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California and Illinois declare states of emergency over monkeypox outbreak California's health department requested 600,000 to 800,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses to help expand eligibility last month. (CNN) The governors of California and Illinois declared ...
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Monkeypox is rousing old fears — and ways gay men care for each other "While monkeypox is not deadly, just like with HIV there are myriad horror stories," says Sawyer, a longtime activist who in 1987 was on the ground floor of ACT UP, the collective committed to ending the AIDS epidemic.
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How the US Let 20 Million Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine Expire Less than a decade ago, the United States had some 20 million doses of a new smallpox vaccine — also effective against monkeypox — sitting in freezers in a national stockpile. Such vast quantities of the vaccine, known today as Jynneos, ...
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Critics say 'monkeypox' is a racist name. But it's not going away anytime soon Critics say the name "monkeypox" plays into racist stereotypes about Black people, Africa and LGBTQ people — and, they note, it falsely suggests monkeys are the main source of the virus. "Monkeypox ...
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California declares state of emergency over monkeypox outbreak California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency Monday in an effort to bolster the state's response to the monkeypox outbreak, saying the measure will help with vaccinations. California, the most populous state in the United States, ...
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White House selects FEMA and CDC officials to coordinate monkeypox response (CNN) President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally named Robert Fenton as the White House's national monkeypox response coordinator. Fenton, a regional Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator who oversees Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada, ...
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The time has come for DIY mandates on COVID-19 Here we are in the grip of yet another COVID-19 surge, yet most people I see out and about are behaving as if the pandemic is over. And I live in Los Angeles County, whose public health department is arguably one of the most vigilant and proactive in ...
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What to Know If You Have a Baby with Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is a serious infection that has the potential to cause severe liver damage, including increased risks of chronic liver disease and death. A common route of transmission for hepatitis B is from birthing parent to child during pregnancy and ...
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Lung Cancer Remains the Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths in the US The American Lung Association has released its annual Lung Health Barometer survey. Overall, the pace of lung cancer deaths is down, but it remains stubbornly high. While smoking remains the number one cause of lung cancer, a growing number of ...
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'Cold sore' virus may have gained prominence thanks to Bronze Age smooching The herpes virus behind cold sores may have first spread widely about 5,000 years ago, possibly due to the rising popularity of kissing at the time, researchers say. "Every primate species has a form of herpes, so we assume it has been with us since ...
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How Well Does the Monkeypox Vax Work? No One Knows for Sure Still, "I've heard from many folks in the community that they expect almost no risk of becoming infected 2 weeks after their first shot," said Michael Donnelly, MSc, a New York City data scientist and LGBT health advocate, in an interview with MedPage ...
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What is monkeypox and why is it spreading? While it is likely there were human cases before this where the virus was not identified – it causes lesions that are similar to those seen in other pox infections such as smallpox – there have since been cases in a number of African countries before the ...
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Having Kids Around Might Shield You From Severe COVID: Study By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Folks with young kids at home may be less likely than others to develop severe COVID-19, a new study suggests. Children bring home colds from day care and ...
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Even Mild Covid-19 May Cause Lasting Brain Fog (Part 2) The hippocampus is a brain structure closely involved in both learning and memory-formation. Neurogenesis, in turn, is speculated to be a process through which old or damaged neurons are replaced by fresh neurons, helping hippocampal functions run smoothly ...
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There's Already a Vaccine For Monkeypox. Here's What We Know About it Vaccines are being offered to people at higher risk of monkeypox, but doses are limited. Why it matters. Getting the vaccine before or after an exposure may cut your risk of getting the disease and slow its spread. What it means for you.
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Why protecting the 'viral underclass' can keep us all healthy After years of covering HIV and AIDS, journalist Steven Thrasher knew that the hardest hit communities were almost always the poorest and most marginalized ones. Then COVID-19 struck, and he saw that the same groups of people were suffering the most.
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New York City joins state in declaring public health emergency to address spread of monkeypox outbreak NEW YORK -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that there are more than 5,000 cases of monkeypox across the U.S., including about one-quarter in New York. As CBS2's Jessica Moore reported Monday, leaders across the Tri-State ...
