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The White House is introducing a new system to keep an eye on overdoses.
Over 81,000 deaths from opioid overdoses were reported in the US in the last 12 months, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. The White House’s National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta said, “While we continue to see a flattening in overdose deaths…the Biden-Harris Administration remains focused on getting more people with…
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This election is personal for a lot of Americans.
A New Yorker who lost her father to Covid-19 has said that the violence is everywhere and it feels like it’s only a matter of time before she’s a victim. “It feels like it’s only a matter of time before I’m a victim,” she added. “The violence is everywhere…and it feels like it’s only a…
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It’s yes to masks and no to mandates as Covid cases rise.
US’ head of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, has said, “The most protection against the triple threat is to get an annual flu shot.” She added, “If you have any symptoms and you’re not feeling well, we will ask you to stay home.” According to the World Health Organization, there are currently…
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Does American society need an abortion?
A woman’s right to end the pregnancy separates the man who doesn’t want to see it ended from what would otherwise be the most important relationship imaginable, according to Hersey Hersey in ‘Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto’. She added that the culture we experience today is in which people have fewer children overall and fewer…
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Beijing refuses to change course, as anger at the policy is rising.
The total number of coronavirus cases in China rose to over 1,476, according to the National Health Commission on Thursday. The number of deaths from coronavirus has risen to 92, it added. Notably, China has reported a total of over 1.6 lakh coronavirus cases and over 5,000 deaths, making it the worst-affected country in the…
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China and Russia are making inroads into Africa, where the U.S. welcomes leaders.
The US has announced that it will invest $56 billion in Africa over the next three years in economic, security and health, as a part of the first-ever US-Africa Summit. It will also name Johnnie Carson, a longtime foreign service officer, to a new role of special representative for Africa. Biden is reportedly planning to…
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Marin used to be known for Vaccine Skeptics, now he tells you you’re not welcome.
A US-based anti-vaccination group, Voices for Vaccines, said that Republican candidate for governor of Florida, Tim Jensen, has an advantage in the upcoming election because of his alleged anti-vaccination views. Karen Ernst, director of Voices for Vaccines, said Jensen’s anti-vaccine views gave him an advantage when he entered the Republican primary for governor. Jensen did…
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The Flu and colds are back.
As the number of COVID-19 and RSV cases rose in US, doctors urged people to stay home when they are sick so that they don’t spread diseases to others. “It’s not a fatiguing virus the way influenza or COVID is, so you really do feel fine,” said a doctor at Connecticut Children’s Hospital in Connecticut,…
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Fauci rates world’s carbon response to Musk’s attack.
Public health experts have warned that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of shots available will likely limit booster uptake. The messaging that COVID-19 is all over coupled with the lack of any major publicity campaign is likely to reduce uptake, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Professor Martin McKee said. A new COVID-19…
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We Advised Biden in the face of the Pandemic.
As COVID-19 cases continue to soar in Europe, health experts have warned that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of shots would likely cause more people to not take their vaccine. Adam Finn, chair of the WHO’s ETAGE, said that there must be some complacency in that life seems to have gone back to normal.
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The tripledemic rages and authorities want the indoor masking in major cities to happen.
Amid a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus, US’ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Director Dr Anthony Fauci said that people should return to wearing masks amid a triple threat of coronavirus, flu and RSV. He said this in an interview with NBC News. Fauci added that he’s not afraid to recommend returning to…
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African scientists say western aid to fight the disease is not working.
Namibia’s President Hage Geipel has called for investing 50% of the country’s national budget in education and health care amid the coronavirus pandemic. He said this could help protect African countries from exporting health-care workers but it could not stop them from importing health-care workers from other countries. “I urge you to invest 50% of…
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The companies will pay $10 billion for the lawsuits relating to the sales of prescription drugs.
