obesity were significantly associated with memory issues and persistent headache, among other conditions. CIDRAP
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Trump administration cuts in health research reach $1.8 Billion --study

Fri, 2025-05-09 10:12 — mike kraft

 

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