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California Declares State of Emergency as Monkeypox Spreads SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California declared a state of emergency on Monday to address a monkeypox outbreak, making the state the third in four days to elevate its public health response to the rapidly spreading disease.
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Monkeypox is an STI and 6 other myths debunked by an epidemiologist There are two types of smallpox vaccine used to prevent monkeypox. Kobi Wolf—Bloomberg/Getty Images.
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Polio Found in New York Wastewater as State Assesses Virus' Spread The nonprofit Global Polio Eradication Initiative last week said initial genetic sequencing also tied it to samples of the highly contagious and life-threatening virus in the United Kingdom. The patient had started exhibiting symptoms ...
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'Know your body': Health officials urge awareness amid monkeypox spread Citing the unique symptoms borne by the monkeypox virus, local health officials on Monday urged residents to look out for early signs and identify potential symptoms. "This is where people feel kind of cruddy," Dr. Jennifer Forrester, an infectious ...
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Gov. JB Pritzker declares monkeypox virus a statewide public health emergency Illinois has the third most monkeypox cases of any state, behind only New York and California. Pritzker's declaration, which marks the state as a monkeypox "disaster area," will allow public health officials to more aggressively respond to the outbreak, ...
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Monkeypox now spreading in Mecklenburg, county health leaders confirm Mecklenburg will receive an additional 2,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine this week. Washington said there are 1,800 patients on the vaccination wait list. Since the monkeypox vaccination is a ...
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Sudan detects first case of monkeypox in Darfur Sudan says it has detected the country's first case of the monkeypox virus in the conflict-wrecked Darfur region. ByThe Associated Press. August 01, 2022, 3:00 AM. 1:48. VIDEO: New York declares monkeypox public health emergency.
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Adolescents and women who experience violence more likely to get HIV and less likely to control it Professor Lucie Cluver at AIDS 2022. A history of intimate partner violence and/or sexual abuse was associated with lower adherence to HIV treatment among adolescents living with HIV in South Africa, according ...
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Heart disease after COVID: what the data say Some studies suggest that the risk of cardiovascular problems, such as a heart attack or stroke, remains high even many months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection clears up. Researchers are starting to pin down the frequency of these issues and what is ...
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Polio in New York—An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains This Exceedingly Rare Occurrence Polio was a common cause of paralysis in children before safe and effective vaccines were invented in the mid-20th century. Thanks to global vaccination campaigns, polio is now almost eradicated, with only 13 cases of endemic wild poliovirus reported in ...
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Polio strain in Rockland County linked to Jerusalem and London, NY health officials say The Polio Global Polio Eradication Initiative, an international effort, reported it was continuing to study the ramifications of similar isolates detected from different locations around the world. "New Yorkers should know that this does not ...
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This needle-free vaccine fights Covid variants better than traditional ones "The high-density microarray patch is a vaccine delivery platform that precisely delivers the vaccine into the layers of the skin which are rich in immune cells," Dr McMillan said. "We ...
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California man appears to be another person cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant The man remains free of HIV more than 17 months after stopping antiretroviral therapy (ART) and his leukaemia also remains in remission. The man is older than the handful of other people previously cured after such ...
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Synthetic mouse embryos created from stem cells — without sperm, eggs, or a uterus Lit from below by the microscope's soft glow, the translucent mouse embryos looked exactly as they should. On day 3 they began to elongate, from spheres into cylinders. On one end, the neural tube started to fold around day 6, on the other a tail began ...
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How can researchers profile post-COVID syndromes among distinct SARS-CoV-2 variants? SARS-CoV-2 is a rapidly evolving and highly contagious Coronavirus (CoV). It has infected over 572 million people worldwide since the initial human transmission cases over two years ago. Self-reported ...
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What are the hidden sources of SARS-CoV-2 evolution? With a sizable portion of the population already infected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to cause devastation globally, despite the rising COVID-19 vaccine availability.
