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Marking the fading of the COVID pandemic, the U.S. NIH is shelving its COVID treatment guidelines

Wed, 2024-03-20 15:16 — mike kraft

In a pandemic milestone, the NIH ends guidance on COVID treatment The National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines, used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic. NPR

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The last version of the NIH's COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines was issued in February. The archives of the guidance — available online until August — document how scientific understanding and technological progress evolved during the pandemic.

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Measles: AMA and CDC health experts plead for unvaxxed Americans to get measles shot as cases rises

Wed, 2024-03-20 15:06 — mike kraft

Health experts plead for unvaxxed Americans to get measles shot as cases rise The US hit last year's total in under 12 weeks, suggesting we're in for a bad time. Beth Mole Ars Technica

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U.S, Health workers fear employers put profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission guidelines

Tue, 2024-03-19 01:37 — mike kraft

Health workers fear it's profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission As the CDC revisits its airborne transmission guidelines, health care workers fear the agency is repeating past mistakes about mask guidance to prevent the spread of viruses. Yahoo News

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U.S. CDC urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the US and globally

Tue, 2024-03-19 01:27 — mike kraft

CDC urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the US and globally | CNN US government health officials are warning doctors about the dramatic rise in measles cases around the world, and advising families traveling to a measles-affected country to get babies as young as 6 months vaccinated before they go. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Analysis: Backlash to COVID countermeasures could leave the U.S. less ready for a future pandemic.

Mon, 2024-03-18 14:59 — mike kraft

COVID backlash could leave the U.S. less ready for the next pandemic Despite remarkable scientific advances, key weaknesses in the country's COVID response have only become more glaring. Caitlin Owens Axios

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Differences between health workers, laypeople on how to allocate limited medical resources amid a crisis--survey

Fri, 2024-03-15 15:41 — mike kraft

Health workers, laypeople differ on how to allocate limited medical resources amid a crisis On average, healthcare providers more strongly agreed that scarce resources shouldn't be allocated to patients less likely to survive. CIDRAP

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Measles cases on the rise: Transmission, symptoms and vaccine info plus Chicago vaccinations

Fri, 2024-03-15 15:28 — mike kraft

Measles cases on the rise: Transmission, symptoms and vaccine info | CNN

How worried should people be about the measles? An expert explains | CNN Measles cases are rising in the US, according to the CDC. Dr. Leana Wen explains how measles spreads, its symptoms and why it’s considered a dangerous disease. Katia Hetter CNN

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Analysis: A Trump administration could split up the CDC

Thu, 2024-03-14 23:01 — mike kraft

The CDC could shrink under a second Trump administration A CDC reorganization as some conservatives are calling for could impact the agency's ability to help prevent or mitigate the spread of disease, according to a former agency director. POLITICO

Fueled by a distrust of the CDC’s handling of Covid-19 and the recommendations it made on measures like masking and vaccines, many conservatives want the agency dismantled — and hope a second Trump administration could make it happen.

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