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China eases some COVID rules after wide protests of lockdowns

Mon, 2022-11-28 14:53 — mike kraft

China eases COVID rules after wide protests of lockdowns BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities eased some anti-virus rules but affirmed their severe “zero COVID” strategy Monday after protesters demanded President Xi Jinping resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. AP NEWS

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Discussion: Journalists reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic using research that had yet to be peer reviewed

Fri, 2022-11-25 16:18 — mike kraft

Journalists reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic relied on research that had yet to be peer reviewed Preprints are often free to use, making them more accessible for journalists to report on. However, as they have yet to undergo peer review, science journalists take a gamble on their accuracy. The Conversation

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Study finds a lower compliance rate with recently released guidelines for COVID-19 care

Wed, 2022-11-23 22:45 — mike kraft

Study finds a lower compliance rate with recently released guidelines for COVID-19 care Uptake of national guidelines for the treatment of children hospitalized with COVID-19 fell well below what would typically be expected, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere in Pediatrics. News-Medical.net

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China widens COVID curbs, iPhone factory unrest adds to economy worries

Wed, 2022-11-23 15:20 — mike kraft

China widens COVID curbs, iPhone factory unrest adds to economy worries Chinese cities imposed more curbs on Wednesday to rein in rising coronavirus cases, adding to investor worries about the economy, as fresh unrest at the world's largest iPhone plant highlighted the social and industrial toll of China's strict COVID-19 measures. Bernard Orr Reuters

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Health News Nov. 21, 2022 / 11:00 AM Mental health workforce shortages linked to rising youth suicides-- study

Tue, 2022-11-22 15:37 — mike kraft

Mental health workforce shortages linked to rising youth suicides, study says The rising suicide rate for children and adolescents is linked to increasing shortages of mental health professionals at the county level, after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, a study says. UPI

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Interviews with infectious disease experts on they are responding to Covid nearly three years in

Tue, 2022-11-22 00:28 — mike kraft

How infectious disease experts are responding to Covid nearly three years in With Thanksgiving only days away, we asked infectious disease experts whether they are starting to lower their guard against Covid. Some of them are, a little. Helen Branswell STAT

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Canadian hospitals strain to care for influx of sick chidren but are short staffed

Mon, 2022-11-21 21:58 — mike kraft

Canadian hospitals, strapped for staff, strain with sick children Canadian hospitals are straining to care for an influx of sick children, many with respiratory illnesses, in the midst of staffing constraints and as a shortage of children's over-the-counter medication sends more kids to hospital. Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters

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RSV, covid and flu are pushing U.S.hospitals to the brink

Mon, 2022-11-21 14:31 — mike kraft

RSV, covid and flu push hospitals to the brink — and it may get worse Hospitals across the United States are overwhelmed, and experts believe conditions will deteriorate in coming months. Sabrina Malhi Washington Post

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Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak

Fri, 2022-11-18 15:22 — mike kraft

Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak When Ebola broke out in Uganda in September, 10 doctors immediately stepped forward to work in an isolation unit at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, but now only three are left. Tommy Wilkes,Elias Biryabarema Reuters

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Efforts to improve how the World Health Organization might fight future pandemics

Fri, 2022-11-18 15:11 — mike kraft

Explainer: How the World Health Organization might fight future pandemics Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreement to be adopted by the U.N. health agency's 194 member countries. Emma Farge Reuters

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China eases some COVID rules after wide protests of lockdowns

Discussion: Journalists reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic using research that had yet to be peer reviewed

Study finds a lower compliance rate with recently released guidelines for COVID-19 care

China widens COVID curbs, iPhone factory unrest adds to economy worries

Health News Nov. 21, 2022 / 11:00 AM Mental health workforce shortages linked to rising youth suicides-- study

Interviews with infectious disease experts on they are responding to Covid nearly three years in

Canadian hospitals strain to care for influx of sick chidren but are short staffed

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Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak

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