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Opinion: COVID-19 has tested us. Will we be ready for the next pandemic?

Tue, 2024-01-02 18:02 — mike kraft

COVID-19 has tested us. Will we be ready for the next pandemic? An infectious disease expert with insider access gives his take on what we did well, what we need to fix, and how to prepare for future outbreaks. Science

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COVID, flu severity similar, but Omicron BA.5 patients more likely to die--study

Tue, 2024-01-02 17:51 — mike kraft

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U.S. Respiratory virus activity is high and rising -- CDC

Tue, 2024-01-02 17:45 — mike kraft

Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows | CNN As seasonal virus activity surges across the United States, experts stress the importance of preventive measures – such as masking and vaccination – and the value of treatment for those who do get sick. Deidre McPhillips, Amanda Musa, Carma Hassan CNN

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Long covid still confounds us. Here’s what is now known.

Tue, 2024-01-02 10:40 — mike kraft

Four years on, long covid still confounds us. Here’s what we now know. As many as 7 percent of Americans report having suffered from a slew of lingering symptoms after enduring covid. Frances Stead Sellers The Washington Post

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India logs highest single day rise in Covid-19 cases in 10 months

Tue, 2024-01-02 10:15 — mike kraft

India logs highest single day rise in Covid-19 cases in 10 months Global health body World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the JN.1 variant as a separate variant of interest apart from its parent lineage BA.2.86, due to its rapid increase in prevalence Business Standard Business Standard

On Sunday, India logged 841 fresh cases of Covid-19, recording the highest single-day rise in more than seven months.

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Sixteen US States Reported Increased COVID Hospitalizations Before Christmas--CDC map

Tue, 2024-01-02 09:52 — mike kraft

COVID map shows US states with increased hospitalizations before Christmas States in the east and southeast saw the greatest week-on-week rises in hospital admissions in the seven days to December 23. Newsweek

Sixteen U.S. states had a substantial increase in coronavirus hospitalizations in the week leading up to Christmas compared with the previous seven days, maps from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show.

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Other critical illnesses as well as COVID can affect brain health --Danish study

Fri, 2023-12-29 12:36 — mike kraft

Study finds similar brain effects after severe COVID, other critical illnesses Pornchai Soda / iStock CIDRAP

A study involving hospitalized adults today in JAMA Network Open finds that severe COVID-19 negatively affects brain health, but no more so than pneumonia, heart attack, or other critical illnesses.

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More hospitals --California, Illinois and New York-- requiring masks

Fri, 2023-12-29 10:39 — mike kraft

COVID mask mandates return in California, Illinois, New York Requirements to wear masks are returning in hospitals in areas of the U.S. amid spikes in COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses Newsweek

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COVID Now Causing These Unusual Additional Symptoms -- UK study

Fri, 2023-12-29 10:28 — mike kraft

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A group of Minnesotans are suing local hospitals after loved ones died from COVID-19

Thu, 2023-12-28 18:19 — mike kraft

A group of Minnesotans are suing local hospitals after losing loved ones to COVID-19 A group of Minnesotans gather together to share stories about COVID-19 and the loved ones they lost. CBS Minnesota

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The group believes doctors received bonuses and incentives for giving medications, like remdesivir, to sick family members. They claim their loved ones got worse after receiving the medication....

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