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Long Covid: about 7 % of students showed persistent symptoms- Saudi study

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-01-06 10:55

Data show 7% rate of long COVID in college students About 7% of 428 Omicron COVID-19 survivors who were health-sciences students at a Saudi Arabian college reported persistent symptoms, notably loss of smell or taste, for more than 28 days. CIDRAP

About 7% of 428 Omicron COVID-19 survivors who were health-sciences students at a Saudi Arabian college reported persistent symptoms, notably loss of smell or taste, for more than 28 days.

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Analysis: Climate change --Saudi Arabia has been dragging in trying to counter the problem

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-01-03 11:36

Climate progress screeched to a halt this year. One country had its foot on the brake. | CNN For years, Saudi Arabia has been accused of delaying climate progress, but experts say this year it has been bolder than ever. Laura Paddison CNN

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U.N. says Global hunger crisis is increasing because major nations are skimping on aid

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-12-26 10:27

Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

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Cholera: Yemen reports the highest toll --WHO

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-12-23 17:27

Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of 1 December, accounting for 35 per cent of worldwide cholera cases and 18 per cent of related deaths this year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. UN News

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Paxlovid tied to fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations, reduced risk of long COVID --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-30 09:51

Paxlovid tied to fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations, reduced risk of long COVID Paxlovid was associated with a 61% lower risk of hospitalization. CIDRAP

A new retrospective cohort study conducted in Dubai shows that the antiviral nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir, sold as Paxlovid, is tied to a 61% reduction in COVID-19 hospitalization and a 58% lower rate of long COVID.

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Covid pandemic widened global economic disparities between wealthier and low income countries --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-07-26 11:03

Study: Pandemic widened global economic disparities The COVID-19 pandemic hit low-income countries harder than wealthier nations, according to a new study in PLOS One, further slowing progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). CIDRAP

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On average, the pandemic caused low-income countries to experience an average progress loss of 16.5% across all health indicators, whereas high-income countries have seen losses as low as 3%, the authors said.

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