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UN’s Guterres urges COP29 negotiators to reach funding agreement after draft spurned

Thu, 2024-11-21 10:28 — mike kraft
UN’s Guterres pushes COP29 negotiators to seal deal after draft spurned As Baku summit winds down, rich and poor countries at odds over how fight against climate change will be financed. Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

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Developing countries plus China, an influential negotiating bloc, want at least $500bn from developed nations in the form of grants or money without strings attached, rather than loans that add to national debt.

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Cop29 climate finance deal setback; no agreement on funding levels

Thu, 2024-11-21 10:20 — mike kraft
Cop29 climate finance deal hits fresh setback as deadline looms Outcry after draft text contains only an ‘X’ instead of setting $1tn funding goal to support developing countries The Guardian
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U.S. COVID and RSV levels expected to increase in coming weeks --CDC

Thu, 2024-11-21 10:07 — mike kraft

US CDC expects COVID and RSV levels to increase in coming weeks

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it expects to see an increase in levels of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the country in the coming weeks, as they usually do during the holiday season.
Large gatherings, travel and more time indoors, which typically happen during the holiday season, tend to cause more viruses to spread easily, the health agency said.
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Mpox vaccine by Japan's KM Biologics approved by WHO for emergency use

Wed, 2024-11-20 12:41 — mike kraft
WHO lists mpox vaccine by Japan's KM Biologics for emergency use The World Health Organization listed KM Biologics' mpox vaccine for emergency use on Tuesday, making it the second shot to get the approval of the global health agency. Reuters Reuters

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COVID Map Update: 'High' Wastewater Viral Activity in some western states--CDC

Wed, 2024-11-20 10:28 — mike kraft
COVID Map Update: CDC Reveals States With 'High' Wastewater Viral Activity There were "very high" levels of COVID-19 in New Mexico's wastewater between November 3 and November 9, and "high" levels in Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota. Jess Thomson Newsweek

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"Moderate" levels were detected across Idaho, Nebraska, Maine, Nevada, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri.

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COVID-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs --study

Wed, 2024-11-20 10:01 — mike kraft
COVID-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs, live imaging shows The COVID-19 virus spreads via mucus once inside an infected airway, allowing it to reach into the lower lungs, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications. Olivia Dimmer Medical Xpress

 

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Countering climate change: How cities are becoming more climate resilient

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:50 — mike kraft
Five ways that cities are adapting to extreme heat Heat waves are more frequent and more intense, and city dwellers are being hit hardest. Here's how cities are becoming more resilient. Brian Banks Corporate Knights

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Opinion: Improving builldings and infrastructure to strengthen resilience to climate changes

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:34 — mike kraft
Mitigation and adaptation: Building urban resilience to climate risks The challenges ahead are daunting, but we have the tools, data and collective responsibility to act decisively. With bold but science-based action, we can build a future that is both sustainable and resilient. For the international community, the time to act is now. Fang li,CGTN CGTN

 

 

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U.S. home insurance rates increase as climate change worsens disasters

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:21 — mike kraft
Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage Insurance costs are rising quickly across much of the country. Hurricanes are part of the reason, but it’s the other perils common across the Midwest and Great Plains that complicate costs. Andrew J.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz picked by Trump to head U.S. Centers for Medicarfe and Medicaid Services

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:12 — mike kraft
Trump names Dr. Mehmet Oz to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | CNN Politics President-elect Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a key federal agency that oversees health insurance coverage for more than 150 million Americans. Tami Luhby, Kate Sullivan, Alayna Treene CNN

 

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Economic burden of long COVID greater on women --studies

Tue, 2024-11-19 17:25 — mike kraft
Two studies describe economic burden, sex differences of long COVID Long COVID can cause substantial economic loss and missed days of work, and it can strike women more often than men—possibly because women have increased expression of an RNA gene implicated in autoimmunity—according to two new studies. CIDRAP

 

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Six in 10 Americanssay they probably won't get updated COVID vaccine shot --poll

Tue, 2024-11-19 17:18 — mike kraft
60% of Americans say they probably won’t get an updated COVID-19 vaccine Democrats and those who lean to the Democratic Party are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to say they will get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. Alec Tyson Pew Research Center
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Suspected bird flu case repored in California in child

Tue, 2024-11-19 17:11 — mike kraft

California health department reports possible bird flu case in child

Nov 19 (Reuters) - California's public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus and that the child's family members tested negative.
 
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Analysis: Understanding the COVID-19 pandemic -- study and 17 charts

Tue, 2024-11-19 11:47 — mike kraft
17 key charts to understand the COVID-19 pandemic The pandemic has resulted in over twenty million deaths. In this article, we review the key insights from global data on COVID-19. Our World in Data
 

 

 

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CDC's Bird flu response update

Tue, 2024-11-19 11:31 — mike kraft
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024 CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influe CDC Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

In this week's spotlight, CDC highlights new resources for employers of farm workers, the results of a radio media tour for journalists reporting on flu, and findings from genetic sequencing of some of the avian influenza A(H5) viruses from recent cases among people with exposures to infected animals in Washington and California.

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