Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat President Joe Biden's administration is proposing a rule aimed at addressing excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures. AP News

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Signs of avian flu found in San Francisco wastewater Signs of H5N1 bird flu virus have been detected at three wastewater sites in California's Bay Area, according to sampling data. Medical Xpress

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While positive wastewater samples have been found in seven other states, California is the only one that has yet to report a bird flu outbreak in a herd of dairy cows.

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U.S. awards Moderna $176 million to produce bird flu vaccine

The U.S. government has awarded $176 million to Moderna to advance development of its bird flu vaccine, the company said on Tuesday, as concerns rise over a multi-state outbreak of H5N1 virus in dairy cows and infections of three dairy workers since March.

The funds from the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will be used to complete late-stage development and testing of a pre-pandemic mRNA-based vaccine against H5N1 avian influenza, the company said in a statement....

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COVID Is Surging Right Now—This Is the #1 Symptom to Look Out For, According to Infectious Disease Experts You may have missed it entirely. Yahoo News

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Infectious disease experts and epidemiologists we spoke with agreed that the most common COVID symptom of the current surge is a sore throat.

Bird flu news today: Avian flu symptoms in humans, CDC H5N1 milk warning and avian influenza vaccine | AMA Update Video | AMA (ama-assn.org)

Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic 'unfolding in slow motion' Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen leading disease experts. Julie Steenhuysen,Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Opinion: The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to our ability to fight climate change | CNN The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to discard the 40-year-old precedent established by Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council is a truly harsh blow against environmental protection and climate justice. CNN

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Supreme Court temporarily halts EPA rule that limits interstate pollution

Dengue fever map: Where the mosquito-driven disease is confirmed, spreading fastest

NEXSTAR) – Federal health officials warned doctors around the U.S. this week to look out for signs patients may have dengue fever, a virus spread by mosquitoes that’s surging worldwide. Cases in the U.S. are three times higher than this time last year.

Most of the cases in the U.S. are in people who recently traveled abroad to regions where dengue is spreading quickly. Only one state so far, Florida, has evidence of local transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. U.S. territories Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are also seeing local spread of the disease.

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Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown The Justice Department has charged nearly 200 people in a sweeping crackdown on health care fraud schemes nationwide with false claims topping $2.7 billion. AP News

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Reminders—but not free rides—boost COVID-19 booster uptake Text messages increased 30-day COVID-19 booster uptake by 21%. CIDRAP

Nature has published a large study showing that text message reminders to receive a COVID-19 booster worked to increase vaccine uptake, but that offering free rides to pharmacies did not.