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Improving access to oxygen during pandemics can save lives--study

Feb

20

Report: Improving oxygen access, pandemic preparedness could save millions of lives Investment in medical oxygen systems could save millions of lives by filling gaps in oxygen access for more than half the world's population and boosting pandemic preparedness, says a report published yesterday in The Lancet Global Health. CIDRAP

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Many international relief organizations are cutting staffs because of Trump administration's foreign aid suspensions

Feb

20

International Rescue Committee Cutting Thousands Of Staff After US Aid Freeze - Health Policy Watch (The New Humanitarian) The International Rescue Committee, one of the oldest humanitarian aid organizations in the United States, is cutting thousands of Health Policy Watch

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Overview: The cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency could affect people across the country who are struggling to rebuild and prepare for disasters.

Feb

20

FEMA is losing scores of employees. What does that mean for disaster recovery? Cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency could affect people across the country who are struggling to rebuild and prepare for disasters. The Washington Post

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CDC halts flu vaccination campagn program aimed at high- risk groups

Feb

20

Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women. NPR

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Trump administration indicates it will keep offering free COVID tests for now

Feb

20

HHS to maintain free at-home COVID tests by mail—for now HHS indicated it will keep the tests in the federal stockpile until they expire. CIDRAP

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Explainer: As measles outbreak spreads in Texas and New Mexico

Feb

19

Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here's what you need to know The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday. Eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease. AP News

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U.S medical research funding by NIH cut $1B by Trump administration

Feb

19

NIH research funding drops $1B under Trump administration Federal funding for medical research has dropped by roughly $1 billion this year, raising alarm among universities, medical centers and lawmakers who warn the shortfall could slow progress in cancer, ... India Edwards Medical Xpress

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COVID Map Shows Latest Case Rates Across US and most affected states

Feb

19

COVID map shows latest case rates across US Nationally, the COVID-19 test positivity rate in the U.S. for the week ending February 8 was 4.8 percent. Newsweek

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Regions 10 (Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho), seven (Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri), five (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio) and three (Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware and Maryland) had the highest test positivity.

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Wyoming confirms state's 1st human case of bird flu, bringing total to 70 across 13 states

Feb

19

Bird flu latest updates: Wyoming confirms state's 1st human case of bird flu, bringing total to 70 across 13 states Yahoo News provides the lat

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Bird flu: USDA accidentally fired officials working on the problem and is now trying to rehire them

Feb

19

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.

The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.

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Wide variations in U.S. health care spending by county -- new study

Feb

18

Comprehensive study on US health care spending by county reveals wide variation Researchers present the most comprehensive study on U.S. health care spending and variations across 3,110 counties by four payers, 148 health conditions, 38 age/sex groups, and seven types of care. That's ... Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Medical Xpress

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Canada reports bird flu outbreak on a backyard farm

Feb

18

Canada reports outbreak of H5N5 bird flu on backyard farm Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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Bird flu may be spread between flocks on strong wind --study

Feb

18

The wind may be partly to blame for bird flu spread between farms, a new study suggests | CNN In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Vaccinations and information key to combatting the intense flu season --expert

Feb

18

Expert: Vaccinations, Information Key to Combating Intense Flu Season Advice from the head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America: Get a shot and don't censor government data. Steven Ross Johnson U.S. News & World Report

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Chart showing U.S. facing worst flue season since 2009

Feb

18

U.S. facing worst flu season since 2009, experts say The illness is coming with more severe complications and hitting young children especially hard. Tina Reed Axios

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