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Study suggests people who limit meat 40% less likely to get COVID, but some experts skeptical

Thu, 2024-01-11 10:44 — mike kraft
Study suggests people who limit meat 40% less likely to get COVID, but some experts skeptical mmtzphoto / Flickr cc CIDRAP
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Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine rate -study

Thu, 2024-01-11 10:01 — mike kraft
Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine uptake Seventeen percent of children ages 5 to 11 with sickle-cell disease had been vaccinated, compared with 25% of their counterparts. CIDRAP
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Update: Spain makes masks mandatory in healthcare centres amid flu, COVID peak

Wed, 2024-01-10 18:54 — mike kraft
Spain makes masks mandatory in healthcare centres amid flu, COVID peak Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia made wearing masks mandatory in healthcare centres around the country from Wednesday as the country faces a peak of flu and COVID-19 infections. Reuters Reuters

 

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Why 1,500 Americans are still dying from COVID every week

Wed, 2024-01-10 18:46 — mike kraft
Why are 1,500 Americans still dying from COVID every week? Despite availability of COVID vaccines and treatments, an average of 1,500 Americans are dying from the virus every week. Experts explain why this might be happening. ABC News ABC News

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Experts said there are several reasons why people might still be dying from the virus, including not enough people accessing treatments or getting vaccinated as well as waning immunity.

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COVID cases have jumped up globally becauwe of new variant and the holidays, the UN health agency says

Wed, 2024-01-10 17:39 — mike kraft
Holiday gatherings and a new variant have driven up COVID cases globally, the UN health agency says The head of the U.N. health agency says holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. AP News
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Long Covid effects on muscles may explain reactions to exercise --study

Wed, 2024-01-10 10:21 — mike kraft
A discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troubles Long COVID patients can experience severe energy crashes after physical exertion. New research provides clear evidence that there's a biological basis for the symptoms. NPR

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By taking biopsies from long COVID patients before and after exercising, scientists in the Netherlands constructed a startling picture of widespread abnormalities in muscle tissue that may explain this severe reaction to physical activity.

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Colds and flu, like COVID, can have long term effects--studies

Wed, 2024-01-10 10:08 — mike kraft
Long-term respiratory illness is here to stay Covid is not the only disease with a long version Yahoo News

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Some Southern Hemisphere countries experiencing rise in COVID

Wed, 2024-01-10 09:55 — mike kraft
Some Southern Hemisphere countries experiencing rise in COVID COVID is at higher-than-expected levels in some parts of South America. CIDRAP

Some countries in the Southern Hemisphere, currently in their summer season, are experiencing higher-than-expected levels of respiratory disease activity for this time of year due to COVID-19, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said yesterday in an epidemiologic update.

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2024 is starting with second-largest COVID surge in the U.S. --experts say

Wed, 2024-01-10 09:46 — mike kraft
The US is starting 2024 in its second-largest COVID surge ever, experts say A COVID wave is hitting the US in 2024, and it could be the the 2nd largest ever. COVID-19 mask mandates are returning. Know the symptoms, and take precautions. Yahoo News

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UK Health inequalities ‘caused 1m early deaths in country during last decade’--study

Tue, 2024-01-09 18:04 — mike kraft
Health inequalities ‘caused 1m early deaths in England in last decade’ Exclusive: Review by Michael Marmot decries ‘shocking political failure’ behind differing life expectancies across country The Guardian
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