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Explainer: What to know about China's HMPV case surges

Tue, 2025-01-07 15:50 — mike kraft

HMPV: What to know about China's human metapneumovirus cases Pictures from China, where cases of the virus are surging, have people worried on social media. BBC News

...HMPV is not like Covid-19, public health experts have said, noting that the virus has been around for decades, with almost every child being infected by their fifth birthday.

However, in some very young children and people with weakened immune systems, it can cause more serious illness. Here is what you need to know. ...

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Human metapneumovirus cases are surging in China; experts say risk of panemic is low

Mon, 2025-01-06 17:09 — mike kraft

What is human metapneumovirus, are cases surging in China, and should we be worried? Surging cases in northern China have prompted some online alarm but experts say the risk of another Covid-like pandemic is low The Guardian

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Five things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Fri, 2025-01-03 15:03 — mike kraft

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries. The disease has killed an estimated 20 million people globally, according to the World Health Organization, and thousands are still dying every year. AP News

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New Virus Outbreak Hits China Five Years After Covid Crisis Began

Fri, 2025-01-03 14:56 — mike kraft

China Faces New Virus Outbreak Five Years After Covid Crisis China is facing a new virus outbreak, with the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) spreading rapidly, causing flu-like and COVID-19-like symptoms. Hospitals, especially children's hospitals, are overwhelmed. NDTV

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U.S. House Democrats critcize Republican COVID-19 report as a political stunt that failed to help prepare against a future pandemic

Wed, 2024-12-04 00:42 — mike kraft

Democrats push back on Republican COVID-19 report House Democrats on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Tuesday released their own report responding to the Republican-led panel’s final report, deeming the subcommittee to … jchoi The Hill

House Democrats on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Tuesday released their own report responding to the Republican-led panel’s final report, deeming the subcommittee to have “failed” in its endeavor to uncover the origins of COVID-19 and instead having “fueled extreme narratives.” ...

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Republican- led U.S. House COVID subcommittee final report criticizes public health response to the pandemic, supports lab theory of origin

Tue, 2024-12-03 16:52 — mike kraft

House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic | CNN A Republican-led House committee investigating broad aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects in the US released a final report Monday summarizing its two-year effort, saying it hoped the work would “serve as a road map for Congress, the Executive Branch, and the private sector to prepare for and respond to future pandemics.” Katherine Dillinger CNN

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Opinion: Improving builldings and infrastructure to strengthen resilience to climate changes

Wed, 2024-11-20 14:34 — mike kraft

Mitigation and adaptation: Building urban resilience to climate risks The challenges ahead are daunting, but we have the tools, data and collective responsibility to act decisively. With bold but science-based action, we can build a future that is both sustainable and resilient. For the international community, the time to act is now. Fang li,CGTN CGTN

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Air pollution may be associated with increased eczema, more miscarriage risk --studies

Thu, 2024-11-14 15:42 — mike kraft

Air pollution exposure may be associated with eczema, study finds People living in areas with higher levels of air pollution are more likely to have eczema, according to a new study published November 13, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dr. Jeffrey Cohen ... Public Library of Science Medical Xpress

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COVID infections in pregnant women may affect newborn heart development --China study

Thu, 2024-10-24 14:06 — mike kraft

Maternal COVID infections may affect newborn heart development Ten percent of newborns in the COVID-19 group had abnormalities, compared with 4% in the control group. CIDRAP

Maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may adversely affect the development of the newborn's heart, resulting in congenital heart defects (CHD), researchers suggested yesterday in Scientific Reports.

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