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US Energy Department assesses Covid-19 likely resulted from lab leak
CNN Feb 26, 2023 #cnnnewsroom #cnn #wuhan
The US Department of Energy has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic most likely came from a laboratory leak in China, according to a newly updated classified intelligence report. Two sources said that the Department of Energy assessed in the intelligence report that it had “low confidence” the Covid-19 virus accidentally escaped from a lab in Wuhan. Intelligence agencies can make assessments with either low, medium or high confidence. A low confidence assessment generally means that the information obtained is not reliable enough or is too fragmented to make a more definitive analytic judgment or that there is not enough information available to draw a more robust conclusion. The latest assessment further adds to the divide in the US government over whether the Covid-19 pandemic began in China in 2019 as the result of a lab leak or whether it emerged naturally. The various intelligence agencies have been split on the matter for years. In 2021, the intelligence community declassified a report that showed four agencies in the intelligence community had assessed with low confidence that the virus likely jumped from animals to humans naturally in the wild, while one assessed with moderate confidence that the pandemic was the result of a laboratory accident. Three other intelligence community elements were unable to coalesce around either explanation without additional information, the report said. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the new assessment from the Department of Energy. A senior US intelligence official told the Journal that the update to the intelligence assessment was conducted in light of new intelligence, further study of academic literature and in consultation with experts outside government. A Department of Energy spokesperson told CNN in a statement: “The Department of Energy continues to support the thorough, careful, and objective work of our intelligence professionals in investigating the origins of COVID-19, as the President directed.” #cnn #cnnnewsroom #wuhan
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman accused the Energy Department of politicizing a scientific issue by declaring that the pandemic likely originated with a lab leak in China.
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US Agency Sees Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19: WSJ
Bloomberg Television Feb 27, 2023
The US Energy Department has reportedly identified an accidental lab leak as the most likely origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. That is according to the Wall Street Journal. Michelle Cortez reports on Bloomberg Television.
New report on lab leak theory reignites COVID-19 origin debate
CBS News Feb 27, 2023
A classified report from the U.S. Department of Energy finds support for the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic may have begun with accidental spread from a lab in Wuhan, China, although not all U.S. intelligence agencies agree.
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Robby Soave weighs in on new revelation that the Energy Department now admits that the Covid-19 pandemic was caused by lab leak in Wuhan, China. #lableak #covid19 #wuhan The FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans or animals. Ivermectin is approved for human use to treat infections caused by some parasitic worms and head lice and skin conditions like rosacea. Currently available data do not show ivermectin is effective against COVID-19. Clinical trials assessing ivermectin tablets for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in people are ongoing. Taking large doses of ivermectin is dangerous. If your health care provider writes you an ivermectin prescription, fill it through a legitimate source such as a pharmacy, and take it exactly as prescribed. Never use medications intended for animals on yourself or other people. Animal ivermectin products are very different from those approved for humans. Use of animal ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in humans is dangerous. Source: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consume...
Natural immunity
Dr. John Campbell Feb 24, 2023
Past SARS-CoV-2 infection protection against re-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... Group 1 Past SARS-CoV-2 infection Group 2 No past SARS-CoV-2 infection Effectiveness of past infection by outcome Infection Symptomatic disease Severe disease Findings High levels of protection from infection caused by Alpha, beta, and delta variants Lower levels of protection from infection caused by Omicron BA.1 variant Effectiveness against re-infection with the omicron BA.1 variant Protection against reinfection, 45·3% Protection against omicron BA.1 symptomatic reinfection, 44% Protection against severe disease if reinfected with BA.1 is 88.9% Protection from re-infection with ancestral strains Alpha and delta variants Declined over time 78·6% at 40 weeks Protection against re-infection with omicron BA.1 Declined more rapidly 36·1% at 40 weeks Protection against severe disease at 40 weeks if reinfected Remained high for all variants 90·2% for alpha and delta variants 88·9% for omicron BA.1 Data suggests that the level of protection afforded by previous infection is at least as high, if not higher than that provided by two-dose vaccination using high-quality mRNA vaccines As of June 1, 2022 COVID-19 pandemic had caused an estimated 17·2 million total deaths 6·88 million reported deaths 7·63 billion total infections and re-infections. Between 15th November 2021 and 1st June 2022 3·8 billion people 46% of the global population, have been infected by omicron and sublineages. Understanding needed for Predicting future potential disease burden Designing policies, travel, access to venues Informing choices, vaccines Estimate protection from past infection Systematically synthesise studies 65 studies from 19 countries By variant By time since infection Up to Sept 31, 2022
Past SARS-CoV-2 infection protection against re-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Open AccessPublished:February 16, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02465-5
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02465-5/fulltext
Biden administration releases records to House panel probing COVID origins
CBS News Feb 23, 2023 #news #biden #covid
The Biden administration has released hundreds of records to a House subcommittee investigating the origins of COVID-19. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane spoke with two members of that panel about what they hope to accomplish, and he shared part of those conversations on "Red and Blue."
