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increased monitoring and preparation needed for highly pathogenic bird flu --WHO chief scientist
Tue, 2024-04-23 14:21 —
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WHO chief scientist calls for increased monitoring and preparation for highly pathogenic bird flu | CNN
The bird flu spreading through cattle in the United States is an “enormous concern” the chief scientist of the World Health Organization said Thursday as he called for more tracking and preparation for the virus.
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COVID-19 guidelines: Most countries recommend at least one treatment that doesn't work--study
Tue, 2024-04-23 14:04 —
mike kraft
Significant global variation in COVID-19 guidelines: Most countries recommend at least one treatment that doesn't work
National clinical guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 vary significantly around the world, with under-resourced countries the most likely to diverge from gold standard (World Health Organization; ...
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Dengue cases in the Americas top 5.2 million as outbreak passes yearly record
Fri, 2024-04-19 21:50 —
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Dengue cases top 5.2 million in the Americas as outbreak passes yearly record, PAHO says | CNN
Dengue cases are surging in the Americas, with cases reported topping 5.2 million as of this week, surpassing a yearly record set in 2023, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Michael Rios
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Long COVID patients show immunological improvement two years after infection--Australian study
Fri, 2024-04-19 14:46 —
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Long COVID patients show immunological improvement two years after infection
Biomarkers for long COVID that were present in patients at eight months have largely resolved by 24 months among a cohort of people who contracted COVID-19 during Australia's first wave.
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International Pandemic Agreement Latest Draft Keeps Equity Hopes Alive – But Defers Key Operational Decisions
Fri, 2024-04-19 14:26 —
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Latest Pandemic Agreement Draft Keeps Equity Hopes Alive – But Defers Key Operational Decisions - Health Policy Watch
The latest draft of the pandemic agreement, while deferring many operational issues, keeps equity hopes alive in many aspects – including by cementing
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Walking or driving time to COVID vaccination sites cited as deterrent for some--study.
Fri, 2024-04-19 00:18 —
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Study: Time to walk, drive to COVID vaccination sites may have deterred some
Nearly half of all physically able vaccine seekers (47%) could walk to COVID-19 vaccination sites within 15 minutes, and 87% could do so within 60 minutes.
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Research into using wastewater testing to detect a variety of health threats
Thu, 2024-04-18 16:11 —
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What toilets can reveal about COVID, cancer and other health threats
Nature - Wastewater testing grew tremendously during the pandemic. But is it ready to tackle the opioid crisis, air pollution and antibiotic resistance?
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WHO says risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern'
Thu, 2024-04-18 16:01 —
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Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO
Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans
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After early COVID pandemic uncertainty, WHO defines diseases spread 'through air'
Thu, 2024-04-18 14:09 —
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After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'
The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives.
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Remdesivir cut death risk by up to 25% in adults with COVID and no added oxygen
Wed, 2024-04-17 21:54 —
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Remdesivir tied to 25% lower risk of in-hospital death in adults with COVID and no added oxygen
The antiviral drug remdesivir cut death rates 17% to 25% in adults hospitalized for COVID-19 who didn't require supplemental oxygen at admission, suggests a large US study published yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
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