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WHO updates COVID treatment guidelines, risk estimates for hospitalization

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2023-11-13 10:50

WHO updates COVID treatment guidelines, risk estimates for hospitalization The WHO lowered its treatment-benefit threshold from a 6% to a 2% reduction in the risk of hospitalization. CIDRAP

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Efforts to fight TB are recovering from COVID pandemic but still not meeting targets --WHO

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2023-11-08 09:57

Tuberculosis fight recovering from COVID-19 knock but still off target- WHO The global fight against tuberculosis (TB), badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, is beginning to recover but remains a long way off target, according to a World Health Organization report. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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WHO official warns dengue fever, a painful disease. will become a major threat this decade

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2023-11-06 09:46

Health officials warn painful disease will become a major threat this decade: ‘We need to really prepare’ “We need to talk much more proactively ..." Yahoo News

The chief scientist from the World Health Organization is warning that Earth’s rising temperature will make dengue fever a massive threat within this decade.

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The views on health issues of Mike Johnson, the new House Speaker

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2023-10-25 19:32

The new House Speaker’s views on health topics Presented by PhRMA — Learn more about Mike Johnson’s positions.{beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Mike Johnson’s views on health careThe House has a new s… fimotija The Hill

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UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-10-06 11:07

UNICEF: 43.1 million children displaced by climate-exacerbated disasters over 6 years - UPI.com UNICEF on Friday said that natural disasters exacerbated by climate change have forced millions of children out of their homes in the past six years with the total expected to double in the coming decades. UPI

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Information and Q&A on getting free COVID-19 home tests.

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-09-22 10:48

The Biden administration is giving away free COVID-19 tests again: How to get COVID tests for your entire family The U.S. government is once again offering free at-home antigen COVID-19 tests. Here's how you can get tests for your entire family. CBS News

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Climate change: UN chief laments 'naked greed' of fossil fuel interests, countries criticize big polluters

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-09-21 10:36

UN chief laments 'naked greed' of fossil fuel interests, countries criticize big polluters Countries addressing a climate summit during the U.N. General Assembly criticized big polluters for not doing more to tackle global warming, and the U.N.

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UN delegates approve declaration on steps to prepare for future pandemics

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-09-21 10:29

UN delegates approve political declaration on pandemic readiness CIDRAP

Following the first-ever head-of-state summit on pandemic preparedness at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (yesterday), leaders approved a political declaration that spells out steps to better prepare the world for the next pandemic.

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COVID levels are nearing 2020’s initial peak; WHO urges those at high risk to take any available booster

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2023-09-18 17:44

COVID levels are so high, they're approaching 2020's initial peak, as the WHO urges those at high risk to take any booster they can get their hands on It’s yet another sign that while the official pandemic state may be over, the days of COVID are far from it. Fortune

U.S. COVID infections are hovering near levels of the pandemic’s first peak in 2020, and approaching the Delta peak of late 2021, according to wastewater surveillance and modeling by forecasters. ...

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