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COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic - SARSCoV2

Fri, 2020-01-03 20:40 — Kathy Gilbeaux

An expanding list of information resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic. A link to Resources, Information, FAQs and Research on this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . .

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins University

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 Tracker - Microsoft / Bing

CLICK HERE - WHO - Map and Dashboard - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 tracker - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

CLICK HERE - ESRI - Impact Planning for COVID-19 - Select your State and County

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Immunity debt hypothesis for flu after COVID restrictions supported by study

Tue, 2025-04-08 10:28 — mike kraft

Global study supports the immunity debt hypothesis for flu after COVID restrictions The COVID-19 pandemic led many countries around the world to implement strict public health measures like lockdowns, social distancing, mask wearing, and travel restrictions. While these steps were crucial ... University of Oxford Medical Xpress

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Trump administration's mass firings decimate offices that release health records

Tue, 2025-04-08 10:21 — mike kraft

Firings at Federal Health Agencies Decimate Offices That Release Public Records - KFF Health News The Department of Health and Human Services’ mass firings included people who fulfill Freedom of Information Act requests for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and FDA, which result in the release of records about government handling of infectious diseases, medical products, and safety problems in health facilities. khnbrettk KFF Health News

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U.N. warns aid cuts could undermine progres in reducing number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth

Mon, 2025-04-07 11:14 — mike kraft

Aid cuts could leave more women dying in pregnancy and birth, UN says

LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) - Cuts to aid budgets are threatening to undermine years of progress in reducing the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, and could lead to a rise in deaths, the United Nations has warned.

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RFK Jr. says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs hit by massive health agency layoffs

Fri, 2025-04-04 15:02 — mike kraft

Kennedy says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs severed in massive HHS layoffs | CNN Some personnel and programs affected by sweeping reductions at federal health agencies on Tuesday will be reinstated, including a program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that monitors lead in kids, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell CNN

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Trump administration immigration crackdoiwn disrupts U.S. caregiving

Fri, 2025-04-04 14:32 — mike kraft

Immigration Crackdowns Disrupt the Caregiving Industry. Families Pay the Price. - KFF Health News Families, nursing facilities, and home health agencies rely on foreign-born workers to fill health care jobs that are demanding and do not attract enough American citizens. The Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for the industry, which was already predicting a surge in demand. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Measles misinformation issue: some patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity

Thu, 2025-03-27 10:26 — mike kraft

Some measles patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity, doctors say, raising concerns about misinformation | CNN Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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RFK Jr eliminates another 10,000 jobs in U.S. Health and Human Services agency

Thu, 2025-03-27 09:59 — mike kraft

U.S. health department plans to slash 10,000 jobs as RFK Jr. upends agencies

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Trump administration cuts funds for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment

Wed, 2025-03-26 17:14 — mike kraft

The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues.

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