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The Energy Department’s revised assessment of how the pandemic started is based on new intelligence.
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mRNA in blood after 28 days
Dr. John Campbell Feb 20, 2023
SARS-CoV-2 spike mRNA vaccine sequences circulate in blood up to 28 days after COVID-19 vaccination https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1... Journal of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology - the APMIS journal Copenhagen University Hospital CONFLICT OF INTEREST Authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. Denmark used Pfizer-BioNTech (BTN162b2) Moderna (mRNA-1273) Both code for production of the full-length SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mRNA is encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles Non replicating The modified nucleotide sequences allow perfect identification of the vaccine sequences Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection Received mRNA vaccinations To monitor HCV infection, RNA was extracted from patient plasma In 10 of 108 HCV patient samples, full-length or traces of SARS-CoV-2 spike mRNA vaccine sequences were found in blood, up to 28 days after COVID-19 vaccination. Professor Hoiby https://studio.youtube.com/video/hkop... INTRODUCTION Upon intramuscular injection, the vaccine mRNA is taken up by muscle and immune cells, and transported to the regional lymph nodes, and concentrated in the spleen The vaccines consist of nonreplicating mRNA, expected to naturally decompose, both within the cytosol after translation and at the injection site. Half-life of mRNA translation, estimated from hours to a day. Translation is described to span up to 10 days The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) https://www.idsociety.org/covid-19-re... Vaccine mRNA is degraded quickly, by normal intracellular processes, there is no evidence for long-term detection of mRNA vaccines Method used in Denmark Genotyping whole RNA genome sequencing NCH and SARS-CoV-2 mRNA, directly from plasma samples We describe the unexpected finding of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine mRNA sequences Five consecutive sequencing runs (May 2021 to the end of June 2021) Five negative controls and five HCV-positive controls RESULTS Both mRNA vaccine sequences have been modified and are only ~70% identical to the spike reference genome on a nucleotide level, making them distinct from circulating infectious SARS-CoV-2 sequences. Of the 108 patient samples, 10 samples (9.3%) had partial or up to full sequences of the vaccine mRNA sequence DISCUSSION Analysis of mRNA vaccine function has focused on the immune response, and on protection of vaccinated individuals The LNPs have been reported to be rapidly cleared by immune cells, and mRNA rapidly degraded We expect that vaccine mRNA detected in plasma is contained within LNPs To our knowledge, our study is the first to detect Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences in blood after vaccination, and therefore provides new knowledge regarding the timeframe in which the mRNA can be detected. A future prospective study to establish the half-life of mRNA vaccines in vaccine recipients could be performed (using mRNA vaccine-specific PCRs)
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Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ex...
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Sir Austin Bradford Hill (1965) Consistency / Reproducibility Consistent findings observed by different persons in different places with different samples strengthens the likelihood of an effect Temporality The effect has to occur after the cause (often with a delay) Plausibility A plausible mechanism between cause and effect is helpful UK, Excess deaths for 2022 9% more than 2019 Over 60,000 deaths https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati...
The Biden administration is allowing states to tap funds to pay for groceries and nutritional counseling as policy makers explore “food as medicine” programs.
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Numerous homes that underwent remediation have been left with lead concentrations in excess of state health standards, according to USC researchers.
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What can hypnosis do for your health?
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As little as one day of wildfire smoke exposure in pregnancy may raise risk of preterm birth
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Mississippi hit by 900% increase in newborns treated for syphilis
As bird flu spreads to minks, sea lions and other mammals, scientists are on alert for dangerous mutations
Adapted to birds, H5N1 has been found in various mammals, but it would need a complicated string of mutations to spread more easily in people.
