Current heat warning systems are woefully inadequate in an age of climate change Currently, weather warnings for heat are issued based on the probability and magnitude of the heat event itself, rather than health outcomes. Torie Bosch STAT

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Despite these very real consequences of extreme heat, the U.S. has lagged behind other nations in both recognizing the risk of extreme heat and organizing the necessary resources and capacity to address it.

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How Long COVID Affects The Gut Brain fog and fatigue aren't the only complications that may stem from COVID. You could also develop gastrointestinal conditions. Yahoo News

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The vast majority of people who develop long COVID experience neurological issues, like brain fog and chronic fatigue, but growing evidence shows the condition involves many different body systems, like the heart, lungs, kidneys — and even the gut.

U.S. spending $5 billion to speed up development of new COVID vaccines The U.S. government is spending over $5 billion on an effort to speed up the development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson and a Biden administration official said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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We Need an Operation Warp Speed for Long COVID With millions of people affected and at least $1 trillion of economic value at stake, long COVID is our next national health emergency Esther K. Choo,Scott Duke Kominers Scientific American

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And yet, unlike our earliest responses to acute COVID, there is no “Operation Warp Speed” for long COVID.

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Covid-19 and rising cases of heart attacks; link EXPLAINED Various studies have shown a long-term, substantial rise in the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. According to doctors, young people in their 20s and 30s, who lack risk factors, like diabetes and obesity are being diagnosed with blocked arteries. Read on to know the possible factors behind these. MSN

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Americans hold mixed views on getting back to 'normal' after Covid-19, new polling shows | CNN Politics Three years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans' views of the disease's impact have stagnated into a complex set of mixed feelings, recent polling suggests, with few believing that the pandemic has ended but most also saying that their lives had returned mostly -- if not entirely -- to normal. Ariel Edwards-Levy CNN

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COVID Omicron variant infection deadlier than flu, studies suggest CIDRAP

Two new studies suggest that COVID-19 Omicron variant infection is deadlier than influenza, with one finding that US veterans hospitalized with Omicron in fall and winter 2022-23 died at a 61% higher rate than hospitalized flu patients, and the other revealing that Israeli adults hospitalized with flu were 55% less likely to die within 30 days than those admitted for Omicron in the 2021-22 flu season.

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