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Essential workers during pandemic did not get enough information to protect their health--study

Wed, 2023-03-01 15:11 — mike kraft

Covid-19 surveillance added new burdens on essential workers — and gave them little data to protect their health Surveillance technologies deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic added new burdens on essential workers — and gave them little data to protect their health. Ambar Castillo STAT

At the peak of the pandemic, essential workers faced rampant tech-based surveillance, from overhead infrared thermometers to wearables that tracked their proximity to one another.

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Cholera outbreak hits northeastern Syria in aftermath of earthquake.

Tue, 2023-02-28 14:47 — mike kraft

Twenty-two people died in cholera outbreak post-quake in northwest Syria -civil defence The Syrian opposition-run civil defence said on Tuesday 22 people had died from an outbreak of cholera in the northwestern region in the aftermath of the devastating quake that hit Turkey and Syria. Reuters Reuters

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There are at least 500 coronaviruses. Researchers unveil roadmap to develop a new broad vaccine

Tue, 2023-02-21 15:32 — mike kraft

There are at least 500 coronaviruses. We must develop next-gen vaccines now, experts say. Is the world ready to combat future coronaviruses? Researchers with the Gates and Rockefeller foundations lay out a roadmap for new vaccines. YahooNews

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How the COVID pandemic has irreversibly changed American and other health care systems

Tue, 2023-02-21 14:49 — mike kraft

The pandemic has irreversibly changed America’s health care system. Here’s why we will all be feeling the consequences of delayed care for years to come Elective surgery delays can be detrimental in both preventive and curative care, allowing disease progression or leading to premature death. YahooFinance

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Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Mon, 2023-02-20 15:13 — mike kraft

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end LOWRY CITY, Mo. (AP) — At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home's doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. AP NEWS

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Turkey and Syran earthquake: Daunting medical issues for earthquake survivors are just beginning

Fri, 2023-02-10 16:00 — mike kraft

Daunting medical issues for earthquake survivors are just beginning Water-borne diseases and medication shortages are likely issues for doctors and paramedics working to save lives after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. David Ovalle Washington Post

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Update: Canada increases healthcare budget, Australia expads 5th Covid shot rollout

Wed, 2023-02-08 17:46 — mike kraft

Canada pledges C$46.2 bln in new funding to fix strained healthcare system Canada's federal government will provide an additional C$46.2 billion ($34.4 billion) in new funding for the country's public healthcare system over 10 years, it said on Tuesday following a meeting with its provincial and territorial counterparts to hammer out a deal to fix the overburdened system. Ismail Shakil,Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters

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Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000

Wed, 2023-02-08 14:43 — mike kraft

Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000 GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — With the hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria searched Wednesday for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake . AP NEWS

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Political leaning influences American doctors' beliefs about COVID treatments-- study

Tue, 2023-02-07 23:58 — mike kraft

Political leaning influences doctors' beliefs about COVID treatments, study finds CIDRAP

Left or right political leaning in the United States predicts both physician and patient beliefs about COVID-19 treatments, with the two groups perceiving information differently, according to a study to be published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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U.S., Canadian, British hospital and health systems under stress s

Tue, 2023-02-07 15:08 — mike kraft

The virus threat is easing, but US hospitals are still as full as ever | CNN At Massachusetts General Hospital in downtown Boston, the hallways of the emergency department are lined with dozens of patients waiting to get a room upstairs. Deidre McPhillips CNN

...hospitals are still about as full as they’ve ever been during the pandemic – at least three-quarters of available beds across the country were in use for all of 2022 – and that doesn’t seem likely to change any time soon. ...

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