Ernst says China is "intentionally poisoning" Americans amid fentanyl crisis
Bindle water bottles could pose risk of lead poisoning: report
'These are real people': With COVID deaths well above the norm, N.S. seniors share concerns
This EV is wiping out indoor air pollution in arenas across Canada
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Sperm banks across the country are offering medical checks and money for contributions from qualified applicants.
Popular TV drama ‘The Knockout’ shows why the self-employed business people who once helped jumpstart the world’s second-largest economy have largely disappeared
Government budgets outline 2022 cost of Covid fight — $10.5 billion in Guangdong, $6.4 billion in Zhejiang and $4.4 billion in Beijing
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- Cover Story: China’s Economy Appears Headed for Uneven Rebound
Citic Securities says the country plans to gradually increase the age to 65 for both men and women by around 2055, sparking outrage online
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Drop in China Covid cases ends 40-day suspension of short-term visas that was supposed to last until end of the month
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January consumer borrowing remains subdued as financial institutions respond to government prodding to spur the economy
Feb 11, 2023 04:38 AM
New data appears to show link between COVID and heart disease
TODAY Feb 9, 2023 #hearthealth #coronavirus #health
While doctors and researchers are only beginning to chart the longer-term health effects of COVID-19 on some patients, striking new data appears to show a connection between COVID surges and heart disease, particularly among younger Americans. NBC’s Erin McLaughlin reports for TODAY and senior medical correspondent Dr.
Clusters of Eye Drop-Linked Infections Found in Four States
Episode 1: Inside the Origins of a Toxic ‘Miracle Drug’
Episode 2: Online Vigilantes Take on ‘Miracle Mineral Solution’
Episode 3: When A Toxic 'Cure' Catches the FDA's Eye
Marketers are promoting alcohol-free products in pursuit of wellness-minded consumers.
After surviving COVID-19, formerly incarcerated people tackle trauma through dance
What’s the matter with Portland? Shootings, theft and other crime test city’s progressive strain
Portland, Ore., long a famously progressive city, faces a crisis of confidence as it grapples with homelessness and crime. Residents can’t agree on solutions.
What is benzene, and why does it keep causing beauty product recalls?
Consumer products companies including Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson have announced recalls of aerosol sunscreens, deodorants and dry shampoos
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Education may be the best way to protect against cognitive decline, new research suggests
ABORTION RIGHTS
In Texas lawsuit seeking to reverse FDA approval of abortion pills, state attorneys general weigh in
HEALTH NEWS
First lawsuit filed against the maker of EzriCare eyedrops linked to bacterial infections
Lange Law Firm, which is representing Teresa Phillips, 60, said the lawsuit is the first nationwide over injuries related to the eyedrops.
The Florida High School Athletic Association voted to remove questions about menstrual history from the state’s physical evaluation form, but added a field for "sex at birth."
Vaccine researchers are focused on a small group of fungi responsible for the vast majority of fatal infections in the U.S.
The highly contagious virus' symptoms typically include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain.
Republicans back suit to overturn FDA approval of abortion pill and pull the medication from U.S.
Spencer Kimball FRI, FEB 10TH 2023
The Covid emergency in U.S. ends May 11. HHS officials say here’s what to expect
Spencer Kimball FRI, FEB 10TH 2023
What to do when your mom goes viral and people think you're dead
Soft drinks are extremely popular in Mexico, which has devastating effects on public health.
Covid in Wales: What do the stats tell us? By Steve Duffy BBC News 10 Feb
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Airport to remove Covid-19 testing facility 10 Feb
Health officials approve a decision to remove testing booths at Guernsey Airport. Read more
Government budgets outline 2022 cost of Covid fight — $10.5 billion in Guangdong, $6.4 billion in Zhejiang and $4.4 billion in Beijing
- China’s Budget Deficit Hits Record $1.1 Trillion on ‘Zero Covid’ Slump
- Cover Story: China’s Economy Appears Headed for Uneven Rebound
Citic Securities says the country plans to gradually increase the age to 65 for both men and women by around 2055, sparking outrage online
- Analysis: How China Can Avoid Long-Term Fallout From a Shrinking Population
- China Commits to Raising Retirement Age as Pension Shortfall Looms
The number of people confirmed dead from the Turkey-Syria earthquake crossed 21,000 on Friday morning as rescue teams continue searching for survivors under freezing conditions. On Thursday, rescuers from China found three survivors in Turkey’s Hatay province. Monday’s disaster also triggered a flood in Syria and destroyed several public facilities in both quake-hit countries
Feb 10, 2023 08:21 PM
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Feb 10, 2023 08:17 PM
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Feb 10, 2023 06:53 PM
Will business bloom as Hong Kong marks Valentine’s Day with few Covid curbs?
