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Long-COVID symptoms distinct from other respiratory infections in study among U.S. Marines

Tue, 2024-10-29 09:48 — mike kraft

Studies show long-COVID symptoms distinct from other respiratory infections, common in Marines A total of 191,710 eligible participants identified since March 1, 2020, were included in the study. Of those, 1,153 were hospitalized with COVID-19, 1,304 were hospitalized with other LRTIs, and 189,253 uninfected patients were used as a reference group. CIDRAP

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COVID can seriously damage vision, even without symptoms --study

Tue, 2024-06-11 09:29 — mike kraft

COVID could damage your vision, new study says. Keep an eye out for these symptoms Extended exposure to SARS-CoV-2 may harm your retinas in particular. Fortune

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More states considering requiring sick leave provisions following expiration of Covid protectons

Thu, 2024-05-09 10:17 — mike kraft

Paid Sick Leave Sticks After Many Pandemic Protections Vanish - KFF Health News The U.S. is one of nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. Since the covid pandemic, advocates in states including Missouri, Alaska, and Nebraska are organizing to take the issue to voters with ballot initiatives this November. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Health Workers Warn Proposed Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

Mon, 2023-09-18 19:18 — mike kraft

Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers - KFF Health News Clinicians, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines on face masks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals. khnkit KFF Health News

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Biden administration grants $90 million to help buildings withstand climate disasters

Thu, 2023-07-13 10:26 — mike kraft

Why a $90 million push could help U.S. buildings withstand climate disasters Funding from the infrastructure law comes as floods and heat waves batter the nation and gives Biden another chance to use climate carrots instead of sticks. Maxine Joselow Washington Post

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Three Native American tribes who face major climate threats are the first recipients of money from a new federal program

Fri, 2022-12-02 18:28 — mike kraft

Indigenous Tribes in U.S. Will Get $75 Million for Climate Relocation Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S.

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Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated -- CDC report

Wed, 2022-10-19 12:48 — mike kraft

Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated, CDC report finds | CNN Black, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic adults are more likely than their White peers to be hospitalized for the flu, but less likely to be vaccinated against it, a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. Carma Hassan CNN

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Problems in communicating and sharing data blunts U.S. response to outbreaks

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:44 — mike kraft

'Very Harmful' Lack of Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks ANCHORAGE, Alaska — After a middle-aged woman tested positive for COVID-19 in January at her workplace in Fairbanks, public health workers sought answers to questions vital to understanding how the virus was spreading in Alaska’s rugged interior. The woman, they learned, had existing conditions and had not been vaccinated. She had been hospitalized but had recovered. Alaska and many other states have routinely collected that kind of information about people who test positive for the virus.

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Five U.S. states have the highest number of covid cases

Fri, 2022-04-08 17:35 — mike kraft

The five states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases The rate of new COVID-19 cases is at the lowest it’s been since last summer as the omicron wave subsides. As state governments have begun to move past pandemic-era restrictions, some health e… jchoi The Hill

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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

Mon, 2022-03-14 19:14 — mike kraft

White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, with roughly 35,000 cases at the moment, and more money was needed to help fight it. Reuters Reuters

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Long-COVID symptoms distinct from other respiratory infections in study among U.S. Marines

COVID can seriously damage vision, even without symptoms --study

More states considering requiring sick leave provisions following expiration of Covid protectons

Health Workers Warn Proposed Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

Biden administration grants $90 million to help buildings withstand climate disasters

Three Native American tribes who face major climate threats are the first recipients of money from a new federal program

Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults more likely to be hospitalized for flu and less likely to be vaccinated -- CDC report

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Five U.S. states have the highest number of covid cases

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