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U.S. Federal judge blocks Trump admiistration from cutting NIH research funding

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-03-06 08:49

US judge bars Trump administration from cutting NIH research funding

BOSTON, March 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding for research that universities and Democratic-led states warn would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.

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WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-07 11:07

Mpox in Africa: WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis Lack of testing and delays in getting the results have made curbing the virus's spread harder. BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus.

The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs.

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U.S. measles cases higher so far this year than all of 2023

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-09-18 13:03

Tracking measles cases in the United States | CNN There have already been more reported measles cases in 2024 than there were in all of 2023, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Matt Stiles, Deidre McPhillips, Christopher Hickey, Curt Merrill, Byron Manley CNN

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At least 27 states and Washington, DC, have reported cases in 2024.

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Placing COVID patients in skilled nursing facilities during the early pandemic led to increased cases, deaths, study finds

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-06-04 17:53

Placing COVID patients in skilled nursing facilities led to increased cases, deaths, study finds Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, some states allowed COVID-19 patients to be discharged from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and even offered financial incentives to SNFs to take in patients to deal with hospital bed shortages. CIDRAP

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Philadelphia measles outbreak blamed on people declining vaccines, failing to quarantine

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-01-09 11:03

Philadelphia blames measles outbreak on people declining vaccines, failing to quarantine The city of Philadelphia is blaming the recent measles outbreak on people declining to get vaccinated and failing to follow quarantine recommendations, after its Department of Public Health confirm… fimotija The Hill

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Children with COVID continued to shed virus for median of 3 days, supporting school-isolation policies --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2023-10-24 10:56

Study: Kids with COVID shed virus for median of 3 days, supporting school-isolation policies iStock CIDRAP

Children who tested positive for COVID-19 in 2022 were contagious for a median of 3 days, regardless of vaccination status, suggesting that 5-day school isolation policies are sufficient amid Omicron variant predominance, University of Southern California (USC) and Stanford University researchers report today in JAMA Pediatrics.

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