China's Messy Exit from Covid Zero
Bloomberg Originals Feb 8, 2023
China is warning it faces a steep surge in Covid cases as the country rapidly dismantles pandemic controls and embraces a faster reopening than some experts had expected. Bloomberg's Rachel Chang and Allen Wan look back at how China’s Covid Zero fell apart after 3 years. The sudden move away from Covid Zero has left many people bewildered and a surge in infections is “surely unavoidable,” Zhang Wenhong, one of China’s top Covid advisers, wrote in an opinion piece published by Caixin on Tuesday. The country will likely see a large initial peak, followed by significantly weaker second and third waves, he wrote, citing the experience of other countries. The comments come after China scrapped almost all of its internal virus curbs last week, in a sudden U-turn that leaves only strict border controls as the last vestige of the Covid Zero policy that isolated the country for three years. The swift reopening has surprised many China watchers and stoked concerns that the world’s second-biggest economy faces a rough road ahead as officials haven’t put in place measures to deal with the inevitable squeeze on the health-care system that comes from soaring cases and fatalities, particularly among the vast nation’s under-vaccinated elderly.
With public-school enrollment down by roughly 1.2 million students, about 240,000 children may be truant or unreported home-schoolers.
Do you live near the old Exide lead-acid battery smelter? Check your property’s cleanup status
Opinion by Leana S. Wen
The Medicare finger-pointing is accelerating
They died leaving labors of love undone. Strangers complete their work.
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The Covid emergency in the U.S. ends May 11. HHS officials say here’s what to expect
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Florida schools will not ask student-athletes about menstruation, following outcry
NBC NEWS THU, FEB 9TH 2023
Biden proposal to cap insulin prices at $35 a month has little chance of passing
Spencer Kimball THU, FEB 9TH 2023
Singapore drops pre-departure requirements for travelers, further eases mask rules
Goh Chiew Tong THU, FEB 9TH 2023
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Fungal infections are becoming more common. Why isn't there a vaccine?
HEALTH NEWS
Norovirus appears to be spreading as rate of positive tests spikes
Florida schools will not ask student-athletes about menstruation, following outcry
Critics said that the information wasn't necessary for schools to collect and that it could have violated students' privacy.
Researchers still don’t know exactly why cutting calories may slow aging, but there is evidence it prompts changes at the cellular level.
To save money on insulin and diabetes equipment, people are turning to online groups where strangers offer their extra supplies.
Consumer Reports finds "unpredictable" mercury spikes in canned tuna
U.S. to test vaccine against bird flu outbreak
Deaths mount as Malawi faces its worst-ever cholera outbreak
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What the end of the COVID-19 emergency means for free vaccines, health data and more
February 09, 2023
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Canada is short of doctors — and it's turning away hundreds of home-grown physicians each year
As surgical wait lists grow, Canada's private clinics cash in
B.C. is taking its long-COVID clinics online and removing access to their doctors February 9|
South Korea ends visa limits on Chinese travelers
Children and allergies
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Neurodermatitis is a skin condition that's often caused by an allergy.
Desensitization therapy is an effective way of 'curing' an allergy.
Medicines called biologics are an effective treatment for allergic asthma.
Aurelia demonstrates an exercise that opens up the chest and improves flexibility in the shoulders.
Airport to remove Covid-19 testing facility
Health officials approve a decision to remove testing booths at Guernsey Airport. Read more
Final chance for Covid-19 autumn booster
People eligible in Cornwall and Devon have until Sunday to come forward. Read more
In ageing China, a call for 'bold' steps to cut cost of having babies
India to drop pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers from China and Singapore among others
Urgent steps must be taken to prevent China’s population from ‘spiralling out of control’, says director of the department overseeing population and family development.
Review Hong Kong’s Covid response for next generation
Plant-based retinol alternatives: the secret to good skin or overhyped?
