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Explainer: The status of infectious diseases during this holiday season

Thu, 2024-12-26 15:20 — mike kraft

What to know about infectious diseases during this holiday season As friends and family visit, so too do their viruses. What's trending and where? And how can you protect yourself? The Times speaks with Peter Chin-Hong, a UCSF infectious disease doctor. Los Angeles Times

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Dengue fever hits record levels in Central and South America

Wed, 2024-12-11 16:34 — mike kraft

Record outbreak of Dengue fever in Central and South America More than 12.6m cases were recorded this year, the region's UN health organisation says. BBC News

The number of cases of dengue fever in Central and South America has nearly tripled to a record high this year, the Pan American Health Organisation (Paho) said on Tuesday.

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Only a quarter of US adults concerned about RSV, down from 35% in 2023 --survey

Fri, 2024-10-18 22:06 — mike kraft

Survey: Only a quarter of US adults concerned about RSV, down from 35% in 2023 The disease continues to spread in the Americas, with Ecuador and Guyana recently reporting their first cases. CIDRAP

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Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank

Fri, 2024-10-18 15:58 — mike kraft

Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank Setbacks mean UN goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is impossible to hit, report finds The Guardian

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Climate change finance needed to help developing countries could reach 'hundreds of billions'--U.N. group

Wed, 2024-10-16 15:29 — mike kraft

Climate change finance could land at 'hundreds of billions', COP29 leaders say Negotiators will meet in Baku next month to agree on a new financing goal. Gloria Dickie,Nailia Bagirova Reuters

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Hurricane Milton's rapid intensification is part of a climate-fueled trend

Tue, 2024-10-08 14:26 — mike kraft

The storm’s blisteringly fast evolution is part of a trend of rapidly intensifying storms fueled by climate change. ...

Global warming is boosting the intensity of storms by providing the ingredients necessary for them to strengthen, including warm sea surface temperatures and high levels of moisture in the atmosphere.

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Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35% , lower than in past -- CDC

Mon, 2024-10-07 15:08 — mike kraft

Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC This year's flu vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization in the Southern Hemisphere but wasn't as effective as the one used in the prior season, a new CDC study found. ABC News ABC News

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Climate change, conflict are undermining efforts to help world's poorest --Global Health Fund report

Thu, 2024-09-19 15:38 — mike kraft

Global health fund says health, climate, conflict 'triple whammy' hits world's poorest

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Climate change will greatly increase malnutrition among chldren -- Gates Foundation report

Tue, 2024-09-17 14:53 — mike kraft

Climate change will escalate child health crisis due to malnutrition, says Gates

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Malnutrition is the world's worst child health crisis and climate change will only make things more severe, according to Microsoft-co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates.

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