US state attorneys general on Thursday announced settlement with Walgreens for $5.7 billion over the last 15 years to fight against the opioid crisis. “We’ve reached an agreement that would be the first resolutions reached with pharmacy chains and will equip communities across the country with the… tools to fight back against this epidemic,” the…
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A new study shows that the CRISPR gene-editing may boost cancer immunotherapy.
A 12-year-old boy has become the first person in the world to receive base-edited immune cells as part of a trial, the University College London said. The boy was admitted to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. “There is a small amount of cells…can change my life,” he said. The boy was diagnosed with…
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China scraps flight bans for travelers coming from other countries.
China has said that “zero COVID-19” policy can help curb the spread of the virus, which has infected over 1 crore people. This comes as the country announced a new set of coronavirus guidelines. Under the new guidelines, people who are identified as close contacts of COVID-19 cases will also have shortened quarantine at centralised…
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The opinion isn’t a Pandemic of the unvaccinated.
A study found that if more people in US get their COVID-19 vaccine by end of the year, about 90,000 deaths could be prevented this fall and winter. “It’s a once-a-year shot, it’s not that inconvenient, not that big a deal, and it’s a great way to protect yourself,” Alison Galvani, one of the study…
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There are early indications that a new U.S. COVID surge may be on its way.
Respiratory syncytial virus infection in the US has risen for the third year in a row, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, RSV cases are lower in pre-pandemic years and came in the summer of 2021, an epidemiologist from Yale University said. “We have a lot of immunity in our population…
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Negotiating racism in women’s health care in the United States.
More than half of US births are covered by Medicaid, which only covers mothers’ care for the first 60 days after birth. Nearly 51% of US births are covered by free or low-cost health care for low-income people. A significant number of people in the US don’t have access to low-cost health care during the…
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There were four deaths of Palestinians in West Bank, as well as a soldier who was killed in Jerusalem.
A 14-year-old Palestinian boy named Adel Ibrahim Daoud died on Friday after being shot by Israeli forces near the separation wall between Israel and the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Daoud’s death brings the total number of Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank so far in 2021 to 166, a level…
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The war on drugs is about to end.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday released a new set of guidelines for doctors on prescribing opioid painkillers. The new guidelines do not include specific limits on the dose and duration of an opioid prescription. They also warn against rapidly tapering or discontinuing the prescriptions of patients who are already taking opioids,…
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After the debut of their pandemic vaccine, it’s getting started.
Moderna is in advanced talks to buy an experimental vaccine developed by BioNTech. Moderna and BioNTech said that they have agreed to combine their efforts to develop a vaccine against multiple Viruses, including Marburg and COVID-19. Moderna said it plans to begin human trials of the vaccine by the end of this year, adding it…
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China’s zero-covid says that new rules feel like the world has changed.
China has said that the COVID-19 pandemic is over and the country can focus on vaccines. This comes after the Chinese government announced an overhaul of its pandemic policy last week. China is the world’s worst coronavirus-hit country with over 3 crore cases and over 2,900 deaths. The country has also removed quarantine restrictions on…
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The ‘tripledemic’ rages and authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities.
Amid a triple threat of flu, RSV and COVID-19 in the US, health officials have urged people to get vaccinated, wash hands frequently and even mask up in certain circumstances. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Director Anthony Fauci has said he’ll recommend a return to masking in certain circumstances as the US…
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New York City has shifted its focus on mental health.
In a new book titled ‘The Case for Community Mental Health’, Dr Joshua Sharfstein reveals that in the early 1800s, mental health reformer Dorothea Dix begged health officials to create asylums where people with mental illnesses could be treated more humanely. Sharfstein, a psychiatrist, claims that the concept of community mental health became diluted to…
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Data shows a rise in the flu in the US after Thanksgiving.
Several US health experts have said the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country was not “at a time that was environmentally favourable to respiratory syncytialvirus (RSV)”. They added that factors like temperature and humidity play a part in transmitting the virus. “We have a lot more immunity in the population than we…