Remembering ‘Daddy Song’: sudden death reveals secret generosity of giving teacher
‘I won’t be around’: 90-year-old explains death to grandson in viral video
10 Feb 2023 - 9:00AM
Japan to relax Covid travel rules on visitors from China 09 Feb 23
Early signs of autism could be picked up in child’s first month: study 10 Feb 23
Gravitas: Australia to roll out fifth Covid vaccine shot
WION Feb 8, 2023 #australia #covid #gravitas
Australia is expanding its rollout of the fifth COVID vaccine shot. More than half the country's population will be offered Omicron variant-specific vaccines from February 20. The question arises, what is a healthy limit of booster shots? Molly Gambhir reports. #australia #covid #gravitas
AstraZeneca Says UK Tax Rate Discourages Pharma Investment
Big drugmakers are looking for new products because lower-priced competitors are coming that could take away nearly a quarter of sales.
Opinion by the Editorial Board
By Kelsey Ables
By Melissa Whippo
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California’s ‘missing’ students may have moved away, be home-schooling without notifying the state or simply be out of school.
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Can China Reverse Its Population Decline? Just Ask Sweden.
Texas Children's announces new director of brain cancer research
BY JULIAN GILL 2/9/2023
Singapore drops pre-departure requirements for travelers, further eases mask rules
Goh Chiew Tong THU, FEB 9TH 2023
HEALTH NEWS
The high cost of diabetes drugs has led to a flourishing black market
HEALTH NEWS
Doctors expect more infections from eyedrops that may be contaminated with deadly bacteria
HEALTH CARE
The Biden administration quietly eliminated a barrier to medication for opioid addiction
In his State of the Union address, Biden touted the end of a requirement that doctors obtain waivers to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder.
The FDA has warned that two over-the-counter eye drops, EzriCare Artificial Tears and Deslam Artificial Tears, could be contaminated with deadly bacteria that cause dangerous infections. NBC News’ Anne Thompson has more details on what you need to know.
HEALTH NEWS
Ozempic and Wegovy add new layers to the understanding of obesity as a chronic health condition
As the blockbuster medications gain popularity, they are shifting cultural and medical conversations about weight and weight loss.
A genomic analysis found that all infections in Beijing belonged to existing Covid variants, according to a Chinese-funded study published in The Lancet.
So Are Nonstick Pans Safe or What?
Mask-wearing no longer mandatory on public transport from Feb 13, as Singapore steps down COVID-19 restrictions
Singapore to scrap all COVID-19 border measures from Feb 13
COVID-19 measures for foreign workers in dormitories to align with that of the community from Mar 1
Snap Insight: Where is Singapore headed in its new post-COVID-19 norm?
Malaysia's COVID-19 vaccine procurement process was 'proper', says ex-minister Khairy after government finds irregularities
Singapore stands down COVID-19 rules: What you need to know
African swine fever virus detected in wild boar carcass: NParks
Covid fears, high prices cloud China’s resumption of overseas group travel 9 Feb 2023 - 2:05PM
Japan to relax Covid travel rules on visitors from China 09 Feb 23‘
Worst is over’: Pizza Hut operator Yum China to open up to 1,300 stores 08 Feb 23
China’s cross-border trips at 3-year high as Hong Kong, Macau open up fully 08 Feb 23
Hong Kong’s beloved Covid news tweeter wins official recognition 09 Feb 23
Operator of KFC and Pizza Hut reports January rebound and sees a stronger 2023 as it plans to add more than 1,100 new outlets
Feb 09, 2023 05:54 AM
In Depth: Where Do Fake Covid Drugs Come From?
