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Paper that popularized unproven hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

Wed, 2024-12-18 14:40 — mike kraft

https://www.science.org/content/article/infamous-paper-popularized-unproven-covid-19-treatment-finally-retracted

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today, following years of campaigning by scientists who alleged the research contained major scientific flaws and may have breached ethics regulations. The paper was pulled because of ethical concerns and methodological problems, according to a retraction notice.

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Bird Flu: France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread

Fri, 2024-11-08 15:15 — mike kraft

France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread

PARIS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - France has stepped up its bird flu risk assessment to 'high' from 'moderate', it said on Friday in a decree that will trigger reinforced security measures around poultry farms.

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In EU, bird flu is spreading faster than 2023 -- data

Fri, 2024-11-01 13:43 — mike kraft

Bird flu spreading faster than 2023 in the EU, data shows Bird flu has been spreading faster in the European Union this season than a milder 2023, raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry and renewing fears that it could expand to humans. Sybille de La Hamaide Reuters

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France raises alert level for bird flu

Tue, 2024-10-15 13:44 — mike kraft

France raises bird flu risk level France has raised its risk level of bird flu to 'moderate' from 'negligible', it said in a decree published in the official journal on Tuesday, a move that will reinforce security measures around poultry farms. Reuters Reuters

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Three studies guage flu, COVID vaccine reluctance, and impact of mental illness on getting vaccinated

Fri, 2024-09-13 15:13 — mike kraft

3 studies uncover flu, COVID vaccine reluctance, impact of mental illness on uptake Three new observational studies on influenza and COVID-19 vaccine uptake find that more than a third of US adults say they don't need any vaccines, 64% of French healthcare workers got the flu shot but not the COVID vaccine in 2022-2023, and psychiatric illness is tied to a significantly higher likelihood of receiving a flu vaccine but lower odds of getting a COVID vaccine. CIDRAP

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Analysis of Covid spread during travel, other activities --French study.

Mon, 2024-09-09 14:44 — mike kraft

Offices, long-distance shared transport, some activities tied to COVID spread In the first 2 years or more of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of infection was higher in open-space offices, long-distance trains, convenience stores, taxis, airplanes, and nightclubs and during take-away food delivery, carpooling with relatives, and attending concerts, suggests a case-control study of various work, leisure, and other spaces in France. CIDRAP

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Myocarditis complications more common after COVID infection than vaccination -- study

Tue, 2024-08-27 14:39 — mike kraft

Myocarditis complications more common after COVID infection than vaccination, 18-month data suggest A study today in JAMA suggests that hospitalized patients—primarily previously healthy young men—have considerably fewer cardiovascular sequelae by 18 months if they develop myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination than after COVID-19 infection. CIDRAP

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Misinformation issue study: COVID, other misinformation varies by topic, country on social media

Wed, 2024-05-22 16:57 — mike kraft

COVID, other misinformation varies by topic, country on social media The UK maintained a relatively stable proportion between questionable and reliable retweets, while Germany had the highest rates of misinformation. CIDRAP

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-other-misinformation-varies-topic-country-social-media

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Analysis: Weathy countries earned billions from climate change programs for developing nations.

Wed, 2024-05-22 13:39 — mike kraft

Rich nations are earning billions from a pledge to help fix climate Wealthy countries sent climate funding to the developing world in recent years with interest rates or strings attached that benefited the donor nations, a Reuters data analysis found. Reuters

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U.S. CDC alerts doctors to look out for meningococcal disease tied to travel to Saudi Arabia

Mon, 2024-05-20 21:44 — mike kraft

Ahead of Hajj, CDC alerts doctors to look out for meningococcal disease tied to travel to Saudi Arabia | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to be on the lookout for potentially deadly meningococcal disease linked to travel to Saudi Arabia. Jen Christensen CNN

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Since April, there have been 12 confirmed cases of meningococcal disease associated with travel for Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad in Saudi Arabia....

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