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Lane County's COVID-19 cases fall 17.9%; Oregon cases plummet 11.2% Oregon reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 8,001 new cases. That's down 11.2% from the previous week's tally of 9,011 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Oregon ranked 35th among the states where coronavirus ...
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Polio detected in New York sewage, prompting urgent warnings to get vaccinated There have been no new polio cases identified since the diagnosis last month. State health officials said the virus had been found in wastewater samples collected in June, meaning the disease was present ...
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Canada expanding funding for HIV screening, including $8M for self-testing kits Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos on Monday announced nearly $18 million to expand HIV testing in Canada, with a substantial portion of the funding going toward self-administered kits. Of the $17.9 million, $8 million will go toward purchasing ...
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A new vaccine formulation could finally protect babies against RSV Though often mild, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection can cause babies to be hospitalized with bronchiolitis or pneumonia. Globally, it is the leading cause of death in children under 5. Several vaccines against RSV are being tested in adults.
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Monkeypox: Who's at Risk at Work? The recent outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S. and around the world poses an issue for employers whose employees—such as health care workers—are more susceptible to contracting the nonfatal virus. As of July 29, there were 5,189 cases in 47 states, ...
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Chemicals produced in the gut after eating red meat may contribute to heart disease risk Chemicals produced by microbes in the digestive tract may be partly responsible for the increased heart disease risk associated with higher consumption of red meats such as beef and pork, a new study suggests. Cardiovascular disease – which includes ...
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RSV vaccine that may protect against bronchiolitis has promise in mice An experimental vaccine has shown promise at protecting mice from the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the pathogen that most commonly causes the chest infection bronchiolitis in young children. "Over years of work, we showed that this vaccine…was ...
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Gov. Pritzker declares monkeypox virus outbreak a public health emergency With cases topping 500 in the state, Gov. JB Pritzker declared the monkeypox virus as a public health emergency in Illinois on Monday. The 520 cases in Illinois are the third-highest in the country, where New York City and San Francisco have also ...
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Long Covid: Three types of virus revealed but what are the symptoms? There are three different 'types' of long Covid, London researchers have revealed, each with it own set of symptoms. Researchers at King's College London examined 1,459 people living with long Covid – defined by the study authors as suffering symptoms ...
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9 facts parents need to know about parechovirus in newborns 1. Parechovirus is a type of enterovirus. Enteroviruses, like hand, foot and mouth disease, are common in childhood and usually cause mild illness. There's no at-home rapid test for parechovirus like ...
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Gottlieb: Monkeypox could become 'one of the worst public health failures' Monkeypox is spreading rapidly throughout the world, and the United States' response to the outbreak has been "plagued by the same shortcomings we had with Covid-19," former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb writes in the New York Times.
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State Department of Health Updates New Yorkers On Polio In New York State Following analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the polio virus was detected in samples from June in Rockland County. These findings underscore the critical importance of vaccination to protect all New Yorkers and New York ...
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Ultra-processed foods linked with cognitive decline, study says (CNN) – If you want to protect your brain from dementia, it might be time to rethink those quick and convenient meals. A new study has linked ultra-processed food to cognitive decline. The study was presented Monday at the 2022 Alzheimer's Association ...
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COVID-19: No strong local response of the conjunctival immune system The investigators conducted a study in which they assessed the presence and duration of ocular symptoms during early-phase COVID-19 infections to determine the local immune response on the ocular surface. The study was based ...
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New Yorkers urged to get polio vaccine The State Health Department is urging New Yorkers to get vaccinated for polio. Wastewater samples from early June have now detected polio in Rockland County. The Health Department confirms that traces of the virus found in the samples, ...
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Eating lots of highly processed food is linked to faster cognitive decline, research finds Eating highly processed foods like instant noodles, sugary drinks or frozen meals may be linked to a faster rate of cognitive decline. That's according to new research presented Monday at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in San ...
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expert reaction to study looking at digital devices and memory skills Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, The Open University, said: "It's very important to understand that this new research isn't directly about using smartphones, despite the top line and ...
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