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fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling

Funds for vital global health programs remain frozen, jeopardizing essential services.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Lack of access to antibiotics is driving spread of superbugs, finds research

Less than 7% of people in poorer countries with severe drug-resistant infections receive necessary antibiotics, fueling suffering and antimicrobial resistance.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling

Funds for vital global health programs remain frozen, jeopardizing essential services.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Lack of access to antibiotics is driving spread of superbugs, finds research

Less than 7% of people in poorer countries with severe drug-resistant infections receive necessary antibiotics, fueling suffering and antimicrobial resistance.
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fromInfoQ
2 weeks ago

Exploring the Unintended Consequences of Automation in Software

The introduction of diclofenac as a livestock painkiller led to the rapid extinction of vultures in India, causing a public health crisis due to carcass accumulation.
Artificial intelligence
#measles-outbreak
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Jarvis: America's measles outbreak was entirely avoidable

A measles outbreak has caused a child's death and over 130 infections in West Texas and New Mexico, intensified by vaccine misinformation.
fromCbsnews
2 months ago
NYC parents

Second child dies from measles-related causes as Texas outbreak continues to spread

Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Jarvis: America's measles outbreak was entirely avoidable

A measles outbreak has caused a child's death and over 130 infections in West Texas and New Mexico, intensified by vaccine misinformation.
Public health
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Texas measles outbreak shows what happens when vaccine funding flatlines

Funding cuts have weakened immunization programs, contributing to the resurgence of measles outbreaks in West Texas.
NYC parents
fromCbsnews
2 months ago

Second child dies from measles-related causes as Texas outbreak continues to spread

Two children in Texas have died from measles-related illnesses as outbreaks spread across multiple states.
Coronavirus
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas

The measles outbreak in West Texas has led to multiple deaths, threatening the nation's measles elimination status due to vaccination hesitancy.
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Remote teams
fromFast Company
2 months ago

A cure for America's loneliness epidemic may be intergenerational workplace friendships

The U.S. is facing a psychological crisis of loneliness, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workplaces have potential to reduce loneliness through meaningful intergenerational connections.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
7 months ago

Oakland man sentenced to 2 years for selling 1.4 pounds of fentanyl to undercover agent

Denilson Velasquez-Sevilla, 25, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for selling over 1.4 pounds of fentanyl to an undercover officer, illustrating serious legal consequences for involvement in the opioid epidemic.
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Medicine
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

Can Gaza's vaccination drive stop the spread of polio?

Gaza's war has led to a resurgence of infectious diseases like polio due to destroyed infrastructure and a blockade on medical supplies.
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