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Suicides steady near highest level recorded: CDC Suicides in the U.S. remained at about the highest level in history last year, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. According to the provisional data, just more than… lirwin The Hill

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U.S. suicides steady near highest level recorded: CDC

Fri, 2024-09-27 10:09 — mike kraft

According to the provisional data, just more than 49,300 suicide deaths were reported in 2023, though the number could increase if investigations are concluded.

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'A warmer, sicker world': Mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases are on an unstoppable march across the US West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), malaria and dengue are gaining new ground in the US. The mosquitoes that carry these diseases are thriving in a warming world. David Cox BBC

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Mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases are spreadng across the US

Thu, 2024-09-26 09:35 — mike kraft

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Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff means worse outcomes for patients, study says Sending nursing staff home who are mildly ill with COVID-19 could lead to unnecessary patient hospitalizations, deaths, and costs, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The City University of New York Medical Xpress

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Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff results in worse outcomes for patients-study

Thu, 2024-09-26 09:18 — mike kraft

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WHO at UNGA: Call for urgent, high-level action to address global scourge of antimicrobial resistance The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners will call on world leaders to address critical global health challenges, and invest in global public health, at meetings throughout the high-level week of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79), to be held in New York from 20 to 30 September 2024.

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WHO to call for urgent, high-level action to address global problem of antimicrobial resistance

Fri, 2024-09-20 14:39 — mike kraft

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Superbugs forecast to kill nearly 40 million people by 2050 Drug-resistant pathogens set to wreak global havoc. POLITICO

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Drug-resistant "superbugs" predicted to call nearly 40 milion deaths by 2050

Tue, 2024-09-17 07:59 — mike kraft

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

Tue, 2024-09-17 06:53 — 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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Extreme heat due to climate crisis puts people at greater risk of kidney disease Researchers are finding heat-related illnesses can also contribute to heart disease and cognitive impairment The Guardian

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Climate change extreme heat puts people at greater risk of kidney disease

Tue, 2024-09-17 06:43 — mike kraft

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Tossed Medicine, Delayed Housing: How Homeless Sweeps Are Thwarting Medicaid’s Goals - KFF Health News As California cities crack down on homeless encampments in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling authorizing fines and arrests, front-line workers say such sweeps are undercutting billions in state and federal Medicaid spending meant to stabilize people’s health and get them off the streets. khnkit KFF Health News

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Analysis: Sweeps of homeless encampments are thwarting Medicaid’s goals

Mon, 2024-09-16 08:07 — mike kraft

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New and more contageous Covid XEC variant starting to spread in Europe

Mon, 2024-09-16 07:10 — mike kraft

Scientists have warned that a “more contagious” variant of the Covid virus, dubbed XEC, is starting to spread more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.

“At this juncture, the XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs next,” Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, said in a post on X on Sunday....

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