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	health Daily update ⋅ November 26, 2022
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	CNN Secrets of 'SuperAgers' with superior memories into their 80s CNN Despite volunteering and working out at the gym several days each week, socializing frequently with friends and family, reading all manner of books and doing daily crossword puzzles, 85-year-old Carol Siegler is restless. Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Avian Flu Kills Record 50.54 Million US Birds, Making It Worst Outbreak in History PEOPLE.com Wild birds, including ducks, mallards, and hawks, are known to carry the virus — known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — in their feces, feathers or direct contact with poultry. Flag as irrelevant
	Payson Roundup Flu and RSV spreading quickly in Gila County Payson Roundup Typically, the flu shot reduces risk of infection and serious illness by 40%-60%. The CDC recommends flu shots for everyone older than 6 months, unless they have specific risk factors — including pregnancy and some chronic health conditions and people with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times State to administer additional measles vaccines to children Hindustan Times Mumbai: The state, on Friday, decided to implement the advisory issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and administer additional vaccine coverage to children living in areas affected by the ongoing measles outbreak. Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's 'Army Of Orphans': The Price Of S.Africa's AIDS Scourge Barron's At the age of 13, Ndumiso Gamede was orphaned when his parents died at the peak of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. He was left to raise his two young brothers -- a gruelling battle against isolation, stigma and poverty. Gamede, now aged 28, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sierra Sun Times CDC Reports Nearly 40 Million Children Are Dangerously Susceptible To Growing Measles Threat Sierra Sun Times Credit: CDC November 25, 2022 - Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million children missed their first ... Flag as irrelevant
	Discover Magazine Parasites May Create Wolf Pack Leaders in Yellowstone Discover Magazine The lives of Yellowstone wolves are marred by risk. Between poaching and surviving the rugged terrain of Yellowstone National Park, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) walks the delicate line between life and death. And a recent study published in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Economic Times Successful tests in animal models pave way for strategy for universal flu vaccine Economic Times An experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu strains in initial tests, according to a study. This could serve one day as a general preventative measure against ... Flag as irrelevant
	York Dispatch Avian flu continues to threaten poultry farms, leading to higher prices York Dispatch Since February, millions of chickens and turkeys have been slaughtered in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the highly contagious outbreak. When the virus is found on farms, officials recommend entire flocks be killed. Flag as irrelevant
	WSOC Charlotte Avian flu case found in backyard chicken flock in Union County, officials say WSOC Charlotte "We have had evidence that the HPAI virus has remained in our resident wild bird population and in migratory waterfowl, so reports of backyard positive flocks are unfortunate, but not surprising," said State Veterinarian Mike Martin. Flag as irrelevant
	Kitsap Sun 'Unprecedented rise' in pediatric respiratory cases, flu strain Pacific Northwest hospitals Kitsap Sun Children's hospitals in the Pacific Northwest are struggling to maintain enough space for their young patients, and some report being over capacity amid increasing strain due to a surge in respiratory illness and hospitalizations. Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail Scientists develop 'nanodrug' that's 50000 TIMES smaller than an ant and delivers chemo directly to tumors Daily Mail It uses nanocarriers, microscopic particles which are not visible to the human eye, to deliver a new immunotherapy and existing chemo drugs. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh hope the therapy will ... Flag as irrelevant
	ReliefWeb Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat [EN/AR/RU/ZH] ReliefWeb Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million children missed their first dose and an additional 14.7 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Evening Standard Trust leaders aim to do all they can to ease disruption amid nurses' strike Evening Standard H. ealth trust leaders have vowed to do "everything in their power" to minimise disruption to patients during December's nursing strike, as a union leader indicated that some of the most urgent cancer care services could be exempt from staff walkouts. Flag as irrelevant
	Mid-Day Measles outbreak: Mumbai reports eight new cases Mid-Day According to the data shared by civic officials, 31 new measles patients were admitted to hospitals in Mumbai on Friday and around 136 cases of fever and red rashes were found during the surveys. Flag as irrelevant
	Xinhua UN chief calls for equalizing availability, quality of HIV treatment Xinhua "The inequalities that perpetuate the AIDS pandemic can and must be overcome. We can end AIDS, if we equalize," the UN chief said. UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for equalizing availability, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Liverpool Echo Merseyside continues the fight against HIV this World AIDS Day Liverpool Echo He said: "Whilst with proper medical care, HIV can be controlled – there is still no cure for the virus. It is still here and we should not be complacent or ignorant of the risks. Every single one of us has a role to play in HIV prevention as well as in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Greater Kashmir Health Deptt steps up surveillance to prevent measles Greater Kashmir Srinagar, Nov 25: Despite fewer measles cases, the J&K health department as a precautionary measure has stepped up surveillance in all the districts of the Union Territory and has asked them to administer additional vaccine doses, if needed. Flag as irrelevant
	The New Indian Express Special campaign to tackle surge in measles cases in Malappuram The New Indian Express Health experts said the vaccination schedules were affected during the Covid period, and as a result, a lot of children did not take the MR vaccine covered under the universal immunisation programme.The vaccine is given free of cost at government hospitals ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk Every 1pc pay rise nursing union demands could fund 13000 new nurses, says report Telegraph.co.uk Each additional 1 per cent of pay awarded to staff on Agenda for Change NHS contracts would cost £700 million a year, according to figures reported to the NHS Pay Review Body by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian NHS cancer care to be seriously disrupted by nurses' strike action The Guardian Royal College of Nursing finalising areas to be affected, leaving patients in England and Wales unable to receive some treatments. Nurses working in the corridor in the acute dependency unit at St George's hospital in Tooting. Flag as irrelevant

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