Hastings-Quinte paramedic service falling short of response time targets Dan Taekema
Vitamin D and diabetes
Dr. John Campbell Feb 7, 2023
Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes, (7th Feb 2023) https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.73... HTTPS://WWW.ACPJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/10.73... Vitamin D has many functions in the body, including a role in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism. Observational studies, association between low level of vitamin D in the blood, and high risk for developing diabetes. So, does giving vitamin D to people who were at high risk for diabetes reduce the risk? Authors searched 3 databases, through 9 December 2022 Compare the use of vitamin D versus placebo for diabetes prevention, in adults with prediabetes. Meta analysis and reanalysis of pooled data Trials were at low risk for bias Results Over 3 years of follow-up Vitamin D group New-onset diabetes occurred in 22.7% Placebo group New-onset diabetes occurred in 25% Translates to being 15% reduction Number needed to treat to prevent one case of diabetes 30 adults with prediabetes to prevent 1 person from developing diabetes. Risk reduction by blood levels At least 125 nmol/L (≥50 ng/mL) group 50 to 74 nmol/L (20 to 29 ng/mL) group Cholecalciferol reduced risk for diabetes by 76% (hazard ratio, 0.24) 3-year absolute risk reduction of 18.1% Vitamin D increased the likelihood of regression to normal glucose regulation by 30% Doses used 20,000 units of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) weekly 4000 units of cholecalciferol daily 0.75 micrograms of eldecalcitol, (synthetic analogue of vitamin D) Adverse events Rare, study could not draw any definite conclusions about safety kidney stones hypercalcemia hypercalciuria Implications In adults with prediabetes, vitamin D was effective in lowering the risk for developing diabetes. By the Numbers: Diabetes in America https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/health-e... Total Diabetes From 2001 to 2020, diabetes prevalence significantly increased among over 18s 37.3 million people have diabetes (11.3% of the US population). 28.7 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes. 8.5 million people who have diabetes have not been diagnosed (do not know they have it) Total Prediabetes 96 million US adults have prediabetes. Cost of Diabetes (2017) $327 billion, $237 billion direct medical costs $90 billion in lost productivity Excess medical costs, $9,601 per person https://www.diabetes.org.uk/professio... UK prevalence 4.8 million (7%) 3.9 million diagnosed 1 million undiagnosed 5.3 million by 2025 People with type 2 diabetes 50% more likely to die prematurely Two-and-a-half times more likely to. Develop heart failure Twice more likely to have a heart attack Obesity, sugars, carbohydrates, processed foods, exercise, vitamin D
The U.K.’s Government-Run Healthcare Service Is in Crisis
What Doctors Are Learning About Marijuana and Surgery
Households Burn Through What’s Left of Pandemic Savings
The deal, which could be announced this week, would expand the health insurer and pharmacy chain’s role in medical care.
Opinion: Why Vaccine Skepticism Is Growing on the Right
Vacationers from China, absent for years because of Beijing’s strict zero-Covid policy, are vital to the revival of the country’s travel industry.
Opinion by Helaine Olen
By María Luisa Paúl, Andrea Salcedo and Justine McDanie
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By Linda Searing
By Marlene Cimons
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Hispanic dialysis patients face 40% higher risk of staph infection than whites
Spencer Kimball MON, FEB 6TH 2023
U.S. plans to stop buying Covid shots. Here’s what that means
Spencer Kimball MON, FEB 6TH 2023
More than 400 sandwiches and other snacks recalled over listeria concerns
HEALTH NEWS
The ADHD medication shortage is getting worse. What went wrong?
February 06, 2023
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Study reveals serious cancer research gaps for Black Canadians Avanthika Anand
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Ellie Harrison was diagnosed through a free home test which is being rolled out by the government. Read more
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After China scaled back pandemic controls, a surge in severe infections left hospitals and medical staff reeling
Feb 07, 2023 12:29 PM
Virginia researchers work on solution for loss of smell from Covid infection
NBC News Feb 6, 2023 #NBCNews #Smell #Covid19
One of the lasting impacts for people infected with Covid-19 is the loss of sense of smell. NBC’s Dr. Akshay Syal explains why two Virginia researchers may have a solution for the nearly 15 million people worldwide suffering from this long-term loss.
It’s the pharmacy giant’s second major acquisition in the health-care space in two years.
The Gallup poll also showed that respondents remain upbeat about their future finances despite looming recession concerns.
The all-cash deal, which is expected to close later this year, would widen CVS’s healthcare offerings and is the latest sign of the growing tie-ups between health insurers and primary-care doctors.
Editorial: Are California school kids drinking water tainted with lead? We don’t know, and that’s the problem Feb. 5, 2023
By Linda Searing
By Arthur Allen
HEALTH CARE
Corporations try to kill Oklahoma rule that aims to keep medicine by mail from getting too hot or too cold
Bush demanded billions for AIDS in Africa at his 2003 State of the Union. It paid off.
More than 400 sandwiches and other snacks recalled over listeria concerns
The products, made by Fresh Ideation Food Group of Baltimore, were sold in vending machines and retail locations across the Eastern Seaboard, the Food and Drug Administration said.
