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Rain has failed to quell Canadian wildfires, and more smoky haze is on the way

Wed, 2023-06-28 18:38 — mike kraft
Rain has failed to quell Canadian wildfires, and more smoky haze is on the way, officials say Canadian officials say a large amount of rain in Quebec in recent days didn’t fall in the areas where there wildfires are most active and they expect air quality to remain a concern through the summer, as long as the fires continue. AP News

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Drifting smoke from the wildfires has lowered curtains of haze on broad swaths of Canada and the United States, pushing into southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, and moving into parts of West Virginia.

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ALSO SEE: More than a third of the US population, from the Midwest to the East Coast, under air quality alerts from Canadian wildfire smoke

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U.S. Justice Department charges dozens in 16 states with health care fraud schemes, including $1.9B in bogus claims

Wed, 2023-06-28 17:34 — mike kraft
Dozens in 16 states charged with health care fraud schemes, including $1.9B in bogus claims The Justice Department has charged dozens of people in several health care fraud and prescription drug schemes. AP News
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Long Covid: More studies and information emergng on the problem

Wed, 2023-06-28 17:25 — mike kraft
Long COVID: answers emerge on how many people get better Nature - Studies are shedding light on rates of recovery as well as the prevention and treatment of the complex condition. Marshall, Michael nature

 

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Opinion: Improving indoor air quality, A new technology can help

Wed, 2023-06-28 10:20 — mike kraft
It’s past time to address the problem of indoor air quality. A new technology can help Indoor air quality is a public health issue. Torie Bosch STAT

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Blood Type A Could Make You More Vulnerable to COVID-19 --new study

Wed, 2023-06-28 09:51 — mike kraft

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Early studies from China in 2020 suggested people with certain blood types—specifically blood type A—might be at greater risk for getting infected—while those with type O may be protected against infection. Some small studies confirmed the connections, while others did not, leaving public health experts agnostic about how important blood type might be as a potential risk factor for COVID-19.

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More than $200 billion in U.S. COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog estimate

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:51 — mike kraft
The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives. That's according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs designed to help small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years. AP News

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Outgoing CDC director says the US is not prepared for the next pandemic because parts of the public health system still use 'old fax machines'

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:44 — mike kraft
Outgoing CDC director says the US is not prepared for the next pandemic because parts of the public health system still use 'old fax machines' Outgoing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warned about what needs to be done to prepare. Yahoo News

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At-home Covid tests are less effective than thought but still have uses

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:36 — mike kraft
Do at-home COVID tests still work? New research suggests they are less effective than thought A new study found that at-home antigen tests are only 44 percent accurate, but they are far from useless Yahoo News

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Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in parts of the US

Tue, 2023-06-27 17:28 — mike kraft
Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States. AP News

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COVID-19's possible effects on chronic pain, sperm count--studies

Tue, 2023-06-27 10:47 — mike kraft
Study links moderate, severe COVID-19 to chronic pain Twenty-six percent of patients with non-mild COVID-19 cases report frequent pain. CIDRAP

A moderate or severe COVID-19 infection may be a risk factor for chronic pain, according to a study published late last week in PLOS One.

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