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COVID cases are increasing in the US southwest and west amid summer 'bump' --CDC

Wed, 2024-07-10 09:00 — mike kraft

Where COVID cases are increasing in the US amid summer 'bump' Amid an expected "bump" in summer COVID-19 cases, data indicates the southern and western U.S. are seeing the largest increases. ABC News ABC News

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Test positivity was highest in the Southwest and western U.S. with 15.7% positivity in the region comprised of Arizona, California and Nevada, CDC data showed.

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The American West is drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can’t keep up

Tue, 2024-06-25 12:34 — mike kraft

The West is warming and drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can’t keep up, study says Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can&#821… Elise Schmelzer The Denver Post

Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can’t keep up.

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Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely--study

Thu, 2024-06-20 10:12 — mike kraft

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely A new study finds that human-caused climate change dialed up the heat and drastically increased the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America. AP News

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Cyberattack on some U.S. hospitals keeps computers offline for weeks

Fri, 2023-08-18 17:54 — mike kraft

Cyberattack keeps hospitals' computers offline for weeks Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned back on more than two weeks after a cyberattack forced some emergency room shutdowns and ambulance diversions. AP News

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CDC issues warning about the first locally acquired cases of malaria in the US in 20 years

Mon, 2023-06-26 20:01 — mike kraft

CDC issues warning about the first locally acquired cases of malaria in the US in 20 years | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors and public health officials about a handful of locally acquired cases of malaria. There hasn’t been a case of malaria caught locally in the US in 20 years. Jen Christensen CNN

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COVID vaccine records in Texas, New Hampshire, Montana could be lost because of opt-in -laws

Fri, 2023-06-16 10:59 — mike kraft

Your COVID vaccine records could be destroyed in 5 years because of Texas law In five years, Texas will have to destroy 10.4 million vaccine records because of an unusual state law. Yahoo News

The impending record destruction is a rare situation in the U.S., because almost every state or municipality that operates a vaccine registry has an “opt out” system.

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New Mexico issues public health order amid RSV case surge

Fri, 2022-12-02 18:02 — mike kraft

New Mexico issues public health order amid RSV case surge SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials are mandating hospitals revert to a “hub-and-spoke” model to ensure patients get the care they need amid an alarming rise in respiratory infections among children. AP NEWS

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Thu, 2022-10-06 11:53 — mike kraft

Method for detecting waves of COVID-19 infections can shape critical public health decisions during a pandemic A method that combines case investigation data from local health departments and hospitalizations records from local institutions allows for the objective detection of new waves of infection during a ... Science X staff

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A method that combines case investigation data from local health departments and hospitalizations records from local institutions allows for the objective detection of new waves of infection during a pandemic, according to research from UTHealth Houston.

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