CDC says surge of severe strep in kids was a return to pre-pandemic levels
Weight loss drugs rise in popularity
Hospitalizations and calls to poison centers are up in the Philadelphia area and New Jersey.
Relics of zero-Covid dot China as life moves on By Fan Wang BBC News 7 Feb
The country amassed zero-Covid infrastructure - now much of it is being dismantled or repurposed. Read more.
Final call for under 50s Covid vaccines 7 Feb
Jabs for younger people who are not vulnerable will stop from 24 February, Manx Care says. Read more
PM and premiers haggle over billions — but the future of health care needs more than money
Trudeau pitches 10-year health-care deal with $46B in new spending
Leaders of First Nations in northern Ontario ask for seat at health-care table
She found out she had cancer from a stranger on the phone. She just wants a family doctor
The legendary kraken lives on: a new Covid-19 variant, thought to be the most transmissible yet, has been named after the creature, but how was the ocean terror created?
10 Jan 2023 - 4:45PM
‘Worst is over’: Pizza Hut operator Yum China to open up to 1,300 stores 08 Feb 23
China’s cross-border trips at 3-year high as Hong Kong, Macau open up fully 08 Feb 23
How your grip strength reflects your health, and four ways to boost it 07 Feb 23
1 in 10 have a seizure in their lifetime – a potential new drug could help 06 Feb 23
As physicians-to-be struggle to find the hands-on experience required to take the licensing exam, they are turning to agencies that provide forged qualifications
- Underqualified Doctors Plague China’s Health Care System
- $1.84 Billion Earmarked to Train Family Doctors in China
Five ways the city could reclaim its crown as Asia’s top finance hub, leveraging advantages in the stock market and dollar bonds, plus the China factor
Feb 08, 2023 03:10 AM
Caixin Explains: Why Countries Are Putting Curbs on Travelers From China
#covid19 #coronavirus #california
Is it time to move on from COVID-19?: Here's what health experts say
ABC7 News Bay Area Feb 5, 2023
Just weeks away from California ending its coronavirus State of Emergency, the experts say signs are pointing to the end of the pandemic. #covid19 #coronavirus #california #health #ucsf #abc7news
China's Covid Testing Booths Get Second Life as Libraries and Food Stalls
To End the Nurse Shortage, Start With Nursing Schools The Editors
MIT Alum Builds $800 Million Fortune Making Scanners to Fix Teeth
Episode 2: Covid-19 Vs. the Bottom Line Technology & Ideas
By Allysia Finley | Life Science
AbbVie Aims for New Drugs to Boost Sales as Competitors Target Humira
Child Care Hasn’t Recovered From Covid, Keeping Many Parents at Home
The high cost and limited availability of child care is keeping some adults out of the labor force, even though unemployment is at its lowest rate in more than half a century.
California’s COVID-19 student vaccine mandate, on hold since April, is dropped Feb. 4, 2023
By Peter B. Bach, MD February 6
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ERIC REINHART
Doctors Aren’t Burned Out From Overwork. We’re Demoralized by Our Health System.
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An Iowa Patient Declared Dead Is Found in a Body Bag Gasping for Air
Long Covid Sufferers Struggle With Exercise
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HEALTH NEWS
The ADHD medication shortage is getting worse. There's no easy solution, experts say.
KIDS' HEALTH
A shot to protect babies from RSV is almost here, but kids in need could have trouble getting it
The Ottawa Hospital's 12-hour network failure confused and overwhelmed doctors and staff
'Just a crazy day': Dozens of systems hit by major network crash at The Ottawa Hospital Falice Chin
Rural ER docs are struggling to do it all. Peer support programs try to lessen the load
Vancouver Island municipality to ban drug use in public spaces as decriminalization takes effect
Hong Kong sees influx of Chinese visitors as borders reopen fully
China adds fertility services to insurance scheme amid record low birth rate
British health workers stage largest strike in history of NHS
6 Feb 2023 - 8:00AM
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Single-cell analysis of Crohn’s disease reveals a detailed picture of inflammation in the gut
Credit : Vladislav Pokatayev
Fluorescence image of fibroblasts showing cell nuclei (blue) and collagen (green) after knockdown of the gene RNF168 — one of three genes researchers found that are involved in collagen production and likely contribute to scar tissue in the gut.By Allessandra DiCorato
A close look at how the inflammatory bowel disease affects different organs could provide a roadmap for therapeutic development and personalized medicine.